The Latest
A Look at Worksoft Certify[magazine] Need to get the scoop on the latest software tools and trends? You've come to the right place. Get one reviewer's opinion of Certify’s test automation tool for nonprogrammers. |
Geoff Stewart
March 8, 2005 |
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Divide and Conquer[magazine] When taking on a new job or even a new project, the sheer number of tasks can seem overwhelming. Find out how a few stacks and applied prioritization can help you cut through the clutter and clear a path to success. |
Douglas Hoffman
March 8, 2005 |
Art, Upgrades, and Algorithms[magazine] Get the software engineering slant on items from the recent news. |
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Stale Plans Are the Devil's Workshop[magazine] Turn to The Last Word, where software professionals who care about quality give you their opinions on hot topics. This month, see why it is important to keep your plans up to date. |
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Welcome, Programmers[magazine] We're pleased to bring you technical editors who are well respected in their fields. Get their take on everything that relates to the industry, technically speaking. In this issue, read about the changes we're making to Better Software this year. |
Brian Marick
March 8, 2005 |
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Tell Me Where It Hurts[magazine] Even the healthiest applications don't always thrive in new environments. Deployment errors can occur despite extensive testing—and can be very difficult and expensive to correct. Find out how to give your deployed application the ability to self-diagnose so you can avoid making an eleventh-hour house call. |
Mike Clark
March 8, 2005 |
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Testing Without a Map[magazine] When faced with the task of testing an unfamiliar application, it's sometimes difficult to know where to begin. Discover how exploring with heuristics in mind can help you uncover bugs—even when you don't know what the system specifications are. |
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It's All In How You Slice It[magazine] Most incremental releases resemble grandma's fruitcake-ad hoc pieces of customer requested functionality cobbled together in no particular order. What if, instead, you took a more structured approach—dividing your product into working layers, each one functional enough to use on a daily basis? Learn this foolproof recipe for project success. |
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How GM Tests Web Services[presentation] General Motors is on the road to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) as its computing standard. |
Frank Cohen, PushToTest
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Testing Software Builds Automatically Using Virtual PC Software[presentation] When they receive a new software build, testers usually start their automated testing runs. Instead, what if they could execute tests automatically at the end of the build process? |
Geoff Stewart, Itron Inc
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Evaluating Requirements for Testability[presentation] For a test engineer, perhaps the most important measure of requirements quality is testability. |
Rodger Drabick, Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions
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STARWEST 2004: Interpersonal Skills for Working with Business Stakeholders[presentation] As a professional test manager or test engineer, you must keep up with the latest test techniques, management practices, and systems technologies. But that is not enough. |
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Lightweight .NET User Interface Testing[presentation] The .NET environment provides a surprising but little known way to create user interface (UI) test automation scripts. |
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A Systematic View of User Acceptance Testing[presentation] Acceptance testing is a vital and specific form of testing whether you are tasked with rolling out an enterprise application package, releasing a major system enhancement, or developing acceptance tests in an agile development project. |
Geoff Quentin, QBIT Ltd
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Automate Acceptance Testing using Open Source FitNesse[presentation] FitNesse is an open source testing tool based on the Wiki Wiki Web and FIT (Framework for Integrated Tests). The Wiki Wiki Web is a collaboration tool in which anyone can create or change new pages to document or share any information. |
Micah Martin, Object Mentor, Inc.
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