Dynamics of Exploratory Testing
Whitepaper by Jon and James Bach
Two decades after the term “exploratory testing” was invented, many people don’t understand it. Some even call it “monkey testing” — clicking around the screen with only…
Threats are caused by a combination of defects!
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Security testing is always very thankful, many defects, many examples for the trainer of a course. Sir Wilfred Grenfell once said:
“Real joy comes not from ease…
Software Testing challenges in the Spiral Lifecycle model
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Java Performance and Load Testing: Best Practices
The performance test for J2EE application is a difficult task unless you plan well earlier. During development, you need to gather user requirements, understand the business need and make a formal schedule for testing. The…
An Evening With Adam Goucher
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Tuesday night I had the pleasure of dining with famed Canadian tester Adam Goucher at Figo Pasta in the Atlanta suburb of Vinings. Adam was in town for training…
How to Measure ROI for Automated Testing
Software companies use test automation to reduce the cost of the testing. At the same time, it lowers the testing cycle and improves the effectiveness of testing. IT firms use automated testing as a crucial…
Structures of Exploratory Testing: Resources
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In a Webinar that he did for uTest on December 10, James Whittaker mused aloud about what a great idea it would be to structure exploratory testing and capture…
Automated Exploratory Testing
Exploratory testing is distinguished from Scripted testing, which represent the traditional way of performing tests in which the test process is divided into several activities such as Study, Test Documentation and Test Execution that have…
Top 10 Performance Testing Mistakes
1 Incorrect Load Levels
Fix: Improve and focus communications by conducting a one-on-one interview to determine expected “real world” load levels. If the application is already in production, obtain live usage data.
2…
Teaching Exploratory and Session Based Testing
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My former manager and esteemed colleague asked me to teach a two hour class about Session Based Testing (SBT). We had tried SBT a couple years ago, when I was…
