The basic definitions of automated software testing
05.05.2011
Software Automation Testing is the process of software verification in which the basic function and test steps, such as running, initialization, execution, analysis and delivery of results are performed automatically
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Do you consider yourself an expert in testing?
29.04.2011
Note: the article was updated in August 2018. What distinguishes an ordinary tester from an expert? What knowledge and skills a professional QA engineer should possess? How to become a
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Test Automation: mysterious SilkTest
16.04.2011
SilkTest is really very mysterious program to automate test plans. It is mysterious, because you cannot find a lot of information in the net on test automation. The purpose of
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Siege is a stress testing tool for Web servers
15.04.2011
Siege is a utility for stress testing webservers. It was created to give developers the ability to check the resource consumption of its code in conditions close to real. Siege
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Top 5 Personal Qualities of a Tester
12.04.2011
This article was updated in October 2021. As a software tester, I often perform such tasks that are not directly related to the implementation of the testing: the management of
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Classification of Software Testing Kinds
09.04.2011
What is “testing”? The book Meshcheryakova MS “Software Testing” is given two definitions of this term: 1. Testing is a process of detecting errors in software 2. Testing is a
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Positive And Negative Testing
08.04.2011
Probably all the testers know what a negative testing is. I even think that it is a favorite type of software testing for many of us. When you run a
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Difference Between QA and Testing
07.04.2011
Note: the article was updated in October 2018 Software testing and QA (Quality Assurance) are not the same notions. They have different goals, specific features and methods to apply. Let’s
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Analysis of Dynamics of Critical Defects
06.04.2011
Over time the number of errors in the test program becomes less and at some point it has become necessary to terminate software testing. Determine this point is not so
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How to Involve Non-functional Testing?
01.04.2011
Note: this article was updated in July 2019 Who would have thought that product development is only half the way to success?! No less important is to verify its quality
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7 Ways to Measure Test Coverage
31.03.2011
This article was updated in December 2020. There is no one-size-fits-all guide to creating test coverage. This is why many testers could benefit from the advice on how to do
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