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Tag Archives: software testing
COTS Tools vs. Scripting Languages for Test Automation
What is COTS? COTS stands for “Commercial Off-The-Shelf” and is often used in reference to software products or tools supplied by third-party vendors. These COTS test automation tools are created to help you in automating some or all of your … Continue reading
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Tagged software testing, test automation, tool selection
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Risk-based Testing – Targeting the Risk
One of the obvious truths about software testing is that there will never be enough time to do all the tests. Enter risk-based testing. While everything should be tested, limited resources and schedule require that testing is structured whereby the … Continue reading
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Components of a Test Strategy
A Test Strategy is a documented approach to testing where the test effort, test domain, test configurations, and test tools employed to verify and validate a set of functionality are defined. It also includes information on schedules, resource allocations, and … Continue reading
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Test Throughout the Development Lifecycle
There are many perceptions of what software testing is all about. Some people see software testing as something developers do as they write code. For some testing is performed all at once when the code is complete. Others believe that … Continue reading
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Data-Driven Testing
One of the risks of any application is being able to do enough testing in the time available. Another common risk is getting at those critical components behind the GUI to ensure that they are as bug free as possible … Continue reading
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Risk Management
Risk management can be defined as creating and maintaining plans for controlling real and perceived risks paired with monitoring the effectiveness of those plans. DO NOT wait until a risk becomes reality before deciding what to do about it. A … Continue reading
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Stay on Track in Any Economy: 7 Hot Tips for Better Software Projects
I co-authored this article with Andrea McIntosh and we published it with StickyMinds.com There are some basic truths and best practices that hold firm regardless of the economic climate in which you find yourself. Tightening up software development and planning … Continue reading
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What is Risk in Software Development?
Risk is often defined as the combination of the likelihood of a problem occurring and the impact of the problem if it were to occur. Risk concerns future happenings. Risk involves change in mind, opinion, actions, or places. Risk involves … Continue reading
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eXtreme Testing – Ramp Up and Keep Up!
eXtreme Programming, or ‘XP’ as it is also known, is a relatively new development methodology (~4 years old), which treats software development as a ‘jigsaw’ puzzle: a product is slowly built by adding small pieces to a larger body of … Continue reading
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