Important Facts About The Software Test Management Process

August 2, 2010

If you are the manager of a software developing company, you would know that the software test management phase is one of the most important stages of the software development process. In order to improve the quality and productivity of your company, you have to implement an efficient software testing process to ensure the functionality [...]

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The Most Important Aspect of Marketing – Testing

August 2, 2010

One of my colleagues recently asked me, out of all the aspects of marketing including online marketing, marketing strategy, Web 2.0, market research, etc., what was the most important? Without hesitation I replied, “Testing”.
Many of my marketing friends might argue and profess that if you don’t have the right message, reach the right audience, [...]

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Ten Principles for Agile Testers

August 2, 2010

Everyone on an agile team is a tester. Anyone can pick up testing tasks. If that’s true, then what is special about an agile tester? If I define myself as a tester on an agile team, what does that really mean? Do agile testers need different skill sets than testers on traditional [...]

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Transitioning to Agile Testing

August 1, 2010

Some test teams may be stumped on how to transition to agile. If you’re in such a team, you probably have manual tests for regression either because you never have had the time to automate them or because you are testing from the GUI and it doesn’t make sense to automate [...]

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Job Facts about Freelance Software Testing Jobs

July 31, 2010

When you do freelance software testing, you will be testing the quality of software from your home or a home office setup. When a software product is developed, it has to be tested against the specified qualities and its functioning. You have to look for bugs or loopholes in the software [...]

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Testing, fun? Really?

July 31, 2010

Testing. Yuck! Puh! Aagh! I’ve always hated testing. Testing, both unit and functional, is something that gets in the way of the “real” work. Everyone knows that their code is perfect, right? In the unlikely event that the code does need to change, the comments are so well written [...]

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SOA Test Approach: The Purpose and How To Do It

July 22, 2010

Testing SOA could be viewed as a complex computing problem. With any complex problem, the key is to break it down into smaller, more manageable components and build quality into these deliverables. The foundations to successful SOA testing are as follows:
Equal weighting of testing [...]

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Software Testing: Theory on Defect Detection

July 22, 2010

Theory: A defect can only be discovered in an environment that contains the defect.
This seems very obvious! So why even bother to mention it, let alone post a blog entry about it?  The motivation for this entry comes from a familiar situation that i am sure most testers would have encountered.
Software testers devise extensive [...]

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The Five Goals of Software Testing

July 19, 2010

Testing can mean many different things depending on who is doing it, and where in a process it is being performed. The programmers, administrators, users, and consultants all have something different in mind when they are testing. A dedicated tester can often feel lost in the competing interpretations. To be effective however a tester needs [...]

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Some Tips For Testing Your iPad Application

July 19, 2010

By Debi Zylbermann and Josh Kounitz
In addition to typical software testing methods, there are other important factors to keep in mind when testing your iPad app. First, test on a real iPad. Although the iPhone Simulator provided by Apple is free, an actual device can reveal glitches that could go unnoticed on the Simulator.
If you [...]

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