Software Test Professionals Community Articles
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Part II: Performance Requirements: An Attempt at a Systematic View
This is Part 2, didn't read Part 1 - See it here. IEEE Software Engineering Book of Knowledge defines four stages or requirements1: Elicitation: Identifying sources and collecting requirements. Analysis: Classifying, elaborating, and negotiating requirements....
Five Trends Affecting Testing: Five Years Later
In this webinar, Rex will revisit each of those five trends now, five years on. He’ll talk about the effects that have occurred, the effects that have not occurred, and the effects that are yet to occur. He’ll give you ideas about how to effectively handle these trends, and also some hints about new trends that are emerging.
Mentoring, Self-Study, Fearlessness and Other Practical Tips for Taking the Next Step in Your Performance Career.
As more and more software test engineers and developers focus on application performance, they need to figure out career paths around performance testing and engineering that will help them grow their skills in performance optimization, coding for performance,...
Using Web Analytics for Modeling Application Usage in Performance Tests
In my last article, I wrote about the paradigm shift in web application architecture and why performance testers have to re-think their strategy around testing rich internet applications (RIA) for performance. Web application development processes and user...
Enterprise Security: Now, More Than Ever
Enterprise security primarily comprising of data protection and privacy continues to be an area of focus for enterprises, be it on the production or the non-production side of the entity. Little wonder enterprise security spending remained surprisingly resistant to...
Cross Browser Testing
Our organization recently implemented Sharepoint 2010. During testing, functional users noticed that the application "looked different" or rendered information that was impossible to read on different browsers. The test team was called in to help after the fact. We...
Meeting the Stranger in Town
In western movies, whenever a suspicious stranger blows into the bootstrapping town of good folk, the local sheriff makes a point to interact with the stranger early. “We’re a law-abiding people,” the sheriff says, instructing the stranger on the town rules and his...
Listen to Your Defects
In this webinar, Rex will discuss important things test professionals can learn by listening to defects. He’ll illustrate these insights with a variety of case studies and examples. You’ll walk away ready to listen to your defects, and to understand what they’re telling you.
Stop Cheating in Your Performance Tests
There are two dangerous practices that are rampant in performance testing right now – shrinking or removing think times and extrapolation of test results. Collectively we need to work to put an end to these practices and start testing more realistically to...
Steps To Achieving Governance in Development Testing
You can't govern what you can't see. As simple as this axiom might sound, it holds true for industries of all types. It holds particular relevance to the IT industry since many critical processes that an entire business depends on runs under the hood in complicated...