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Conferences on the cheap

Monday January 18th 2010 3pm Rated 0 9 Comments Agile Development Open Source Process Quality Assurance Software Testing Unit Research
I went to my first major software conference in 2003 - the Open Source Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Configuration Testing Tip

Tuesday August 24th 2010 10am Rated 5 1 Comment Testing Automation Development Teams Management Services Metrics Black Box Open Source Process Quality Assurance Software Strategy Software Test Professionals Conference Requirements Web
In my recent paper published in the July/August issue of the ST&QA magazine, I gave tips on improving test coverage
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The CrowdSourcing Testing Model

Monday October 11th 2010 12am Rated 0 1 Comment ST&QA Magazine Open Source Testing Agile
uTest has built a model of open testing (crowdsourcing) to test multiple types of applications where testers get paid by the bug.
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My Agile 2009 Proposals

Tuesday December 30th 2008 1am Rated 0 1 Comment Agile Exploratory Open Source Process Testing
Bit by bit, the Agile movement grew until it was massive.

Certifiable?

Thursday January 4th 2007 3pm Rated 0 1 Comment Agile Leadership Open Source
The Agile Project Leadership Network is working on a certificate program in Agile Leadership.

Considering Conferences

Wednesday December 20th 2006 5pm Rated 0 1 Comment Agile Open Source Software Testing
I used to go to conferences to get new ideas, and my emphasis was on the "big" ones like The SD Conferences or the Open Source Conference.

You’re a New QA Manager! What’s next?

Monday December 20th 2010 11am Rated 10 0 Comments ST&QA Magazine Agile Performance Management Development Acceptance Integration Open Source Process Software Testing Requirements
Congratulations! You’ve just joined a company as the new QA Manager and you’re eager to dive right in and be successful. What will be your first steps besides familiarizing yourself with the applications under test? Our recommendation is to thoroughly review the processes and policies within the company as well as those internal to QA. Your success significantly depends on close collaboration with each of the touch points QA has. Therefore, your first task is to assess these relationships and improve them as necessary. This article will arm you with a “checklist” that will help you with this endeavor.
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Eclipse for Testers

Thursday July 14th 2011 1pm Rated 6 0 Comments Technology Software Agile Performance Services Development Functional Integration Open Source Process Testing Unit Mobile Web Tools
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.

Jasmine, BDD for JavaScript

Tuesday June 21st 2011 9am Rated 6 0 Comments Test and QA How To Agile Automation Services Development Integration Open Source Process Testing Unit User Mobile Web
A few months ago, a meeting of Vienna JavaScript User Group (Vienna.js) introduced me to Jasmine, a Behavior Driven Development Testing Framework for JavaScript.
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Performance Testing Moves Toward Maturity

Tuesday August 1st 2006 7am Rated 1 0 Comments Performance Open Source Testing Web
Takeaways from WOPR6, the sixth meeting of the Workshop of Performance and Reliability, including thoughts on open-source software, the role of performance testers, and the maturation of the performance testing field.
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Test management for Open Source teams

Friday July 23rd 2010 12pm Rated 0 0 Comments Products Open Source Software Teams
Gurock Software announced an offer to provide free licenses of their web-based test management software TestRail to open source projects and teams. As more and more users and organizations depend on open source software, introducing a dedicated test management tool to manage test cases and to ensure great release quality gets more important for projects...

Testers’ Web 2.0 Usage Snapshot

Wednesday April 1st 2009 7am Rated 0 0 Comments Editorial Services Open Source Quality Assurance Software Testing Web
The results are in. Here’s what testers told us about how you use the Web.
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This Way To The Best SCM 4 You

Wednesday October 1st 2008 7am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Development Management Integration Open Source Software User Web Tools
Software configuration management tools can simplify even the most complex development project, if you steer in the right direction.
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Bugzilla vs. Trac: Destroy All Defects

Friday February 1st 2008 8am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Security Open Source User Requirements Awards Web Tools
Two open source defect trackers face off. Learn what makes both of these tools bug-eating behemoths.
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JMeter + Selemium = An Effective Pair

Thursday November 1st 2007 7am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Functional Open Source Testing selenium Web Tools
JMeter and Selenium: For the best and quickest test-plan coverage, apples and oranges do mix. These two open source options, each with its own strengths, work even better together.
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Sure-Footed Steps To Gauge Open Source Projects

Friday June 1st 2007 7am Rated 0 0 Comments Agile Open Source Software Products Web Tools
Want a sure-footed way to stretch your budget? Gauge project maturity and business readiness with any number of models and frameworks.
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It’s Open Source Open Season

Friday June 1st 2007 7am Rated 0 0 Comments Editorial Open Source Awards Web
In which the editor waxes rhapsodic about the virtues of open source.
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Creative Chaos Link of the Day

Wednesday May 9th 2007 1pm Rated 0 0 Comments Development How To Open Source Software
The link of the day is: What Works in Software Development (Or - How To Be Lazy Without Really Trying) (HTBL)HTBL is, essentially, an agile methodology for one person.

Two Roads in a wood - III (Tone)

Thursday December 21st 2006 2pm Rated 0 0 Comments Open Source
Brian Marick once wrong something to the effect of "Methodology design is an extension of personality.

Stress Testing: Take An Open Source Approach

Sunday January 1st 2006 8am Rated 0 0 Comments Test and QA Process Open Source Testing Web
This exercise walks you through the process of using Eclipse for controlling Ant and JMeter to generate and perform automated stress tests.
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