Software Test Professionals Community Articles
Articles written by the STP community of professionals.
One Step at a Time… A Testing Center Story…
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bus." "The grass is always greener on the other side".Whether you agree with the origins of the saying, the meaning is clear. Something worth having is going to take you some time to get. Your first thought is probably "How in...
Purposeful Clumsiness
I test embedded systems for a living, and I'm really good at it. I've been in the business for almost 30 years, and I've pretty much seen it all. I know the types of mistakes software developers make, whether due to inability, laziness or just human error. Some of the...
Test Strategies from Around the World
This webinar will give attendees an overview of the significant test strategies in use by testers in various industries and business domains around the world. We’ll examine: analytical strategies (where testers analyze requirements or risks to identify the test conditions to cover); model-based strategies (where testers develop a model of the environment in which the system exists, the inputs and conditions to which the system is subjected, and how the system should behave); methodical strategies (where testers use a predetermined set of test conditions, such as a quality standard or set of heuristics); process-compliant strategies (where testers follow a set of processes defined by others, such as Agile testing); reactive strategies (where testers react to the actual system under test rather than trying to pre-plan the testing); and, other strategies in common use.
Cast Your Eyes Afield: Hiring Testers From Outside The IT Industry
When it comes time for you to write a job ad to fill a lower rung position in your quality assurance department, you might be tempted to merely copy the same old, same old boilerplate from other job postings and put this out there: Job Requirements: Bachelor's Degree...
Ask the Tester: Mike Lyles
Many of the folks we feature on ask the tester are consultants with big names and public faces, and that's good. Still, we try to achieve a balance; we also want to hear from practitioners. If we're going to put on a practitioner, how do we know they are good? Well,...
3 Common Pitfalls when Functional Testing a Web Application
Working with functional testing in the web application space means you need to deal with a few troublesome areas which may not be familiar to you. Let's look at three common situations you'll likely run into on web applications: JavaScript is bound to an input field...
Ask The Tester: Huib Schoots
With a formal training in business informatics, Huib Schoots began his professional career as a programmer, about fifteen years ago. He quickly realized that programming was not for him and transitioned into software testing. Since that time Huib has held many roles...
Ask the Tester: Adam Goucher
He tests software, writes automation (java, selenium, python, ruby, take your pick) and yes, used to coach Lacrosse. Of course I’m talking about Adam Goucher, the Canadian Test Consultant and Contractor. Beyond test contracting, Adam is probably best known as a...
The Sherpas of Testing Success: Studies of Successful Independent Test Groups
How can we measure success for such team? In this presentation, drawn from three decades of industry experience, Rex will help you find answers to these questions, and to establish—or improve—your independent testing team. Join in the discussion after the initial presentation, and ask Rex about the challenges you face with test estimation.
YU55 Near Miss
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...