Testing and Quality Assurance
Testing and Quality Assurance
Test and QA Stories
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The Perils of Closed EcosystemsA closed ecosystem, where a single entity controls both the hardware platform and what content can go onto it, has far-reaching ramifications for corporate and individual consumers. It's also a risk that needs to be given serious consideration when a business decides to develop for the platform. | 
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Black Friday Fatigue? Load Testing Can Save Your Cyber MondayMore shoppers turned online, and to their mobile devices, to find holiday deals this Black Friday than in any previous year. As the number of people growing weary of the enormous crowds and long lines grows, will online retailers be able to handle the load of online and mobile app shopping? | 
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Can End-Users Help Enhance Product Quality? It is a well-accepted fact that bringing end-user focus into a product is very important to its overall success. Testers have always been viewed as end-user advocates in product teams. What is becoming more important is to engage end-users in the product development cycle in every possible way. |
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Romney Defeat Due in Part to Poor Software QualityMitt Romney's Election Day defeat is being attributed to a number of important factors including the failure of Project Orca, a key software application that was intended to help turn out the vote, monitor election results, and report on suspected election fraud. | 
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What Is Acceptance Test-Driven Development?We help define the concept of acceptance test-driven development with the help of an interview between Ken Pugh and Ade Shokoya. As we raise the level of collaboration and shift the relationship between testers and developers, we realize the potential for faster, better products. |
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An Interview with Rapid Software Testing Trainer Paul Holland Paul Holland is a recognized Rapid Software Testing trainer and a proponent of context-driven testing. See what Paul has to say about being a successful tester in any situation, testing career paths, and testing certifications. | 
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Use and Abuse of the Bug Tracker Although there seems to be an increasing number of teams who opt not to use bug trackers, bug trackers are still used in the vast majority of information technology shops. If you are going to use a bug tracker, it's important to be aware of what it is—and is not—good at. |
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Testing Apple Maps—A Lesson for a New GenerationNow that the furor of Apple's buggy release of Apple Maps has subsided a little, it is time to review what happened. Obviously the application needed more time to be ready, but more importantly, what lessons can the new generation of application developers and testers take away from this debacle? | 
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