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Top Skills to Master in the Age of AI

AI is finding it's way in  a wide variety of applications pertaining to  almost every industry. This AI driven rapidly evolving landscape has created a demand for a unique blend of technical, creative, and interpersonal skills highly sought-after by employers. Listed below are some specialized AI-related skills that are becoming increasingly valuable in the modern times. 1. AI Models Development Understanding how AI and ML work including the underlying algorithms, and learning to develop ML powered apps using tools like TensorFlow or PyTorch is a highly desirable skill to master in the age of AI. Furthermore, the skills in fine-tuning and adapting large pre-trained models (like GPT, BERT, or Vision Transformers) to specific use cases are also useful, allowing you to create specialized applications without starting from scratch. Leveraging pre-trained models and adapting them to new tasks with limited data is particularly useful in NLP and computer vision. 2. AI Models Deployme...

Top Bug Reporting and Tracking Tools

Top Bug Reporting and Tracking Tools

A bug reporting and tracking tool can assist to report, assign and track the bugs / defects / issues in a software project. There are plenty of commercial grade and free bug tracking tools available, few of which are listed below.

1. BackLog

Backlog is a popular paid (monthly subscription model), cloud-based as well as on-premise (self-hosted) project tracking tool, including bug / issue tracking, all in one platform. BackLog allows developers to seamlessly capture, assign, prioritize and resolve bugs quickly. It provides important information about changes made to the code and also track who is working on the bug / issue and when.

Moreover, bug and issue tracking tool makes it easy for the entire team to get a high-level status of every bug. With an archive, every team member can understand the bugs and fixes history.
BackLog Bug Tracking

2. SpiraTeam

SpiraTeam is a paid (subscription model), cloud-based Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution which manages the requirements, tests, plans, tasks, defects and issues in a single environment, with complete traceability. SpiraTeam has completely integrated defect tracking solution to manage the entire testing process with following features:
  • Automatic creation of new incidents during the test script execution.
  • Fully customizable incident fields including status, priority, type and severity.
  • Ability to link incidents / bugs to other artifacts.
  • Robust reporting, searching and sorting.
  • Email notifications triggered by workflow status changes.
  • Ability to report issues and bugs via email.

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SpiraTeam Bug Tracker

3. Monday

Monday is a paid (subscription model), cloud-based project management tool that enables the teams to manage projects, processes, workflows and teams in one place. With the integrated bug tracking tool, teams can track all bugs in one place, visualize the big picture, figure out what's stuck, and what's already in production in a super simple way. The bus tracking tool has following features:
  • Clear overview of various bug statuses.
  • Easy to add, update and assign bugs with minimal effort.
  • Filter bugs by any parameter to get a progress overview.
  • See how many bugs are open, closed and done.
  • View how many bugs each developer has on their daily list.
  • View which area of your product needs the most attention.
  • Prioritize bugs simply by "dragging and dropping" them down the board.
  • Create the right workflow for your team.
  • Communicate with team to ensure everyone has all data to fix the bug.
  • Share videos, screenshots and files describing the problem.
  • Get notifications when bugs are assigned to you or their status is changed. 
Monday.com Bug Tracking

4. BugZilla

BugZilla is a freeopen-source and web-based bug tracking tool which is self-hosted on wide variety of platforms. Bugzilla has many basic and advanced features, such as:
  • It has advanced searching capabilities.
  • It supports user configurable email notifications when the bug status changes.
  • It displays the complete bug change history.
  • It provides inter bug dependency track and graphic representation.
  • It allows users to attach supportive files.
  • It has complete security audit and runs under the Perl’s taint mode.
  • It supports a robust, stable RDBMS back end.
  • It supports Web, XML, E-Mail and console interfaces.
  • It supports localized web user interface.
  • It allows to be configured with other test management tools.
  • Bugzilla has a smooth upgrade pathway among different versions.
BugZilla Bug Tracking Tool

