Testing and Quality Assurance
Testing and Quality Assurance
Test and QA Stories
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Can You Become a World-Class Programmer without a Formal Education? With college costs steadily rising, many testers may balk at the idea of paying for classes to learn how to program code, even if it could benefit their careers in the long run. But with free online coding classes popping up left and right, we could see a shift in more testers jumping on board. |
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The Debate over Software Testing Certification Heats UpDavid Greenlees writes on the latest debate over software testing certification. Keith Klain, head of the Global Test Center at Barclays, and Rex Black, a recognized software testing consultant, got into a heated debate on Twitter about the validity of certification exam results. | 
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Hiring? Uncle Sam May Have the Ideal Candidate for YouPamela Rentz looks at the newly created IT Training and Certification Partnership, which is a public-private partnership that aims to help service men and women leverage their previous military IT expertise in the civilian job market. | 
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SCM Problem Shuts Down Chicago Trading SystemThe Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) trading system recently was shut down for part of a day due to a software glitch. Some inside the CBOE are looking to recent configuration changes, requirements tracking, and testing as possible culprits. | 
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Do Software Testers Have Special Ethical Obligations?Some might argue that the same basic ethical rules apply in both professional and nonprofessional contexts—ethics is ethics. Other ethicists believe that all professionals, regardless of their practice, have special moral obligations. So, do software testers have special moral obligations? | 
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Stepping into an Everything Connected WorldWhile social media has connected the world in one sense, an automated and digitally connected world is becoming more popular. Rajini Padmanaban looks at the software engineering, implementation, security, and performance issues associated with stepping into a connected world. | 
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Are You Getting Everything You Need from Your Infrastructure?Culture may be vital to the success of agile, but there are a number of technical requirements that must be in place for development teams to be able to bring the speed and quality that agile was designed to deliver. Nate Odell looks specifically at the needs of an agile infrastructure. | 
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Bug Bounty Hunters Can Earn Big RewardsToday’s bug bounty hunters can reap big rewards for tracking down software bugs. So far in 2013, Google has paid nearly $188,000 in bounties and prizes for Chrome and Chrome OS. Pamela Rentz looks at the success of Google's bug bounty program and the popularity of offering rewards for finding bugs. |
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