SOFTWARE TESTING

testing future 10 years ago

2008-06-18T03:09:00.000-07:00

found a ten year old presentation in the web - 'Software Testing.Past, Present, and Future'. from today's point of view - the whole presentation is already past. check and agree with me that the date mayb be changed to 2008. many things detailed there are still true.

just a quick thought

2008-06-10T04:14:00.000-07:00

just a quick thought about tester's role in project management and product quality. critical! project team all contributes to the project success, but the end of the process seems belonging to developers and testers. am i right?

test case design: do's

2008-06-10T02:15:00.000-07:00

The Do’s: 1. Identify test cases for each module 2. Write test cases in each executable step. 3. Design more functional test cases. 4. Clearly identify the expected results for each test case 5. Design the test cases for workflow so that the test cases follow a sequence in the web application during testing. For example for mail applications say yahoo, it has to start with a registration

Reading list from BCS

2008-05-27T23:26:00.000-07:00

General Testing Books Title: The Testing Practitioner Author: Erik van Veenendaal Publisher: UTN Publishers Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 9789072194657 Title: Risk-based e-business Testing Authors: Paul Gerrard and Neil Thompson Publisher: Artech House Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 1580533140 Title: Introducing Software Testing: A Practical Guide for Getting Started Author: Louise Tamres, Simon

„Suggest me what to learn for this field“

2008-05-27T23:16:00.000-07:00

„Suggest me what to learn for this field“ – how to change the career to software testing. There is huge amount information on the web. Search google or any other search engine for keywords – software testing, testing or tester. And here you are – hundreds of links, articles, posts, etc. The problem is – where to find the most concentrated material for studying. Articles, magazines and blogs

how to test web services

2008-05-27T06:22:00.000-07:00

How to test web services? the only answer i know at the moment - use SoapUI. An open-source GUI for easily creating and firing off SOAP requests. You need: to feed the WSDL - entering the url, the program creates sample SOAP requests for you;you edit those in a simple XML editor;send it to see the response.(For today, have not got the proper response. The database needs to be changed. Will

software testing standards for tester

2008-05-11T23:17:00.000-07:00

Mandatory: BS-7925-1 Software Testing - Vocabulary BS-7925-2 Standard for Software Component Testing IEEE 1028 IEEE Standard for Software Reviews IEEE 1012 Standard for Software Verification and Validation -Description ISO 12207 Systems and software engineering-Software life cycle processes Higly recommended: IEEE 610.12 Standard glossary of software engineering terminology IEEE 1044

on Testing in youtube

2008-04-16T01:01:00.000-07:00

Made a discovery this morning. Was too lazy to read the book „the testing practitioner“, mentioned in previous post. And felt a desire to listen to something on Software testing topic. Yes! The internet! Of course – the YouTube site. Well, did not do the big research what to look at, took on the first - Google Tech Talks, December 9, 2005, Agile testing by Elisabeth Hendrickson. My

book: The Testing Practitioner

2008-04-10T22:29:00.000-07:00

over a week have a book on my table, The Testing Practitioner. found at our office library. seems to be more serious than fun. It is a collection of works from 24 authors on various topics. Like test and risk management, reviews, incident management, people, test process improvements and other. have you read it?

nightmare

2008-03-28T01:48:00.000-07:00

Nightmare of a tester - you have got a software without bugs. test and can not find any :) Before every new project feel light fear not to find anything...

What is hot in the testing field?

2008-03-05T05:57:00.000-08:00

Had a look at some conferences advertised on the web. (US testers are lucky – so many software testing events.) If you are wondering what is hot now – just check the conference programs (or job ads. well, its not the topic of the post..). Test Management, Test Techniques, Metrics, Performance Testing, Reviews & Inspections are more classical topics. And here – some showing the changes in

my testing adventures - effectiveness

2008-02-15T03:37:00.000-08:00

If you check the date of recent posts , you will see that this is the third post today. My colleague smiles - it is friday, too difficult to work when you know three days of rest are waiting ahead. Today is a reading day, so the next thing I found in one blog - testing metrics. The authour lists a few of them. the most interesting for me - "Number of customer reported Bug - As a measure of

exploratory testing (ET)

