Performance Requirements: An Attempt at a Systematic View
Performance Requirements: What is the Problem? At first glance, the subject of performance requirements looks simple enough. Almost every book about performance has a few pages about performance requirements. Quite often a performance requirements section can be found...
A Discussion About Bug Regression
I have yet to see a process where bug regression is also part of bug verification. It is not uncommon to sometimes see that new bugs are created as a result of a bug fix. Sometimes the change in the code inadvertently causes the existing functionality to break. As we...
Delivering Value and the Testing Quagmire
Through my many years in QA, I have experienced many epiphanies about quality, testing and what these terms actually mean to business owners and end users. After 20+ years working for both large multi-national and small companies across several industries, I have...
Who builds the Test Scenarios?
My favorite book is Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. Without ruining the book for those that have not read it there is a great quote in the book. The phrase “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes” is Latin for “Who guards the guards” I believe this is...
The Price of Right
What made me think of this? When I teach project management and I discuss scope creep; I usually tell a story about one of my first projects. I really wanted to get along with my customer. I was not well versed in all of the project management bodies of knowledge. I...
The Limitations of Automated LinkCheckers
If you’re planning to test a content-rich website that includes numerous pages, images, and links between them, you might consider using an automated link checking tool. An automated link checker, such as Xenu LinkSleuth or Fast Link Checker, spiders your...
Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
Sometimes we all get caught up in the whirlwind and forget about the bigger picture. The bigger picture for a QA professional is software quality. Now that we got that out of the way, let me remove my captain obvious ball cap and give you some straight talk. How many...
Golden Rules of Testing
Switching from Waterfall to Agile is known to directly impact testers. It’s true; the change can be difficult for some of us. However, fear not, some things never change regardless of the development approach. I’ve put together what I think are the golden...
Advanced Software Testing: Static Code Analysis
In this webinar, Rex will discuss the use of static code analysis. Static code analysis allows us to find defects in code using tools, some of them free. Join this webinar, illustrated with examples throughout, to learn a technique that you can apply to your work right away.
White-box Testing Quick Tips– Web Application
There are many things that a tester has to do while testing the code and performing white-box testing. For instance, a tester will need to read, understand and analyze the code; find code optimization bugs and coding standards related to bugs; find hardcoded fixes;...