Jan 6, 2012 | Cartoon, Test Estimation, Testing, Testing Career, Tools
I dare to ask about the consequences of an eventually failing asteroid observation software. I think the good news is that there are a lot of amateurs out there who will use a broad variety of similar tools which calculate and “estimate” the same thing. If one of...
Apr 12, 2011 | Process, RBCS-Webinar, Testing, Tools, Webinar
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.
Jul 6, 2009 | Business of Testing, Funtional, Leadership, Management, Metrics, Process, QA, RBCS, Requirements, Team Management, Test Case, Test Estimation, Test Plans, Testing, Testing Career, Tools
This article, contributed by STP guest editor Rex Black, is reprinted from “Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How They Improve Software” (O’Reilly, October 2009). The book, edited by Tim Riley and Adam Goucher, is a compilation of essays from 27...
Nov 1, 2008 | Automation, Load, Performance, Process, QA, Testing, Tools
This article originally posted November, 2008 Party Time. Excellent. Take a Trip Backstage to Hang With 2008’s Test-Tool Heroes (We’re Not Worthy!) E x-squeeze me! OK, pop quiz: In 2006, did you vote for Mercury Interactive as your starring supplier of testing tools?...
Mar 1, 2008 | Business of Testing, Management, Process, QA, RBCS, Requirements, Testing, Testing Career, Tools
When You Must Buy Versus Build, There Are Ways To Help You Avoid Any Slip-ups More and more projects involve integration of custom-developed or commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components, rather than in-house development or enhancement of software. In effect, these...
May 1, 2005 | Automation, Mobile, Performance, Testing, Tools
The Choices This Year Look A Lot Like Last Year’s Winners, With LoadRunner Again Leading the Pack In 2006, you voted Mercury Interactive as your favorite supplier of testing tools, lavishing high praise on LoadRunner, QuickTest Professional and TestDirector for...