http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5463/Database-Virtualization-For-Development-and-Test/STQA-Magazine-Developmenthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5463/Database-Virtualization-For-Development-and-Test/STQA-Magazine-Developmentwayne.ariola@parasoft.comST&QA MagazineDevelopmentStanding up a development or test environment for incrementally exercising the latest code modifications is a common roadblock to developers & testers. Application- Behavior Virtualization (ABV) offers a new alternative. Development and testing teams can capture the desired transactions (or behavior) of dependent systems and deploy a virtualized instance of the transaction that mimics the interaction of the constrained component—removing the traditional roadblocks associated with shared or inaccessible test environments.Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5454/Your-Time-to-Shine/Software-Test-and-QA-Development-Editorial-Metricshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5454/Your-Time-to-Shine/Software-Test-and-QA-Development-Editorial-Metricsmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QADevelopmentEditorialMetricsWhere Matt tells you one thing you can contribute to make it to the big time -- right now.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:08:14 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5431/The-Testing-Rut/Automation-Development-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5431/The-Testing-Rut/Automation-Development-Testingkevin@mogotest.comAutomationDevelopmentTestingI think we can all recall that first time we truly understood test automation. It was a difficult thing for me to wrap my head around at first. Not because I couldn't understand the process of verifying inputs and outputs, but because I couldn't come to terms with writing code to verify that some other code I wrote was correct. Why would my tests be any more trustworthy a source?Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5406/BDD---Behavior-Driven-Development/Software-Developmenthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5406/BDD---Behavior-Driven-Development/Software-Developmentpatriciacoronel@gmail.comSoftwareDevelopmentBehavior Driven Development is an Agile software development technique focused on improving a key factor in the successful development of any software product: Communication.Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5386/Maybe-it-is-like-building-houses/Software-Test-and-QA-Development-Editorial-Process-Strategy-Teams-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5386/Maybe-it-is-like-building-houses/Software-Test-and-QA-Development-Editorial-Process-Strategy-Teams-Testingmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTest and QADevelopmentEditorialProcessStrategyTeamsTestingWhere Matt points out that the folks claiming that software dev is like building houses not only don't understand software development ... they probably don't understand building houses, either.Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:42:57 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5356/Enterprise-Security-Now-More-Than-Ever/Software-Development-Test-and-QA-Securityhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5356/Enterprise-Security-Now-More-Than-Ever/Software-Development-Test-and-QA-Securityashwin.palaparthi@gmail.comSoftwareDevelopmentTest and QASecurityEnterprise security primarily comprising of data protection and privacy continues to be an area of focus for enterprises, be it on the production or the non-production side of the entity. Little wonder enterprise security spending remained surprisingly resistant to enterprise budget pressures even during the recent economic mayhem. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:00:00 -0700http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5281/TEACHERS-AND-ROCK-STARS-Closing-The-Gap-Between-Software-Testing--Development/Development-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5281/TEACHERS-AND-ROCK-STARS-Closing-The-Gap-Between-Software-Testing--Development/Development-Testingmoddition@gmail.comDevelopmentTestingIn every business there is a contention between those perceived as "Producers" (who make things), "Facilitators" (who help make things happen), and "Constrainers" (who help prevent things from happening). Problems occur when these perceptions are misapplied or mischaracterized to people or groups. More significant problems arise when worse perceptions are applied to people and groups we work with. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5266/Twist-60---with-Timothy-Western/Automation-Development-podcast-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5266/Twist-60---with-Timothy-Western/Automation-Development-podcast-Quality-AssuranceMichael Larsenlarsenmsk@gmail.comMatt Heussermatt.heusser@gmail.comAutomationDevelopmentpodcastQuality AssuranceMatt sits down with Timothy Western to talk about the (sometimes broken) promises of automation and the long and winding road that led a computer engineering student to software testing (looks like a game may have helped that process along).Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5253/The-%e2%80%9cWorld-Series%e2%80%9d-of-Test-Requirements/Requirements-Management-Development-Acceptance-Functional-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Unit-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5253/The-%e2%80%9cWorld-Series%e2%80%9d-of-Test-Requirements/Requirements-Management-Development-Acceptance-Functional-Integration-Quality-Assurance-Software-Unit-Userjamieg0926@gmail.comRequirementsManagementDevelopmentAcceptanceFunctionalIntegrationQuality AssuranceSoftwareUnitUserWe first met Jamie in the November/December 2010 issue where she took us step by step through the process of re-engineering a group of testers working on the ROSS project into a productive, efficient team with the emphasis on “team.” In this article, she moves beyond the test team to the requirements team in order to achieve better alignment resulting in improved efficiencies and better design in the end product.