Hit Subscribe Digest, May '23

1. Environment Variables

Environment variables are something that has seemed to stand the test of time. If you're using React, check out this post about how to use React environment variables.

2. Types of Test Environments

I was doing a bit of free-form Googling lately for something that is too boring to be in the scope of a digest summary. At any rate, I ran across a post about the different types of test environments, which was interesting because I never realized there were so many different types of test environments.

3. First Input Delay

First Input Delay is an important metric in the world of site performance and page speed insights, but is important broadly for user experience. Check out this post from RequestMetrics about first input delay, if you'd like to learn about it.

4. VERA

Turns out, there's a whole world of services focused on quality assurance for compliance-related matters. While it may not be the most thrilling topic for everyone, if it's something you care about, you should definitely explore Tricentis's VERA offering. It might just be what you're looking for.

5. Approval Workflows in Slack

Like last month, I've got a recommendation from Wrangle related to Slack. This time it's about how to manage approval workflows in Slack.

6. ServiceNow Test Automation

When it comes to automation with tools like ServiceNow, testing can become quite a challenging aspect to handle. If you find yourself in that situation, it might be worth exploring Tricentis's ServiceNow test automation capability as a potential solution.

7. Salesforce Test Automation

In a similar vein, testing Salesforce automations, at least end-to-end, outside of Apex can be a challenge. To complete the test pyramid around Salesforce, you should give Tricentis Saleforce test automation a look.

8. Degrees for Programmers

On our community site answering questions about programming, we tackle a lot of topics. In this one, we answer the question as to whether or not programmers need a degree.