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Bug Taxonomies: How to Generate Better Tests This article discusses how to use bug taxonomies to help generate better tests. The author explains that a test team's goal should be to create a useful taxonomy that can be used as a framework to brainstorm for possible risks to the application. |
Giri Vijayaraghavan, Texas Instruments Inc
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Practical Experiences in Graph-Based Testing This article discusses design techniques and models implemented in graph-based testing. Test script models are also detailed along with test script development. |
Alan Richardson, Compendium Developments Ltd
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Test Process Improvement Using the TPI Approach This paper discusses test process improvement using the TPI approach. |
Martin Pol, POLTEQ IT Services BV
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Scripting for Testing 101: An Introduction These presentation materials are not available online. Please contact the authors for more information. |
Brian Marick, Testing Foundations
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Building Executable Software Test Specifications This paper discusses how executable software test specifications can help you reach project goals, and offer solutions to three common software problems. You will also learn how to articulate software development goals so they can be shared by product and test developers. |
Michael Corning, Microsoft Corporation
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Introduction to Systematic Testing This course provides an introduction and overview of a systematic approach to testing. The goal is to create well focused and structured tests. This is only one view of testing. Other views, such as exploratory testing, look at the process from a different perspective. Dale Perry explains systematic testing. |
Dale Perry, Software Quality Engineering
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Testing the Programs That Test Programs This edition warns of the trouble that comes when you start testing the programs that test programs. Next-generation tools could be just what your project needs. Linda Hayes explains the pros and cons of implementing such a solution. |
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The Care and Feeding of Testing Skills It's a good idea to thoroughly study the bugs that have already been found in the software you're testing. It's even better if you study other people's bugs, too. Read on in this issue of Career Development as Elisabeth Hendrickson provides a helpful guide to continuous professional development. |
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Troubleshooting Risk-Based Testing It's not easy to know the ways that a product might fail, determine how important the failures would be if they occurred, and then develop and excuse tests to discover whether or not the product would indeed fail in those ways. Renowned tester James Bach shares some of his tips for dealing with common risk-based testing obstacles. |
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Taking Test-Driven Development for a Drive Sometimes TDD (Test-Driven Development) doesn't get used because it can be cost prohibitive to a testing budget. Read on as Joel Spolsky laments the limited real-life usefulness of test-driven development and discusses some common roadblocks to using this testing technique. |
Joel Spolsky
May 12, 2003 |
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