SOFTWARE TESTING

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WEB QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST /QA (TESTUOTOJAS (-A)) Our company "Interneto marketingas" is currently recruiting a Quality Assurance Specialist who will be responsible for maintaining all QA functions including establishing and enforcing QA procedures and standards, testing websites and web applications, identifying defects, finding and reporting errors and/or missed functionality as per business requirements. This is a great opportunity for an individual who wants to be a part of a rapidly growing company. The person hired will be the onsite expert and will lead the Quality Assurance function throughout the company growth cycles ensuring that quality is always in the forefront in order to meet the company targets for growth & profitability. Qualified candidates will have : * Degree in Information Technology or related field preferred with a minimum of 3-5 years QA experience. * A deep understanding of Web QA testing methodology, processes and procedures inclu...

The Software & Systems Quality Conference (SQC) is Europe’s leading conference on software quality management, testing and process optimisation. Its continued growth since the first conference in 1996 bears testimony to the importance which IT managers and specialists attach to it. Besides conferences in Ireland, UK, Australia and Switzerland the SQC Germany offers a wide platform for professional exchange of experiences as reflected by the 800 plus delegates who attended the 2008 conference at the Congress Center Dusseldorf. From 26 to 29 May 2009, SQC will offer industry specialists a combination of presentations, keynotes and workshops covering a wide range of sectors, as well as an exhibition.

Willing to make a break from certification questions. However that is not easy. Found another topic for reading - online certification . There are two certifications, available online: Software Testing Fundamentals and Testing Expert Certification . Tried to do the fundamentals test. Scored 65percent, and did not reach the required 70. After taking test I will not able to get another ticket for next 3 months. What I did not like about the site - could not find the material for exam questions. Do not believe in opinion, that every tester should know the terms, used in the test. And there were some, that I saw first time. So, you may try to do the exam. Maybe will be succesful and print out your certificate. Although I believe there should be better online certification sites for testers :)

While studying for ISEB foundation in software testing, googled a lot how to study :) Although did not find tips for the exam questions, some posts on preparation were very useful. Most of all liked this one . (Keyword for browsing 'how to prepare for ISEB foundation) There are also sample exam papers, check this blog . (Keyword for browsing: sample ISEB foundation) Suggested steps for studying: 1. Read the syllabus; 2. Read the book ; 3. Do sample exam papers; 4. Review the book and syllabus again.

the Eurostar 2008 is over, the next year theme is 'Testing Challenge'. There are some interviews about testing challenge for the year 2009 in youtube. the quality is really poor, this one i liked the most:

sharing my news with you. yesterday, at prometrics center passed ISEB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing, 85 percent. Finally! Practising sample exams really helps. Will write more about preparation later.

just an idea for reading - microsoft msdn site for testers: http://msdn.microsoft.com/lt-lt/testing/default(en-us).aspx

One of the first companies, offering testing services, has opened its website www.testuotojai.lt. Congratulations! "Testuotojai" means ‘the testers’ in Lithuanian language. The same as my blog's address - "testavimas" is for testing. As they wrote, team has been working as software testers and now trying to do this as independent people, not a part of any IT company. The services description seems quite narrow for me, but ok, as it is the beginning. The number of testers, together with the ads looking for software testing or QA specialists, has been really increasing in the last years. So, the birth of a company like this is a really natural development of software testing market in Lithuania.

UAB " Baltijos programinė įranga " – viena iš pirmaujančių Lietuvos IT įmonių, kurios sprendimais ir patarimais pasitiki didžiausi Lietuvos bankai, telekomunikacijų bendrovės ir didžiosios Lietuvos IT įmonės. Įmonė plečia veiklą ir į savo komandą Kaune skubiai ieško: KOKYBĖS INŽINIERIŲ SKYRIAUS VADOVO (-ĖS) Darbo pobūdis: * kokybės skyriaus darbo organizavimas, vadovavimas 6 kokybės inžinierių komandai; * produkto testavimo procesų planavimas ir įgyvendinimas; * programinės įrangos produktų kokybės užtikrinimas; * konsultavimas kokybės užtikrinimo klausimais. Reikalavimai: * ne mažesnė kaip 1 metų vadovaujamo darbo patirtis programinės įrangos kokybės užtikrinimo srityje; * funkcinių ir nefunkcinių testavimo technikų išmanymas, defektų valdymo žinios; * IT sistemų kūrimo ir diegimo standartų žinojimas; * geri planavimo ir organizaciniai įgūdžiai; * gebėjimas aiškiai formuluoti užduotis ir dirbti komandoje; * komunikabilumas, organizuotu...

LAVERDI is looking for a TEST ANALYST/TESTER and TEST TEAM LEADER in Lithuania. This is very urgent requirement, please send the cv and 2 references to Mr.Ibish Ozen, Managing Director, i.ozen@laverdi.com

Yesterday recieved a gift from internet friend, the tester. He had passed the test, ISTQB, foundation level. Send me the book he used for practising - "sample exam questions ISTQB". "120 Practise questions and solutions" . Will take ISEB testing foundation exam. As foundation ISEB now relates to ISTQB foundation level, the book should help. Going to passs it until Christmas. Stil some time left for studying.

Sorry, english readers, this post only in lithuanian. Lietuviams testuotojams: nebloga kolegos nuoroda apie testuotojų sertifikavimąsi , išskirtinai ISEB, ne ISTQB.

Reaching the end of a job interview, the human resources person asked a QA engineer fresh out of the community college , "And what starting salary were you looking for?" The engineer said, "In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package." The interviewer said, "Well, what would you say to a package of 5-weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years - say, a red Corvette?" The Engineer sat up straight and said, "Wow! Are you kidding?" And the interviewer replied, "Yeah, but you started it."

Happy testers day! Top 24 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: 24. "It works fine on MY computer" 23. "Who did you login as ?" 22. "It's a feature" 21. "It's WAD (Working As Designed)" 20. "That's weird..." 19. "It's never done that before." 18. "It worked yesterday." 17. "How is that possible?" 16. "It must be a hardware problem." 15. "What did you type in wrong to get it to crash?" 14. "There is something funky in your data." 13. "I haven't touched that module in weeks!" 12. "You must have the wrong version." 11. "It's just some unlucky coincidence." 10. "I can't test everything!" 9. "THIS can't be the source of THAT." 8. "It works, but it's not been tested." 7. "Somebody must have changed my code." 6. "Did you check for a virus on your system?...

at last the book came to our office. have read first part of it in the web, it is interesting. hope the situation will be better comparing to "testing practitioner"

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 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?

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 process for new users, then signing up, composing mail, sending mail etc. 6. Security is high priority in web testing. Hence document enough test cases related to application security. 7. Develop a trace ability matrix to understand the test case coverage with the requirements just a paste form the article. What i already do - 1, 2, 4. 3 - do not understand what the auhtor means. long worflow is rather rear - 5, 6- seldom do security testing - only authorization and roles. 7 would be a good practise - but that is a must only for bigger projects. missed one requirement in test cases set in a ...

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 Mills Publisher: Pearson Education / Addison Wesley Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 0201719746 or 9780201719741 Title: Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context Driven Approach Authors: Cem Kaner, James Bach and Bret Pettichord Publisher: John Wiley & Sons inc Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 0471081124 Title: Software Testing: A Guide to the TMap Approach Authors: Martin Pol, Ruud Teunissen and Erik Van Veenendaal Publisher: Addison Wesley Publication Date: 2002 ISBN: 0201745712 or 9780201745719 Title: Systematic Software Testing Authors: Rick D. Craig and Stefan P. ...