The debate on test automation has always been fascinating to me. Huge supporters and practitioners of exploratory testing and other manual testing efforts have often been quick to voice their skepticism of those who touted automation as a golden ticket to “better” testing results. Those on the other side of the fence have wondered how … continue reading
Software teams are expected to deliver high-quality software in ever-shorter timeframes, but in practice release speed or quality usually suffers. When release speed is the primary driver, testing may be compromised or a subset of planned features may be released. When quality is the main goal, the release schedule may slip. In today’s increasingly mobile … continue reading
BEVERLY, Mass. – Oct. 7, 2014 – SmartBear Software, the choice of more than two million software professionals for building and delivering the world’s best applications, announced new versions of QAComplete and TestComplete to help organizations accelerate application delivery time and product quality by improving collaboration across software testing groups. In this release, SmartBear has … continue reading
Test metrics are an integral part of the QA process. They provide granular information that helps engineers accurately assess the quality of software builds and figure out what is and isn’t working in the testing process. Metrics are the building blocks of progress and improvement in software creation. Examples of test metrics and what they … continue reading
Where mobile QA has come from and where it belongs in a world dominated by mobile app quality … continue reading
The one recurring theme throughout 2013: Test early, test often, or else … continue reading
The director of Borland’s testing portfolio outlines trends that are changing the way quality assurance testing is executed … continue reading
This new form of testing gives you a more natural testing environment, but is best used for general audiences … continue reading
Research indicates that the cloud is not being used much for testing … continue reading
Using your QA teams prevents you from losing money and prestige in testing and patching after release … continue reading
A reader tracks the cause of many computer security and coding woes to programmers putting in backdoors … continue reading
QA and QC have strict definitions but are often interpreted in different and confusing ways; here’s how to get them straight … continue reading
