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Five Ways Testers Can Leverage the Internet

philk10cfc@yahoo.com — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:07:59 -0700

This Blog was submitted by Phil Kirkham. Phil will become a regular Blog contributor in the future. If you want to become an STP Blogger reach out to me at Rhad@softwaretestpro.com to get started... As a Tester: Are you using the internet to improve your testing opportunities?

Ask the Tester

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0600

You may have heard of Selena Delesie, frequent Software Test Professionals conference speaker and perhaps the most famous test consultant to come out of Research In Motion. RIM created the ‘BlackBerry’, the first massively successful integrated mobile device. When Selena started there, the BlackBerry was a fruit.

The Tyranny of 'Things' - Part III (Breaking Through)

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:25:37 -0600

Where Matt takes about the breakthrough, and how becoming really, really efficient might just be holding you back from it.

Sidebar: A Testing Menu

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:16:11 -0600

Other fields offer menus for services; what should a testing menu look like?

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.

The Hard Deadline

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:17:04 -0700

Where do deadlines come from -- and what can we do about it?

The Most Disruptive Tech Trends Altering the Testing Landscape

dreuveni@utest.com — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:34:00 -0700

The consumerization of enterprise software applications is no longer on its way – it is here. And this movement is empowering a new and increasingly mobile workforce to turn data into information, and information into action – anytime, anywhere, for anyone.

Twist #26 - Continuing the International Tour

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:00:00 -0700

Matt Heusser interview Henrik Emisson, one of Sweden's rising star of software testing and a co-author of the insightful "test eye" blog.

Klocwork Introduces New Capabilities for Multicore and Multiprocessor Software Development

jrovansek@redwoodco.com — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:31:31 -0600

Source code analysis technology extended to address endian and concurrency coding issues...

Cigital Announces the Appointment of John Wyatt as Chairman and CEO

jrovansek@redwoodco.com — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:42:18 -0600

DULLES, Va., September 15, 2010‹Cigital Inc., the leading software security consulting firm, today announced the appointment of John Wyatt as Chairman and CEO.

Cigital Names Peter Esparrago as President

jrovansek@redwoodco.com — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:48:58 -0600

DULLES, Va., September 07, 2010-Cigital, Inc., a leading software security consulting firm, today announced the appointment of Peter Esparrago as President. Mr. Esparrago is a global technology executive with over 25 years of experience in a wide variety of industries.

The Value and Importance of Code Review

rbaucom@redwoodcollaborative.com — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:34:00 -0600

Did you know that most code reviews are conducted in an ad hoc fashion, don't always include the right people, and fail to take advantage of the latest tools and technology? Apply these research findings to improve your code review practices today!

Optimizing: Software Test Efforts: What You Need to Know

bzahiri@coverity.com — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0600

As a society, we've become heavily reliant upon software to make our personal and business lives more effective and enjoyable.

Conformiq and Fraunhofer FIRST Launch Joint Initiative

jrovansek@redwoodco.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:41:33 -0600

Collaboration to Advance the Product Development Practice in Europe Using Conformiq Automated Test Design™ and FIRST Standards on Model-Based Testing Tools...

Survey Finds 58 percent of Software Bugs Result from Test Infrastructure and Process, Not Design Defects

jrovansek@redwoodco.com — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:30:43 -0600

Developers Prefer Taxes to Dealing with Software Testing...

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?

Snapshot Survey

rhand@softwaretestpro.com — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Please review the questions and make comments on the survey...

Meet STP’s New Director of Membership

rhand@softwaretestpro.com — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 -0600

Rich Hand wrote the book—literally—on building professional associations. Now, he’s leading the charge to help software testers harness the power of community.

Climbing the Career Ladder ?

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:52:02 -0600

I'm not a big fan of career ladders.

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.

Conferences on the cheap

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:30:07 -0700

I went to my first major software conference in 2003 - the Open Source Conference in Portland, Oregon.

A Wealth of Resources For Women Testers

e955b83ee7a9659@stpcollab.com — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:00:00 -0700

If you or your women co-workers, managers or staff want to share industry- and career-related knowledge and advance the role of women in software testing and technology, consider connecting with the following professional organizations…

The testing renaissance

matt.heusser@gmail.com — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:17:00 -0600

I just posted this in the Software-Testing Yahoo Group; I thought it also applies to Creative Chaos:--- In agile-testing@yahoogroups.

A Rickety Rope Bridge

joel@joelshore.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 -0600

Developers know languages. Analysts know business operations. In between? I see a mile-deep gorge spanned by a flimsy, swaying rope bridge. That developers successfully build what analysts want–or think they want–is often something of a minor miracle. If only everyone practiced good requirements management, that rope could become a link of concrete and steel.

Static, Dynamic Analysis: Separate Cooperation

joel@joelshore.com — Fri, 01 May 2009 07:00:00 -0600

Static and dynamic analysis—they run separately but work together.