2008-02-15T03:15:00.000-08:00

wow, this is a new concept for me and to tell the truth, the topic i find very interesting. exploratory testing (ET) - simultaneous learning, test design and test execution. The tester thinks, learns, improves his test design, learns, thinks, etc. Previously called ad-hoc testing. Have been working on this for a few years :) Search wikipedia for more, or find some James Bach or Jonathan Kohl

careeer

2008-02-14T23:35:00.000-08:00

Thinking about sotfware testing process and improvements, so search the web for some info. The best thing is - developing a testing maturity model. Found out, that at the moment, our company works at level 3, Initial, Phase definition and integration. Still left space for growth - 4 (management and measurement) and 5 (optimization, defect prevention and quality control). While, CMM level 2

wikipedia about testware

2008-02-01T05:16:00.000-08:00

Testware is a sub-set of software with a special purpose, that is, for software testing, especially for software testing automation. In this sense, automation Testware is designed to be executed on automation frameworks. It includes artifacts produced during the test process required to plan, design, and execute tests, such as documentation, scripts, inputs, expected results, set-up and clear-up

job for tester, interlogika

2008-01-22T06:17:00.000-08:00

Testuotojas Darbo aprašymas Sistemos dalių testavimas Reikalavimai Privalumas: Web ir DB technologijų žinios ir patirtis Privalumas: Linux / Unix žinios ir patirtis Privalumas: Komandinio darbo patirtis Įmonė siūlo: Darbas tarptautinėje įmonėje Nuo rezultatų priklausoma skatinimo sistema CV ir motyvacinį laišką siųskite: jobs@interlogika.lt nezinau ar dar galioja skelbimas, bet tebunie. dar

Ieškomas testuotojas: ASW

2008-01-09T00:34:00.000-08:00

PROGRAMINĖS ĮRANGOS KOKYBĖS UŽTIKRINIMO SPECIALISTAS Aprašymas: SIŪLOMAS DARBAS PROGRAMINĖS ĮRANGOS KOKYBĖS UŽTIKRINIMO SPECIALISTUI VILNIUJE ARBA KAUNE. Detali informacija: “CVO Technology Recruitment” klientas – viena didžiausių IT įmonių Lietuvoje ir kitose Baltijos šalyse. Pagrindiniai įmonės privalumai - verslo procesų išmanymas, ilgametė projektų valdymo patirtis

news from ISEB

2008-01-09T00:18:00.000-08:00

Some news. ISEB are now able to offer the following qualifications: Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing This qualification bridges the gap between foundation level and practitioner level, and addresses the need for the candidate to adopt a different approach in thinking than that required at

working again. or at least trying

2007-12-05T22:45:00.000-08:00

welcome to new period. the second week working as software tester. after a long break at home here we are at the office. Do not feel weak in professional sense, but staying up to 8 long hours everyday at work is something still too tough for me. now coming through adaptation plan - learning the way things are done here. and reading. The Art Of Software Testing. second addition, Glenford J. Myers.

verification and validation

2007-10-30T12:37:00.000-07:00

Verification: Have we built the software right? (i.e. does it match the specification) Validation: Have we built the right software? (i.e. Is this what the customer wants?)

looking for a job myself

2007-10-18T13:35:00.000-07:00

no, it is not one more post with job advertisement. this time i am looking for testing position myself. all of a sudden. got a call for an interview and decided - why not. so, waiting for their answer and sending some more cv. the good news for lithuania are that software testers are more valuated. more and more ads may be seen for that position.... my week points are technology knowledge and big

darbas testuotojui, new ad in vilnius

2007-10-09T12:06:00.000-07:00

Adsoft, UAB Adform yra sparčiai auganti programinės įrangos gamintoja, kurianti vieną pirmaujančių pasaulyje internetinių reklaminių kampanijų administravimo, valdymo bei ataskaitų generavimo sistemų. Pagrindiniai įmonės klientai yra reklaminės agentūros bei stambios internete besireklamuojančios bendrovės. Savo paslaugas teikiame ir vienoms iš didžiausių kompanijų pasaulyje. Daugiau informacijos

looking for software testing job?

2007-09-28T06:16:00.000-07:00

i do not know about the job seeeking traditions in other parts of the world, but here, in lithuania, usually, we search the advertisements, write cv and send it to potential companies. so, someone asked me about software testing jobs in ireland, to tell the truth i have no idea, but websites juch as http://www.irishjobs.ie/ ,http://www.recruitireland.com/ , http://www.loadzajobs.ie/ , http://

testing job in vilnius, LT

2007-09-16T23:19:00.000-07:00

Testuotojas (-a) Vilnius, Kaunas Darbo pobūdis: -klaidų nustatymas ir tinkamas jų aplinkybių suformulavimas, apibūdinimas;-užtikrinimas, kad programa atitinka funkcinius ir biznio reikalavimus;-užtikrinimas, kad programa atitinka nefukcinius reikalavimus. -testavimo atvejų ir tikrinimo sąrašų sudarymas; -testavimo metrikų sekimas. Reikalavimai kandidatui: Aukštasis universitetinis išsilavinimas;

part time testing

2007-06-26T06:08:00.001-07:00

do you think software testers may work part time?