5. JIRA

Jira is a popular web-based project management software which has a cloud-hosted and self-hosted option. It is a commercial / paid software, with a limited functionality free version as well. Thousands of software professionals use JIRA as a bug-tracking tool because of its easy to use framework. Jira bug and issue tracking software helps software teams find, record and track bugs in their software. It is a tool that directly integrates with the code development environments making it a perfect fit for developers as well. Due to its capability to track any kind of issues it is not just restricted to the software industry. It comes with many add-ons that make this tool more powerful than other tools.
Jira Bug Tracking

6. Mantis

Mantis Bug Tracker is web-basedopen source issue tracker that provides a delicate balance between simplicity and power. Users are able to get started in minutes and start managing their projects while collaborating with their teammates and clients effectively. Mantis has both a cloud-hosted as well as a self-hosted version. The cloud-hosted version is paid / subscription based, whereas the self-hosted version is free. It works with multiple databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL and integrated with applications like chat, time tracking, wiki, RSS feeds and many more.
Mantis Bug Tracker

7. RedMine

Redmine is a freeopen source and web-based project management tool with integrated issue tracking system. It is self-hosted, which supports a wide range of platforms and databases. Redmine has a very powerful and feature-rich issue tracking system, which is widely used across the world.

8. Trac

Trac is a web-based, free and open source issue tracking system that is developed in Python. It is self-hosted which can be installed on wide range of platforms and supports a huge range of plugins. Trac can be used to browse through the code, view history and view changes when integrated with SCM such as Git or Subversion. It supports various distributions of popular platforms like Linux, Unix, Mac OS X or Windows. A time-line shows all current and past project events in order while the roadmap highlights the upcoming milestones.

Trac Issue Tracking System

9. Axosoft

It is a paid and web-based Scrum and bug tracking software, available as both cloud-hosted and self-hosted versions. Project managers and developers are able to see each task, requirement, defect and incident in the system through the Scrum planning board. Axosoft operates as a web application and has the capabilities to integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio and TortoiseSVN.
Axosoft Bug Tracker

10. Micro Focus ALM/ Quality Center

Micro Focus Quality Center, formerly known as HP Quality Center is a paid, web-based and self-hosted quality management software offered by Micro Focus. Quality Center offers software quality assurance, including requirements management, test management and business process testing for IT and application environments. Micro Focus ALM's defect tracking mechanism is easy and efficient. It allows defect tracking, defect linking and defect sharing.
Micro Focus ALM/ Quality Center

11. eTraxis

eTraxis is a web-based, self-hostedfree and open source bug tracking system with ability to set up unlimited number of fully customizable workflows. eTraxis can be used for tracking almost anything, but the most popular uses are a bug tracker, a helpdesk, and a CRM system. You can pay some amount per month to get a cloud-hosted solution.

This tool is developed in a PHP language and supports multiple databases like Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MS Server. For managing projects, eTraxis gives a flexible platform involving multiple organizations by providing a central place for all the project activity. It allows to create multiple users and projects and at the same time view the bugs assigned. Custom workflows is an additional feature of this system that makes handling the project as per the requirement.
eTraxis Bug Tracker

12. Bugnet

It is a web-based, self-hosted,  free and open source bug tracker and issue tracking system that is written using Asp.Net and requires MySQL as a database. It has got everything that is required for creating projects, issues and managing them efficiently. It is free but the pro-version is licensed and commercial.

13. FogBugz

FogBugz is a commercial / paid and  web-based project management system featuring bug and issue tracking, discussion forums, wikis, customer relationship management, and evidence-based scheduling originally developed by Fog Creek Software. It has a cloud-hosted as well as a self-hosted version. In addition to scrum and Kanban boards, the entire project backlog is maintained within FogBugz so teams collaborate better to plan and deliver across new features and open issues. Bugs are easily logged without having to go through extensive workflows and unnecessary processes. Bugs and issues are referred to as cases within FogBugz. You can easily create cases to capture bugs and issues and enter details relevant to the issue such as description, screenshot, version and priority. Unlike other bug tracking software, FogBugz does not use severity and instead uses a global priority scheme across all projects, bugs, and features, so that all team members can always work down their list of cases in order of priority.

