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3 Common Pitfalls when Functional Testing a Web Application

jim.holmes@telerik.com — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0700

Working with functional testing in the web application space means you need to deal with a few troublesome areas which may not be familiar to you.

The “World Series” of Test Requirements

jamieg0926@gmail.com — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0600

We 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.

Ross Collard - 2011 Luminary Award Winner

rbaucom@redwoodcollaborative.com — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:00 -0600

Ross 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”.

Eclipse for Testers

werner.keil@gmx.net — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:00:00 -0600

Eclipse 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.

You Want to Launch When? Mobile App Testing Tips for Startups

dreuveni@utest.com — Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600

The purpose of this article is to provide some essential tips and examples of how the world ’s most promising companies test their mobile apps .

Extending Test Automation to Mobile Applications

isostar@gmail.com — Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600

Mobile applications have revolutionized how people conduct business. However, as with any emerging technology, a number of unique challenges can arise when developing and implementing mobile applications.

Testing International Websites

karen@karennjohnson.com — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:00:00 -0700

International websites – sites that support a multitude of languages and have a user audience that spans numerous countries and continents – introduce unique testing challenges. Based on different projects for different clients, I’ve needed to strategically plan testing for websites and mobile usage where the user base was large and spanned across the globe. Below are some sample challenges to consider and ways to address those challenges.

Using TestNG to launch your tests (and the Selenium server)

stp@q37.net — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:17:00 -0700

If you are reading this article, you are probably interested in running end-to-end functional tests with Selenium. TestNG is perfect for that task, because unlike other testing frameworks, it’s very flexible and easy to use, and still very powerful.

The Embedded Software Development Process

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0600

What do you do for a living? Have you ever been asked that question at a party, by a family member, or in an elevator? I would guess most of us have. It is right up there with talking about the weather. What is your answer to the question?

Customers get quality-centric VIP treatment

kmackinder@origsoft.com — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:25:37 -0600

Vermont Information Processing (VIP) has been providing business solutions to beverage wholesalers since 1972. The company develops software solutions that handle every aspect of the beverage distributorship, streamlining warehouse efficiency, cutting costs, managing inventories and forecasting sales. Market consolidation forced a period of accelerated development upon the company and it was the QA team that really felt the crunch. Customers became wary about upgrading. Now, with a much more robust approach to software quality an the introduction of new tools from Original Software, VIP has completely turned around its QA process and overcome its customers’ cautious attitudes. The company has now transformed into a software testing centre of excellence with happy customers who are keen to upgrade to new releases.

acaracostas@redwoodco.com — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:26:41 -0600

Table Test

rbaucom@redwoodcollaborative.com — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:26:41 -0600

Table Test

Bonus Thursday

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:55:48 -0600

A new magazine, a podcast, and more to come.

Tips on Improving Test Coverage

vladimir100@hotmail.com — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:31:00 -0600

I guess you are familiar with the situation. Testers have finished performing all planned tests and finally there are no high priority defects left unresolved. After the celebration is over, the application goes to production. The next day some customers are already complaining that they can’t even install the product. The whole engineering organization is embarrassed. why did it work in the testing lab, but not work in the customers’ environments? how did we miss the bugs that the customers reported? The subject of this article is to answer these tough questions by using proven practical tips.

Six Sigma Control in Software Development

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:17:00 -0600

In our series of articles, we have discussed the relevance of the Six Sigma approach to software development. We have taken close looks at Define, Measure, Analyze, and Improve. Now is the time to examine the Control phase.

Web Test Strategy

joverbaugh@medicity.com — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0600

Many organizations struggle with forming an effective web test strategy. Today’s interconnected world means software testing needs to move far beyond simple requirements validation, to include negative tests, performance and scalability tests, as well as a strong automation strategy. In this article, I will provide lessons I have learned over several years of testing at www.lds.org, www.expedia.com, and www.livemeeting.com. These lessons are the foundation for my strategy, no matter the web application I am testing.

Medidata Solutions Worldwide, Inc. Has Various SQA Positions Available

melvin@sqaessentials.com — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:20:06 -0600

Medidata Solutions Worldwide, Inc., a leading global provider of Saas-based clinical development solutions has various SQA positions open in both their headquarters in New York and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Writing Programs to Test Programs

Lhayes@worksoft.com — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:18:59 -0600

.If your current testing is more exploratory than declaratory, you are going to dig yourself a deeper hole by trying to turn it into software. Discover the difference between automating the execution of a test and trying to automate the tester.

If a person is stranded on the side of the road, what is the likelihood the person that pulls over to help is a tester?

rhand@softwaretestpro.com — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:00:00 -0600

Do Testers and Quality Pros care more than the average person?

What will be the result of your tests?

rhand@softwaretestpro.com — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:42:11 -0600

The STP website will be scrutinized and tested on a daily basis. What will be the result?

Automation Works When You Do

Lhayes@worksoft.com — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Why is the majority of testing still performed manually? True, many tools are too hard to use and maintain, but is that the only reason? Read on to find out what it really takes to make automation successful.

Automated Isn't Automatic

Lhayes@worksoft.com — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600

No matter how hard you try, you can't avoid the most important and challenging step in the software testing process--the first one. That is, the gathering and defining of requirements that will be tested. That step requires intelligence and skill that no automated testing tool can provide. Read on to find out what can - and can't - be automated.

TQA- Review “The Definitive Guide to Quality Application Delivery” by Don Jones an e-book.

rhand@softwaretestpro.com — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0600

If you are part of the STP community you have received the opportunity to download a new e-book, “The Definitive Guide to Quality Application Delivery” by Don Jones sponsored by Micro Focus. This guide is an extremely comprehensive effort, and I have been finding it very helpful in my education about the role of testing in the Software Development Life Cycle. As a quality/testing professional you may find it interesting for different reasons but I thought I would share some thoughts and try to encourage you to take advantage of this complimentary resource from STP on behalf of the book’s sponsor Micro Focus.

This book is a complete guide so I can’t share it all but I chose some excerpts that I found interesting. The book is over 200 pages jammed packed with great resources for the testing professional and all functional roles in the development of quality applications. Don Jones does a great job organizing …

Don't Leave Security for Last

cec1e62c6abde98@stpcollab.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:00:00 -0700

At the peak of the dot-com boom, my firm consulted extensively for large organizations concerned about the risks of Internet-based applications. My experience with one client in particular—we’ll call it Company X to protect its identity—remains the most palpable argument for integrating security throughout the software lifecycle.

Testing Centers of Excellence

hnarayan@yahoo.com — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0700

CA is using its global test facilities to raise the bar on product quality and time to market.