Declining Confidence

Declining Confidence

Wishful Thinking! To see more visit: http://simply-the-test.blogspot.com/ About the Author Torsten Zelger I am in the testing business since 12 years and started straight with test automation. A subject that still fascinates me although today I focus more on automated...
Golden Rules of Testing

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...
Game On!

Game On!

When I was a kid I used to play ball out in the street in front of my house. The neighborhood kids, my brothers, and I would have a game going and then a car would turn on to the street and we would yell “CAR!” This would stop the game and everyone would...
How Not To Automate

How Not To Automate

So why does automation seldom deliver the better, faster, cheaper and more effective testing that we expect? A lot has been said and published about Test Automation, but we thought if we told you how not to automate you may have more success, allowing you to...
The Don’ts of Automation

The Don’ts of Automation

An automation effort is like a project of its own, often under-valued but potentially having an organization wide impact if not played right. Just as a GPS takes into account many parameters in deciding the shortest path that saves time and money, you need to know...
Don’t Underestimate “Exploratory Testing”

Don’t Underestimate “Exploratory Testing”

My current team has been integrating exploratory testing techniques for a while now along with the traditional testing methods of manual testing as well as automation. Most of the testing communities that I have known seem to brush this testing technique off simply as...