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please answer my question.

for testing a web application ,there are lots of online tools and we can generate reports for all tests by online itself.is it enough or else we must test in automation tools win runner,load runner or any other tools? Continue

Added by dhamu on 21 November 2008 at 6:48am — 2 Comments

The AST - BBST Foundations - Part 2

I said I'd post another update whilst taking the BBST course and so here it is, mid-way through week 3... Since my last update, the work load has increased and it's been quite difficult to keep up due to pressures in and outside of work, some expected, some not-so! However, it remains enlightening and I continue to learn a lot - what I learn varies from everything from understanding measurement dysfunction, to content covered regarding the impossibility of testng, to simply learning how to read… Continue

Added by Simon Godfrey on 19 November 2008 at 4:37pm — 1 Comment

need to call web services using QTP

Hi, I am new to this form. I have joined here to get clarify on my doubt. 1. need to call web services using QTP 2. I have the WSDL files only. 3. Installed Web services add-in with QTP 9.5 4. provide any references online if possible. Continue

Added by vijaykanth on 19 November 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Test Estimation - another one we've not cracked

Test Estimation, what is it and how to do it. I think this easily joins the list of "Top 10 Most Asked Questions" that would be put together by trawling any popular forum or testing community website. There's an idea... Someone being able to estimate, a) How long it will take to write Test Cases and b) How long it will take to execute them; is a fundamental for any test team. This assumes the person doing the estimation is reasonable at the test analysis activities or has someone in the team w… Continue

Added by Mark Crowther on 19 November 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Automate your routines tasks too

We always think about automating the testing tasks like functional testing ,Performance testing. It is said that think about automation if you do a task more that two times. We have been doing a lot of repeated task like 1) Sending status update report 2) Taking screen shots 3) Reporting bugs 4) Start/Stop applications These can be automated and can be invoked using automated tools. 1) AutoHotKey 2) Selenium (For web based tasks) Automating the routine… Continue

Added by Janesh Kodikara on 18 November 2008 at 10:38am — 1 Comment

Keynote: Test Maturity Model Integration, Erik Van Veenandal

This was Thursday's keynote. I won't go into a long description of TMMi, as I think the links below will probably give more and better information than I can. Erik started by emphasising that there's little purpose in pursuing TMMi if you don't have the fundamentals to support this - better to put your energy into pursuing those. Decent requirements and project planning, for example, without which it doesn't much matter how great your test plan is. You also need management support, and a proper… Continue

Added by Anna Baik on 13 November 2008 at 12:01pm — 2 Comments

Heuristics: Solving Problems Rapidly, Michael Bolton

I haven't had a chance to update with any more blog posts until now, but I'm sitting here enjoying the EuroSTAR Testing Quiz and trying to write a blog post at the same time, so if it seems a bit scattered I apologise! This was a workshop run by Michael Bolton. It's hard to convey a workshop as part of the point is being there, but I would recommend attending this if you get the opportunity. Michael spent the first part of the workshop discussing heuristics, and then ran an exercise with us whi… Continue

Added by Anna Baik on 12 November 2008 at 5:00pm — 3 Comments

To get a free lancing Testing Job

Hi Friends I have 4+years of experience in Software testing. Currently looking for a Free lancing testing job where i can work from home. Please help me with this Continue

Added by Poornima on 12 November 2008 at 5:15am — 10 Comments

The Best of Both Worlds: Derk-Jan De Groot

Just listened to a talk by Derk-Jan about exploratory testing (which I don't really know much about) and bringing these techniques into a more traditional structured environment. What I didn't get an opportunity to ask was: Can you *bootstrap* your team into using a more exploratory testing approach without needing in-house expertise? Or are you likely to have problems unless you have either a consultant or an already experienced exploratory tester on staff? Continue

Added by Anna Baik on 11 November 2008 at 3:32pm — 8 Comments

Off to Eurostar!

