The Necessity Of Automation
26.08.2011
If there are no automated tools for regression testing the main attention focus on manual testing, aimed to re-affirm the ‘known’ state of software after modifications. This may tie up
Read MoreWhat to Do if Requirements Are Changing Constantly?
15.08.2011
It is a common situation and a great headache in software testing. Here are some tips if such situation occurs: Consecrate appropriate attempt to risk analysis of changes to minimize
Read MoreHow do You Know When to Stop Testing?
13.08.2011
Note: the article was updated in August 2018. How many test runs are needed? How to understand when to stop testing? The most obvious answer that comes to mind is
Read MoreDo small projects need extensive testing?
12.08.2011
Well, in this case you should think over the influence of project defects, not the scope of the project. Nevertheless, if extensive testing is still not justified, risk analysis is
Read MoreSoftware Bugs. Definition and Meaning
02.08.2011
The Definition of a Bug Well, software bug is any unexpected behavior; when software does something that you don’t consider it is correct. This can be anything from the demonstration
Read MoreBasic Elements of Usability Testing
12.07.2011
Basic Elements of Usability Testing: 1. Controlled and sometimes vast interviewing and probing of the partakers by the test moderator. 2. Use of a specimen pattern of end users which
Read MoreAssessing Bug Priority and Severity
03.07.2011
The majority of bug databases, whether developed in-house or through third-party tools have some fields that can be filled in-title, priority, severity, opened by, assigned to, and so on. I
Read MoreUsability Testing: Difference Between Purchaser and End User
24.06.2011
During determining the user profile in Usability Testing, you should understand the difference between the purchaser or buyer of the product and the actual end user. It happens so that
Read MoreTest Automation Of Software
17.06.2011
Automation does not reduce the test preparation phase, but rather increases it, which may frighten the inexperienced project manager, however, as soon as the first stable version of application will
Read MoreUseful Tips for Choosing a Test Automation Tool
08.06.2011
For Functional testing it is important to support a specific development environment, the ability to create reports about testing, automatic registration of detected defects, presence of recovery-scenarios. For load testing
Read MoreStatistics of Errors in the Code
03.06.2011
According to western experts, the programmer makes a mistake on average once at five lines of code (including erratum). Approximately 90% of these errors is corrected by the programmer, the
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