14. The Bug Genie

The Bug Genie is a paid, web-based, cloud-hosted / self-hosted bug tracking and project management tool. It is free for small teams and open-source projects. Recording the issue in the Bug Genie is simple and fast. Additionally, you can also add any number of custom fields to the issues. It exports all searches and project timelines as RSS feeds. In issue views and search lists, issue related actions are available in a single click. While the integrated quick search allows to quickly view the issue, it also allows to search through wiki articles, users, teams and more. It is a complete Project management and issue tracking tool.

15. Lighthouse

Lighthouse is a web-based, paid and cloud-hosted issue tracking solution. It is a commercial product with a limited time free trial. It is simple, organized and compatible with the mobile devices. To track the issues / bugs, lighthouse provides all the amenities such as custom states, effective tagging system, advanced search, saved searches and a mass editing tool. It can be integrated with dozens of useful services like Airbrake, Github, Exceptional, Beanstalk, etc. Within few clicks, you can start managing tickets using commit messages or convert the application exception into lighthouse issues.

16. Zoho bug tracker

Zoho bug tracker is a paid, cloud-hosted and web-based bug tracker that allows to view issues filtered by priority and severity. It has a limited time free trial and also a free plan with limited projects and users. The product is commercial but it has very cost-effective and economical plans. It has following features:
  • Record bugs easily, and track them based on desired criteria. Create custom views for your issue tracker tool so as to focus on bugs that are the most time sensitive. See how many bugs have been logged, if they've been resolved, and more with reports.
  • Set rules to trigger updates in a bug's fields or in third-party applications. Email notifications keep you and your team in the loop when bugs are created, updated, and more. Automate your service level agreements to meet your client targets.
  • Each project has its own specific requirements. Create custom fields and workflows for such projects in Zoho's defect tracking tool. Personalize your interface with our configuration tools.
  • Use interactive tools like Forums and Chat, to check in with your team and see what everyone is working on. Gamescope, the gaming feature in our issue tracking system, makes it fun to get work done!
  • Log your billable and non-billable hours using the timesheets module in our issue tracking software. Bug Tracker's integration with Zoho Invoice lets you quickly generate invoices and bills for your clients.

17. BugHost

It is a paid, web-based and cloud-hosted bug tracking solution. It is a commercial product with a limited time free trial. It is very simple and has all the features that you will need to manage issues for your project effectively. It also has a nifty little service that you can use for the users (the end customers) to create an issue directly into your project. With a pay-as-you-go model and no long-term contracts, BugHost is a flexible and affordable solution for developers.

18. Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps by Microsoft is a paid, web-based and self-hosted / cloud-hosted project management tool to collaborate through source control, work tracking, bug tracking and continuous integration / delivery, both on-premises and in the cloud.

19. IBM Rational ClearQuest

IBM ClearQuest is a paid, web-based and self-hosted change management and bug tracking tool which tracks, captures and manages any type of bugs. Like any other tool, IBM ClearQuest also gives you all the advantage of bug tracking system. It support multiple server platforms like HP-UX, Linux and Microsoft Windows. It can improve visibility and control of software development projects.

20. Unfuddle

Unfuddle is a paid, web-based and cloud-hosted software project management tool. It is free for personal projects with limited set of features. Unfuddle brings together the best of bug and issue tracking, git and Subversion hosting and collaboration tools. Unfuddle helps all the agile teams, whether they are developing games, mobile apps, or doing client-driven website development. Unfuddle displays bugs, issues, tasks, etc. as cards in project's board. Unfuddle gives better security to data as amazon hosts their servers.

21. TechExcel DevTrack

DevTrack is a paid, cloud-hosted and web-based tool to manage, prioritize and follow tasks and bugs through the complete development lifecycle. It allows to manage all defects alongside with development tasks and associate defects to user stories and test tasks to them into perspective. It allows to Plan and track defects as part of the product backlog and prioritize them for each deliverable.

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