What is test automation? Test Automation is the use of tools and strategies that reduce human involvement or interaction in unskilled, repetitive or redundant tasks that occur in testing. Automated testing tools are capable of executing tests, reporting outcomes and comparing results with earlier test runs. Tests carried out with these tools can be run repeatedly, at any time of day. Selenium WebDriver Selenium WebDriver is a web automation tool that allows executing tests against […]

The concept of “Microservices” has been a regular customer in the busy streets of Silicon Valley during the past few years. In an industry where dozens of languages, frameworks, and tools come up every day, it seems Microservices are here to stay. So what are these microservices? This article tries to find an answer for this exact question in layman’s terms. For most of us who love coding, the traditional approach for building software has […]

Responsive web designing is an approach where a website is built with fluid grids which fluidly change its layout to fit any screen size or device with a layout suited to that device. With the continuous growth of smartphones and tablet usage and the improvements of networks like 3G and 4G, browsing the Internet is now available for almost all the people around the world. As more people are beginning to use mobile devices and […]

Token based authentication is a method that is used to provide authorized access to resources for a pre-authenticated client. It basically needs the client to provide username and password as identity and receive a token. This token will then be used to access the protected resources for that client and grants access temporarily with an expiration period. The steps of token based authentication are illustrated as follows. Provide username and password for the authorization point. […]

As many companies are searching for a solution to monitor and evaluate employee’s work, we at Mazarin took on the task of developing a custom web based solution to cater to our needs. WorkClockPlus (WCP) is an extension of the previously in-house developed Work Clock application used for time recording. A few basic HRIS features that go hand-in-hand with time recording have been plugged in to WorkClockPlus, adding to the business value of this tailor […]

NFC – Near Field Communication is a technology used to express short messages with the help of changing a magnetic field. As its name suggests, it works within very close proximity like few centimeters. NFC tags or cards have NFC magnetic fields embedded inside them. These tags are reprogrammable and can be manipulated to store some information at one time. NFC comes with mobile devices which have the ability to read NFC tags/cards or simulate a […]

When presenting data as information, there is no better way than using charts and graphs which adds a graphical element to the eyes of the viewers. A Management information system (MIS) needs to provide timely information in a flexible and appealing manner so that users, usually the decision makers of a company, can easily understand the big picture of the organization, comprehensively as well as effortlessly. There are several APIs which can be used in […]