Just preparing to head off to the Hague for the Eurostar 2008 Software Testing conference. If you were at the September SIGIST you might remember the draw for a free place to the conference - I was the winner! I wasn't sure if my employers would be able to stump up the travelling costs for me to attend, but they did. (Actually, getting there is costing less than going to London by train - this doesn't seem right, somehow). Before SIGIST I'd never been to any kind of professional conference, so… Continue

Added by Anna Baik on 10 November 2008 at 10:23am — 4 Comments

need help on unix testing

hi , i am new to this community. i want to know how projects are tested on Unix platform. Continue

Added by Amol on 10 November 2008 at 5:04am — 2 Comments

The AST - BBST Foundations

I'm currently taking part in the BBST Foundations course, as provided by the Association for Software Testing and I thought it'd be worth putting together a few blog posts to a) raise it's profile and b) give an overview of what it's like / how it's going for me. The first course available by the AST is the Foundations course and is a pre-requisite for further courses under the title of the Black Box Software Testing modu… Continue

Added by Simon Godfrey on 7 November 2008 at 6:55pm — 3 Comments

Test Estimation

I have been asked on many occasions to estimate testing effort of for smaller project ... and became increasingly frustrated by minimal documentation. As a result I spend quite a lot of time talking with developers and Business analysts to get enough of an idea about the solution to for a ball park estimate. Then my team leader explained one of his rules of testing: Testing effort is 30% of development effort. Does this rule hold true for COTS products (mostly configuration) and Business proce… Continue

Added by Daniel Kearney on 5 November 2008 at 8:00am — 6 Comments

Why I Think You Must Be Lazy, Criminal, Technically Challenged or Ignorant!

As I write this on a cold November 2nd morning in the UK an inquiry is under way after a memory stick with user names and passwords, used in testing a key UK Government computer system, was discovered in a pub car park. The Mail on Sunday said ministers have ordered an emergency shutdown of the Gateway website, which covers anything from tax returns to parking tickets, while experts checked to ensure people's private details were not compromised. Here in the UK we have had a string of such news… Continue

Added by Tony Simms on 2 November 2008 at 9:17am — No Comments

QTP + Web Services

Hi, I am new to this form. I have joined here to get clarify on my doubt. 1. need to fetch the Db values through web services using QTP 2. I have the WSDL files only. 3. Installed Web services add-in can you provide the coding or methods to this mail id - santhanam.j@gmail.com Thanks Santhanam Continue

Added by Santhanam on 28 October 2008 at 9:29am — No Comments

Guide to Data Masking/Scrambling

Hi All - For those of you who are interested in data scrambling, or data masking - we've got a couple new white papers. This is a hot topic in the industry at the moment with all of the data protection regulations, etc. Give it a whirl: http://www.grid-tools.com/download/A%20Short%20Guide%20to%20Scrambling,%20Masking%20and%20Obfuscating%20Production%20Data.pdf You can also try this one if you are interested in better quality test data and achieving maximum code coverage: http://www.grid-tool… Continue

Added by Jessica Jones on 24 October 2008 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Introduction

Hi everyone, I'm Albert Gareev. I have passion for QA and especially for Test Automation as QA strengthening technology. My background is programming, and my first exposure to automated testing was in far 94, creating coverage monitoring tool with the built-in script interpreter for DOS-based software. Currently I'm working primarily with HP/Mercury tools creating Functional/Regression testing solutions. Thanks and regards! Continue

Added by Albert Gareev on 16 October 2008 at 3:46pm — No Comments

New 'test' terminology of use in the contemporary workplace

De-test-able adj. something that was previously able to be tested but not any more Con-test adj. a struggle for superiority over the development team Test-imoanial adj. a written summary of someone's (lack of) testing skills Continue

Added by Andy Smith on 15 October 2008 at 12:06pm — 9 Comments

Requirements Networking Group

To whomsoever is interested.... My latest article has just been published today by those kind folks at Requirements Networking Group. It's the feature article on the homepage today, but I don't know how long such a distinction lasts, so I'll post the full link below: http://www.requirementsnetwork.com/sites/requirementsnetwork.com/files/Focus_on_well_documented_Functional_Requirements.pdf Nathan. Continue

Added by Nathan L Weller on 14 October 2008 at 3:34pm — 1 Comment

Cognitive quality work

Hi, I am looking for quality assurance work at home. Please help me if anybody have any idea how can i get software testing work at home. Thanks in Advance Contact: Ishaneja2003@gmail.com Continue

Added by Ish Aneja on 8 October 2008 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments