Testing and Quality Assurance

Testing and Quality Assurance

Test and QA Stories
How to Better Test and Optimize Mobile Applications

There’s no single solution that can guarantee success in the mobile testing space. However, by incorporating virtualization and making use of the cloud, you can test the functionality, performance, and security of an application across a bevy of networks.

What's in the Winter 2016 Issue of Better Software Magazine?This issue of Better Software is loaded with feature articles about writing a superior web API, taking the plunge into test automation, the three pillars of agile quality, innovative gamification, and assessing and improving your DevOps procedures. Read on to learn more about this year's first issue.
Testers, Tech It Up! Become More Technically CompetentAs our world becomes more complex, the demand for technical testing expertise is going up. While there will always be a need for domain specialists, we also need just as many technical testing roles—particularly with programming skills. Mike Sowers has some ideas on developing additional technical expertise.
Improving Test Automation—What About Existing Tests?

A good test design is important because it improves the quality of the tests, helping to add breadth and depth, and it facilitates efficiency, in particular for automation. These points are obvious when starting a project from scratch, but what do you do when tackling a project with existing tests?

The Twelve Days of TestingOn the first day of testing, the dev team gave to me a bug in the software code. This variation on the classic Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" contains items a software tester will know all too well!
Getting Started with Risk-Based Testing

For software development, risk-based testing is becoming a major necessity to guarantee that users are getting the best experience possible without encountering too many issues. Quality assurance teams need to effectively gauge products based on the potential risk they bring.

IoT Devices Are Making Test Automation Even More Critical

The more devices connected to the Internet, the more challenges the average tester will face. With so many standard items expanding their technological reach through the Internet of Things, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to properly test devices manually.

Surviving the IT Audit

One of the most anxiety inducing and often frustrating experiences for IT managers can be surviving the IT audit. If you invest a little time in preparation, you can not only survive your next audit, but also perhaps even benefit from the support to improve your existing best practices.