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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.
Monkeys Teach Us What We Already Knew: Middle Management Is StressfulSitting around eating bananas all day doesn't sound too stressful, but middle management monkeys are feeling the same burn as those performing tasks in the confines of a traditional office. Putting out fires, appeasing upper management, and holding onto a job are taking their toll on everyone.
JavaScript's Popularity in Mobile Development Continues to RiseContinuing its language domination in the mobile app development world, JavaScript can now be used to update native iOS and Android apps thanks to a new hybrid model on the market. JavaScript remains a top programming language, and it doesn't look like the trend will change any time soon.
Software Development Education Needs—Where Are the Testers?Software development is one of the fastest growing job functions. Unfortunately, schools and their students are failing to keep up with demand. One job role that is almost completely missing from college and technical educations is software testing. What's that all about?
The Power of Story Telling for Software TestersStory telling in software testing is one of the more important aspects of the craft. As testers, test leads, and test managers, you do it all the time. The trick is to make the story a powerful one.
ISP Injects Ads into Paying Subscribers’ Web ContentBanner ads were showing up along the bottom of popular websites such as Bing, Apple, eBay and Amazon. It turns out the cable operator was allowing an outside company to inject the ads into the pages. What does it mean if webpage requests are vulnerable to code inserted by a third party?
The Push and Pull in Corporate Learning

The extent to which corporate training and learning programs are beneficial is often questionable. An effective push-pull mechanism between employer and employee is what is needed to weave in time for learning and training despite everyone’s busy schedule.

Moore’s Law: When Will It End—or Will It?Moore's Law states that a computer's processing power doubles every two years. Can engineers exceed this rate of development? It's never been done, but with today's rate of innovation, many believe we might actually surpass this four-decade old adage. But at what cost?