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5258/The-Secret-Skill-%e2%80%93-How-to-Sell-Testing/Testing-Performance-Management-Services-Development-Software-Project-Management-Technology-User-Traininghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5258/The-Secret-Skill-%e2%80%93-How-to-Sell-Testing/Testing-Performance-Management-Services-Development-Software-Project-Management-Technology-User-Trainingcalkelpdiver@comcast.netTestingPerformanceManagementServicesDevelopmentSoftwareProject ManagementTechnologyUserTrainingWe’ve all had that after meeting discussion with ourselves of, “I thought I explained that point clearly to them. I couldn’t get them to buy-in to what I was talking about. Why don’t they see my point, they just don’t get it.” Sound familiar? It wasn’t that they didn’t get it; it was a problem with how you sold it. You didn’t know about the secret skill.Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5236/Psychology-of-an-Inventive-Tester/Software-Development-Career-Testing-Agile-Exploratory-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferencehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5236/Psychology-of-an-Inventive-Tester/Software-Development-Career-Testing-Agile-Exploratory-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferenceadrian.rapan@lmax.comSoftwareDevelopmentCareerTestingAgileExploratorySoftware Test Professionals ConferenceIt is not a job requirement, but when getting hired as a software tester your creativeness will be assessed either through some interview questions or in a practical task. The funny thing is that employers should be careful what they wish for as an overly creative tester can sometimes be less productive at finding those tricky bugs.Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5235/Lunch-and-Learn/Software-Testing-Development-Acceptancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5235/Lunch-and-Learn/Software-Testing-Development-Acceptancematt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingDevelopmentAcceptanceWhere Matt Heusser talks about his lunch with two STPCon Speakers, what they plan on talking about and why.Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:03:41 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5231/A(nother)-use-for-Mocks-Objects-for-testing/Testing-Software-Development-Acceptancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5231/A(nother)-use-for-Mocks-Objects-for-testing/Testing-Software-Development-Acceptancematt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareDevelopmentAcceptanceWhere Matt discusses a use of Mock Objects to actually, well ... test things.Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:10:46 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5208/Ross-Collard---2011-Luminary-Award-Winner/Conference-Presentations-Test-and-QA-STP-Community-News-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Awards-Performance-Management-Security-Development-Functional-Leadershiphttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5208/Ross-Collard---2011-Luminary-Award-Winner/Conference-Presentations-Test-and-QA-STP-Community-News-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Awards-Performance-Management-Security-Development-Functional-Leadershiprbaucom@redwoodcollaborative.comConference PresentationsTest and QASTP Community NewsSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceAwardsPerformanceManagementSecurityDevelopmentFunctionalLeadershipSoftwareStrategyTechnologyTestingWebRoss Collard has been called a “Jedi master” by the founding President of the Association for Software Testing. Other unsolicited statements call him a “giant of the field” with a “great wealth of knowledge”, and a “moral and intellectual thought leader”.Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5205/Twist-54---With-Tim-Ottinger/Software-Testing-Development-Interviews-Unit-Test-and-QA-White-Box-Strategy-Agile-Load-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5205/Twist-54---With-Tim-Ottinger/Software-Testing-Development-Interviews-Unit-Test-and-QA-White-Box-Strategy-Agile-Load-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingDevelopmentInterviewsUnitTest and QAWhite BoxStrategyAgileLoadpodcastWhere Matt interviews Tim Ottinger, co-author of the "Agile In A Flash" Cards, on how software development can fold into a greater development team. He has some insights worth listening to.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5204/Eclipse-for-Testers/Technology-Software-Agile-Performance-Services-Development-Functional-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Testing-Unit-Mobile-Web-Toolshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5204/Eclipse-for-Testers/Technology-Software-Agile-Performance-Services-Development-Functional-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Testing-Unit-Mobile-Web-Toolswerner.keil@gmx.netTechnologySoftwareAgilePerformanceServicesDevelopmentFunctionalIntegrationOpen SourceProcessTestingUnitMobileWebToolsEclipse has been one of the best IDEs for unit testing ever since its early days. Not too great a surprise, as until a few months ago, JUnit co-founder Erich Gamma was also lead engineer for Eclipse Java Development Tools and related IBM products like Rational Jazz. From Version 3.2 on, JUnit was directly built into Eclipse after a separate plug-in has already been available.