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Software Testing & QA Info Center EMAIL THIS The Software Testing and QA Info Center provides news, tips and advice to help software project manager, software testers and QA engineers uncover software bugs and flaws and produce quality software. MUST READ How to define a test strategy Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 18 Oct 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - Having a test strategy can facilitate the testing process. Expert John Overbaugh explains how to define a test strategy and to what extent developers should be involved. How to do integration testing Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 18 Oct 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - The top-down and bottom-up approaches for integration testing are both critical. Expert John Overbaugh explains the differences between them and the reasons for their importance. How to design test cases from use cases Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 26 Sep 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - Use cases can be very helpful when designing test cases. Expert Mike Kelly explains how testers can mine use cases for information and which testing techniques are most effective. How to conduct regression tests Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 03 Oct 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - If regression testing is part of your test plan, here is some advice you should follow. Expert Mike Kelly explains how to properly conduct regression tests. AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Functional testing of Web services BLOGS - Learn about the process, functionality and requirements for effective automated testing of Web services. Test automation ROI BEST WEB LINK - Determining ROI is a notoriously difficult process, but Greg Annen has composed an "Automation Value-Add Matrix" to help quantify return on investment. He includes a detailed graphic of one such matrix. Those interested in QA ... Effective Web page testing EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers have to be as thorough as they can, advises testing expert John Overbaugh. Web page testing and Web form testing, like any testing process, requires smart and creative methods from the tester. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE INTEGRATION TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com IT operations get help testing software, infrastructure changes ARTICLE - Test Center's automated import of virtual and physical infrastructure components facilitates the process of testing software and infrastructure changes. continuous integration WORD - Continuous integration (CI) is a software engineering practice in which developers integrate their work frequently. The practice is thought to enable faster development with fewer integration errors... (Continued) Functional testing: Unit testing, integration testing and beyond EXPERT RESPONSE - Integration tests and unit tests both test the functionality of software, but they alone cannot replace functional testing. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains how integration and unit tests work and offers ideas for other ... VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE REGRESSION TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com How to determine test coverage EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers can't cover everything in their scripts, but there are methods for selecting and prioritizing areas for testing. Expert Mike Kelly discusses how testers can determine coverage using the resources they have. Regression test cases in safety-critical software TIP - When writing test cases for regression testing in safety-critical software, it is important to consider all angles. Expert Baher Malek outlines what testers should include. Software testing fundamentals: Regression testing LEARNING GUIDE - Regression testing ensures that little changes don't break software. Good regression testers need to know what they're looking for, and this guide explains how. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TEST DESIGN from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Test metrics and use case coverage during testing EXPERT RESPONSE - When using use cases to drive testing, it's important to understand that there are no industry standards for coverage. Testing expert Mike Kelly explains how testers should approach dubious metrics. 20 ways to ensure complete coverage of software testing BEST WEB LINK - Complete testing coverage is a software tester's dream. However, it will remain a dream unless everyone involved -- not just testers -- works toward a goal of complete coverage. Here is a great list of considerations for ... How to determine test coverage EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers can't cover everything in their scripts, but there are methods for selecting and prioritizing areas for testing. Expert Mike Kelly discusses how testers can determine coverage using the resources they have. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) FUNDAMENTALS from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Strong software QA has theoretical, technical aspects COLUMN - In a software organization, QA professionals need to embody both the technical "doer" and theoretical "thinker" mentality in order to be well-rounded and successful. Software testers must understand the business side of software quality TIP - Testers who say their concerns about software quality are ignored ought to view projects in the context of a business project and consider issues the business side must deal with. Software quality best practices BLOG - A collection of software quality best practices from SearchSoftwareQuality.com readers. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TESTING MODELS AND APPROACHES (CONTEXT-DRIVEN, FACTORY, ANALYTIC, QUALITY, IV&V) from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Software testing best practices vary by context EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers who want to follow best practices should understand their own projects and unique situations first. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains why best practices are dependent on context and how testers can figure out ... Software testing lessons taken from music COLUMN - You may not think so, but software testing and music have similarities. Michael Bolton and Nick Wolf demonstrated this at CAST 2008. Software testing fundamentals: Testing basics LEARNING GUIDE - Software testing experts weigh in on creating test plans, writing test cases, choosing test models and other basic building blocks of software testing. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TESTING TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Functional testing of Web services BLOGS - Learn about the process, functionality and requirements for effective automated testing of Web services. Testing Web services: Unit testing and monitoring BEST WEB LINK - This valuable tip explains unit testing, back end testing and monitoring of live Web services -- including a walk though. The author recommends several open source unit testing tools and frameworks for Java and describes how ... On-demand software testing service pays off for three startups ARTICLE - PerfSpot.com, GroupGain.com and Second Rotation turned to uTest to help test their software and say the on-demand service found bugs they otherwise would have had trouble locating. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE UNIT TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Testing Web services: Unit testing and monitoring BEST WEB LINK - This valuable tip explains unit testing, back end testing and monitoring of live Web services -- including a walk though. The author recommends several open source unit testing tools and frameworks for Java and describes how ... Functional testing: Unit testing, integration testing and beyond EXPERT RESPONSE - Integration tests and unit tests both test the functionality of software, but they alone cannot replace functional testing. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains how integration and unit tests work and offers ideas for other ... Successful test-driven development (TDD) with external systems TIP - It's best to think of TDD as a flexible system that does not require unit tests at every compile. It is possible achieve quality results without the overhead of mock systems. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC USABILITY TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com zenware WORD - Zenware refers to application programs that function with a minimum of superfluous user intervention... (Continued) uTest pilots on-demand software testing, QA service ARTICLE - Through uTest, companies can get on-demand QA and software testing services from a global community of testers. The first pilot starts in March 2008. Test software with a user perspective TIP - When testing software you need to think beyond how users are intended to use software. Think also about how they could misuse it. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Test metrics and use case coverage during testing EXPERT RESPONSE - When using use cases to drive testing, it's important to understand that there are no industry standards for coverage. Testing expert Mike Kelly explains how testers should approach dubious metrics. Acceptance testing for websites EXPERT RESPONSE - Conducting acceptance testing for websites is aided by a number of tools available. Expert Scott Barber explains how to access these tools and methods and approaches for acceptance testing. The benefits of user acceptance testing EXPERT RESPONSE - User acceptance testing is an important part of the software development lifecycle. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains why UAT is beneficial for testers, users and virtually everyone involved in a software project. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

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