test methodologies
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Target's Website Snafu Suggests More Exploratory TestingTarget recently found itself in the news over a mislabeled product on its website that generated embarrassing results. The website snafu proves the importance of having an exploratory test team that manually tests in a production environment. | 
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Helpful Metaphors for Software TestingMetaphors are a wonderful way to describe something to your audience that they would not likely understand without them. Explaining testing to non-testers and testing concepts to experienced testers can be significantly easier when using good metaphors. | 
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Emergent Database Technologies and the New Platform WarIn the not-so-distant past, there was a war of railroad track gauges, a war of electric power currents, and a war of videotape formats. Now, rumblings of another format war are pealing through a formerly stable platform, and this one could directly impact those who build and test software. |
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Why Testers Need to Become More Technical As projects become more technical, testers themselves must adapt and become more technical. With technologies getting more complex each day, testers need to know how to identify risks and find problems deep within the technology stack. |
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Four Tips for Assembling a Great Test TeamWhen recruiting new team members, remember that you may not be marrying the folks you hire, but you are tying your success in with theirs. So it’s vital to be thorough in evaluating potential recruits and to hire slowly. Bonnie Bailey presents four tips for assembling a great test team. |
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Preparing to Test for Big DataBoth small and large organizations are grappling to build the required expertise, skill set, and infrastructure facilities to leverage big data to positively impact their businesses. Rajini Bharath offers five keys points that will set a testing team on a path to big data success. | 
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Mobile Development's Unique Challenges Solved by AgileLearn how mobile developers are using agile's methodologies to traverse the unique landscape that mobile software presents. Although the Agile Manifesto was written long before smartphones and tablets and other mobile devices were built, agile's methodologies have never been more relevant. | 
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The Challenges of Mobile Testing for Jailbroken DevicesMany of the automation tools for mobile testing on the market today require the use of jailbroken or rooted devices, a controversial condition that some testing advocates believe violates mobile testing best practices. Bonnie Bailey writes of the challenges jailbroken devices present to testers. |
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