Software Testing Club

Ever seen something out on the web that may be of interest to us software testers? You want to let people know about it, but not sure how...

A few members of certain groups got a message from a Clara Watson. Looks like she came and gone, so hopefully no more annoying messages. I do apologies. Grumble :(

James Whittaker writes that we (software testers) lack a body of knowledge that is passed from wizard to apprentice. I may agree with that. However knowledge (spell books) alone is not enough...

Driving on my way to work yesterday I started thinking about ‘feedback’ on projects and how often we’ll give feedback to a Project Manager on a traditional project. My experience has been that the feedback is generally given once per week, at the Monday morning Project Management meeting...

I ordered the book when I searched on Amazon for books on Software Testing. I tend to do that every so often as it provides me information if there is anything new...

I enjoyed SIGIST this time, last time I went I had the overwhelming urge to scream, something like "What are you people thinking!?" or maybe just ""STFU!" which may have ruined what little reputation I have as a thoughtful individual...

I associate Verification and validation with process of comparing documented requirements with code. However if we want to create software that users is willing to pay for (instead of simply protection from being sued for low quality software) then perhaps testers should do something more…...

I read an article from Cem Kaner, in this article he talked about measuring performance of Testers. I am sharing my thoughts about this topic. “We can not measure performance of Quality engineer/Test engineer”. We often used to encounter such statements from project managers or QA managers...

Lots of people are looking for work right now. Are you one of them? Is it possible to know what are you getting into when you go for the QA interview? The answer is No. Too many times people accept a job thinking it’s something they want only to quit a few weeks later...

The testing team at my place told me that they had written some QTR scripts earlier but which are now not being opened. In QC center it will show QTR icon next to the test name but on clicking it, nothing comes. How to restore these old scripts.

10th Annual Conference for Software Testing Professionals in Riga, Latvia is somewhat unique even as it is free to participate (and free coffee/dinner server) thanks to sponsors and enthusiasts organizing it! This year I tried to speak English as many other Latvians did...

Hi, I have been in development for last 12 years. Recently I am given the charge of software testing. The team already in place is using HP's QC/QTP for testing. but i have observed that they are not using the scripts for testing, instead they are using manual methods for testing...

As a Test Analyst, I'm always striving for that perfect bug free release. However, in an industry where traditionally test time is squeezed, it's not always possible to perform 100% coverage. More often than not, I have to call upon my risk management skills to make the best judgement call...

Being new to SQA, I would like to know that whether scripts written for automation for testing is tightly coupled with GUI.

My blog title does not actually desribe half my frustration ! I was recently appointed as the QA and Test manager of one of my countries major retail companies . There is not a day that goes by that I dont discover another "Test Manager " in the company .. to date I found 5 Test Managers...

I have been wondering for years why some tester cultures keep copy-pasting text from requirements into their test cases (sometimes adding “validate that” word or something like that). And later on spend a lot of time updating test cases because requirements keep changing...

I had a trouble with performance testing GWT. Some of the problems were solved by correcting char-set and removing encoding – i.e. turning off data zipping. So I’m successfully testing GWT using grinder now.....

Some weeks ago, I published on The Code Project a tutorial about a new NUnit addin I wrote to execute performance testing...

In the past, I've criticised the structure and purpose of the ISEB Foundation course and exam. However, If you asked me about the Intermediate follow on, this would be the complete opposite. Last year I reluctantly agreed to take the ISEB Intermediate course and exam...

No matter which performance test tool you use, if it has capture-playback capabilities you may run into a problem which in Load Runner is solved by feature called correlation. It is used to process stuff like session id, viewstate, object id, etc...

As I’ve just discussed when creating performance test scripts we sometimes need to do what is called correlation in load runner. Load Runner has a nice feature where you could define the correlation rule and it will do the magic for you during recoding...

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Hello, I'm raising money for Muscular Dystrophy Campaign by taking part in a shark dive on the 22nd of August and I'd really appreciate your support...

I was lucky to learn early on that when considering to introduce automation, you need to consider if there will be any financial payback in doing so...

I am a fan of test automation - when used correctly - with the right planning, motivation and expectations (see posts When to use Test Automation part 1 & part 2)...

I’ve just passed exams for advanced level Test Analyst. There are both positive and negative feelings about it that I don’t want to keep inside. Let me start with positive. I was very upset about foundation level as exams mostly asked about QA in general and almost nothing about test design...

Have anyone used it? Looks like an old thing, but I've found it occasionally only few days ago. :-( While searching for information I've found data about research started by guys from Russian Academy of Science in 1987 - so it should be used for years now...

It’s the sordid little secret of many IT development organizations: with tight schedules, tighter budgets, and projects increasing both in scope and complexity, the deadline too often becomes the all-important goal...

I want to know about the tools which are used for performance and load testing in windows applications.I know Load runner is used and apart from that any opensource tool is used?

Full name: Data-Driven != Parameterized (Or How to Avoid Test Flow Hard-Coding And Dramatically Reduce Code Maintenance Cost in Functional Test Automation) ...

Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) - The future of testing. My view is the BDD is the bridge between development and testing, representing the paradigm shift in thinking that's needed to ensure closer integration between the development and testing professions...

ScrumEdge enables agile development teams to better organize and manage project deliverables, allowing them to deliver high quality products in short time-frames. In the service industry your hours are your inventory. Lose track of them — they spoil...

Quality Assurance Functional/Regression Automated Testing and Test Automation Requirements: Usability, Maintainability, Scalability, and Robustness Maintainability Requirements Matrix ...

There are many commercial and some open source tool in the market to test Webservice and Queues. Can any one please let me know which is the best choice of open source tool and the best Commercial tool for testing Webservices and Queues?

Hi All I just need some advice. I currently work as a Test Analyst for a consulting company, but would like to start consulting on my own and establish my own business. The problem I have, is I have no idea where to start, or how to think this through, what to consider and what to do...

Quality Assurance Functional/Regression Automated Testing and Test Automation Requirements: Usability, Maintainability, Scalability, and Robustness Scalability Requirements Matrix ...

In this cometitive world - scope of Usability Testing? As it is one of the most of important part of any application. Usability Testing is always important in testing and its always use so many standards to make it accessible to all the users...

Hello Everyone! Jobs in Recession? Great news for all job seekers, there are all kind of job openings available. Share this news with your friend and send your CV at loudsmita19@gmail.com....

How has the current and ongoing global economic downturn affected the IT Industry? Are companies / employers: 1. Holding back on recruitment...

Which Point & How to High level web application testing & security.

Quality Assurance Functional/Regression Automated Testing and Test Automation Requirements: Usability, Maintainability, Scalability, and Robustness Robustness Requirements Matrix ...