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5192/Ensuring-Code-Quality-in-Multi-threaded-Applications/Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurance-Best-Practices-Development-Software-Technology-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5192/Ensuring-Code-Quality-in-Multi-threaded-Applications/Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurance-Best-Practices-Development-Software-Technology-Testingangel.lopez@lewispulse.comTest and QAQuality AssuranceBest PracticesDevelopmentSoftwareTechnologyTesting- The Technology Behind Static Code Analysis for Identifying Concurrency Defects Most developers would agree that consumers of software today continually demand more from their applications. Because of its pace of evolution to date, the world now anticipates a seemingly endless expansion of capabilities from their software, regardless of where that software is applied. For the last 40 years of computing, Moore’s Law has held true, with the number of transistors available in an integrated circuit doubling approximately every two years. Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5081/Private-Clouds-for-Development/Cloud-Development-Softwarehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5081/Private-Clouds-for-Development/Cloud-Development-Softwareanders@electric-cloud.comCloudDevelopmentSoftwarePreviously recorded on February 23, 2011Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:07:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5185/Jasmine-BDD-for-JavaScript/Test-and-QA-How-To-Agile-Automation-Services-Development-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Testing-Unit-User-Mobile-Webhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5185/Jasmine-BDD-for-JavaScript/Test-and-QA-How-To-Agile-Automation-Services-Development-Integration-Open-Source-Process-Testing-Unit-User-Mobile-Webwerner.keil@gmx.netTest and QAHow ToAgileAutomationServicesDevelopmentIntegrationOpen SourceProcessTestingUnitUserMobileWebA few months ago, a meeting of Vienna JavaScript User Group (Vienna.js) introduced me to Jasmine, a Behavior Driven Development Testing Framework for JavaScript.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5184/Twist-50---Adam-Yuret-Part-II/podcast-Interviews-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Load-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5184/Twist-50---Adam-Yuret-Part-II/podcast-Interviews-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Load-Testingmatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastInterviewsAgileDevelopmentAcceptanceLoadTestingWhere we finish the interview with Adam, talking about the schools of software testing, Agile-Testing, self organizing teams, dogma in software development, and more!Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5177/The-Role-of-QA-in-the-Brave-New-World-of-Agile-Development/Agile-Development-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5177/The-Role-of-QA-in-the-Brave-New-World-of-Agile-Development/Agile-Development-Test-and-QA-Quality-Assurancehoward.deiner@deinersoft.comAgileDevelopmentTest and QAQuality AssuranceMaybe it’s time to step back, take a breath, and embrace the changes that need to occur when you and your organization stop trying to test quality into code and transition into baking quality in from the start.Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5174/The-Challenges-of-the-Lone-Tester-Learn-to-Thrive/Testing-Quality-Assurance-Agile-Development-Black-Box-Software-Toolshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5174/The-Challenges-of-the-Lone-Tester-Learn-to-Thrive/Testing-Quality-Assurance-Agile-Development-Black-Box-Software-Toolslarsenmsk@gmail.comTestingQuality AssuranceAgileDevelopmentBlack BoxSoftwareToolsMany conference presentations and articles in industry magazines discuss how to improve communication and methodologies for test teams, or how to be an effective test team manager.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5166/Interfacing-with-DevelopersDesign/Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Performance-Agile-Management-Development-Technologyhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5166/Interfacing-with-DevelopersDesign/Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Performance-Agile-Management-Development-Technologyacaracostas@redwoodco.comSoftware Test Professionals ConferencePerformanceAgileManagementDevelopmentTechnologyPerformance testing is a team sport. No single person or role can do all of the things that must be done to provide all of the types of value that performance testing can provide. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5154/Sidebar-A-Testing-Menu/Testing-Software-Editorial-Management-Services-Development-Integration-Researchhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5154/Sidebar-A-Testing-Menu/Testing-Software-Editorial-Management-Services-Development-Integration-Researchmatt.heusser@gmail.comTestingSoftwareEditorialManagementServicesDevelopmentIntegrationResearchOther fields offer menus for services; what should a testing menu look like?Tue, 31 May 2011 15:16:11 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5145/The-Professional-Development-Series-What-is-embedded-software/Software-Development-Toolshttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5145/The-Professional-Development-Series-What-is-embedded-software/Software-Development-ToolsJon Quigleyjon.quigley@valuetransform.comKim Prieskhpries@gmail.comSoftwareDevelopmentToolsThis is an excerpt from the next Professional Development Series book by Jon Quigley and Kim Pries. It will focus on the practice of testing embedded software and will include many best practices they have uncovered over their illustrious careers.Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600