Testing and Quality Assurance
Testing and Quality Assurance
Test and QA Stories
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Why Testers Need to Tune Out the Noise and Focus on ValueHow do brand new testers—and experienced testers—make sense of their role in light of the myriad opinions about what testers are supposed to do? One simple way is this: Tune out the noise. Testers should use their own minds to focus on how people might obtain value from the program they’re testing. | 
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Free Mobile Device Testing Labs Add to Culture of SharingThe excitement that comes with each new mobile device launch brings with it one more device for developers and testers to have to weigh the costs of running their mobile applications on, to make sure they're compatible. Could free, open device labs solve that problem? Maybe—if we all chip in. | 
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How Early Testing Can Build a Path to Success for StartupsSince startup investors are now wanting to see a physical product before deciding on funding, testing is becoming a more integral part of the startup process. Testing strategies can help to validate the business idea and verify a prototype, which will ultimately reassure potential investors. | 
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The Value of Developer Testing in SoftwareDeveloper testing is a great way to improve the quality of your code and deliver more reliably. However, our intuitions about the relative value of testing are often wrong. Only by gaining experience writing tests will you be able to learn which tests really add value. | 
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Why Does IT Management Ignore Testing?Joe Townsend explores why IT upper management does not treat software testing as an equal to software development. Changing the culture and the misconceptions about software testing will be vital to the future of the field. | 
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Where Do Great Product Ideas Come From?The current information technology trend is that of survival of the fittest, where players thrive based on success factors such as releases of new products that are feature rich, user experience driven, and performance focused. Rajini Padmanaban looks at where the new product ideas come from. |
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Applying Test-Driven Development to Android Development Test-driven development (TDD) is a cornerstone practice for agile development teams, but Android development poses some significant challenges to a test-driven approach. With the right testing framework, an Android development team can maintain velocity while following TDD practices. |
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Why You Must Depersonalize Feedback to Become a More Valuable Tester Welcoming feedback isn’t as easy as it sounds, especially when you’re in a testing role and potentially getting constant feedback from numerous sources. If you don’t depersonalize feedback and you react defensively, the people around you will likely start to disengage, check out, and move away. |
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