Testing and Quality Assurance
Testing and Quality Assurance
Test and QA Stories
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Building an Effective Lean Testing Strategy Lean testing strategies can help QA teams effectively mitigate wasted resources and ensure that they are giving each project the attention it deserves. Sanjay Zalavadia details some strategies QA teams should implement in order to create an effective lean testing practice for their operations. |
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The Ever-Increasing Importance of Application PerformanceWhile an application’s functionality is very important, users have equally started to value non-functional areas—such as performance, usability, accessibility, and UI—and are often ready to move on to other options if an application's performance does not meet their needs. | 
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Testers Donate Their Skills to Save Lives with Humanitarian ToolboxWhen natural disasters strike, technology can streamline relief efforts. The charity Humanitarian Toolbox creates apps and maintains a “toolbox” of software and solutions for disaster aid organizations all over the world. Testers at STARWEST will donate their time and talents to the cause. | 
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When I Really Do Break SoftwarePamela Gillaspie has been experimenting with actually breaking software: installing or operating respectable software in a way that renders it unusable. She says testing beyond what your product is strictly responsible for can save your company many support cases—and the goodwill of your users. | 
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Scalability of Tests—A MatrixHans Buwalda highlights the scalability of unit, functional, and exploratory tests—the three kinds of tests used to verify functionality. Since many automation tools and strategies traditionally focus on functional testing, Hans provides some strategies to make functional testing more manageable. | 
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The Lean Startup Methodology and Its Value for TestersTesters are rarely part of an entrepreneurial startup team, but are there lessons for them in the lean startup approach? Lee Copeland says yes. The basic idea behind lean startup is that companies should focus their time and resources more efficiently, and this concept surely can benefit testers. | 
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What's Your Story? How Testers Add ValueTesters have a story. It involves the kind of information we gather, the way we gather it, whom we tell, and what decisions are impacted by it. Management has their own story, but sometimes the goals are different. Find out the story your executives have for testing, and see what value it brings. | 
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Women Who Test Event Looking to Even the Playing Field TechWell is highlighting the strides women have made in the growing testing profession by featuring the Women Who Test summit at STARWEST. This full-day event, which will be October 2, is aimed toward women in the industry looking to network with other women passionate about software testing. |
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