Top 20 Software Testing Tweeps

According to Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Twitter now has 105,779,710 registered users—and is adding 300,000 new users a day. Attempting to weed through all of the fluff can be daunting! So, if you’re interested in jumping into the Twittersphere or are just looking to follow the leading journalists and thinkers in software testing today, check [...]

Top 12 Reasons to Write Unit Tests

Most programmers do not write tests. We all know that we should write them, but for whatever reason, most of us don’t. This is unfortunate, because testing is the most powerful tool we know of to improve software quality. Tests reduce bugs, provide accurate documentation, and improve design. We hope that by writing this article [...]

How to convince developers and management to use automated test instead of manual test

Everyone agrees that automated testing is a good thing, we should all write unit tests. We read articles and blogs to keep us up-to-date on what’s going on in the unit test world, so that we can sound cool talking to peers at lunch. But when we really sit down and try to write automated [...]

Top reasons given by testers when bugs are reported by clients

Well, we have seen the Top replies given by programmers when their programs do not work correctly. Here is a list of reasons given by testers when they do not report or even find (important) bugs. I found this bug BUT… 1. It was not approved for submission (by the test lead/ test manager/ fellow [...]

How to design test cases without any requirements specification (or any additional documentation for that matter)?

It makes for a great discussion. You have been handed an application with no requirements specification. You are supposed to create test cases. Can you do it? Sure, you can. Just look at the following test ideas. Does the application launch? Does the application have a help/ demo file? You can find abundant information in [...]

YouTube gets a new look

After a long phase of testing and planning, YouTube comes up with a new look. This has generated mixed reviews about the #1 video-sharing website. The millions of users around the world will be welcomed on the site with several changes in the video playback page.

What is the most important thing in test process?

Recently, I was interviewed for the role of Senior QA Manager by a sizeable organization. By QA, the organization means testing. They have another position (for which I was NOT interviewed) for Quality Manager. Anyway, I was interviewed by a very senior and distinguished gentleman. Don’t ask me, I am not going to name the [...]

How to set up a new testing department?

Many companies choose to set up a testing department instead of (or in addition to) allocating testers permanently to projects. The rationale to do so include: A. Availability of a more comprehensive skill set You may have access to a larger skill set (e.g. manual as well as automated testing, functional as well as performance [...]

It Is Not Whether You Should Unit Test But How Much

It is often tempting to skip unit testing for ad-hoc testing. However when done in the appropriate amount unit testing will increase productivity and reliability. It is also a great diagnostic tool. Unit testing is a skill that can get you to the next level as a programmer as well as an organization. It takes [...]

Automated test data generation

Among other things1, you need test data to execute tests. You are required to design the test data to drive your test cases. If the test data is not already listed with your test cases or you run tests in an exploratory manner, you need to design the test data on the fly. Generating your [...]

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