Testing and Quality Assurance
Testing and Quality Assurance
Test and QA Stories
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Testing and the Maker Mindset Many bugs arise not because of a failure of effort, but because of a failure of imagination—nobody thought of the combination of events that makes them occur. Rick Scott looks at testing and what differentiates people who are creative problem solvers, inventors, and engineers—the makers. |
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Being a Shark: Software Testing for Small Startups As a developer in a startup you will be the core of any testing effort. You have to be a shark. You have to keep moving to stay alive. You don’t have weeks to think, plan, write, execute, and repeat. You don’t have time to clutter your process. You have to think differently when it comes to testing. |
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Look at Everyday Products to Improve SoftwareDesigners are always looking at ways to improve software by making it fun and engaging to visitors. However, to reach the next level, we need to slightly change our focus. We need to look not just at other pieces of software but also at everyday products—like doors and the signs that go on them. | 
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What Is Bug Chaining?Dealing with groups of bugs is one of the places where conventional bug-tracking systems often fall down. Enter bug chaining, an idea originating in the security testing community, that combines different bugs of low severity to create a defect of high severity. |
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Taking Time Off to Benefit InnovationWhat a great idea it would be to be able to spend 10 percent of your time—or 15 or even 20 percent—away from your projects developing new ideas and focusing on projects of personal interest. It turns out that the idea is hardly new. Naomi Karten writes how taking time off can benefit innovation. | 
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Forrester Predicts Mobile Payment Market Will Soar Mobile payments are here to stay, and as more players join the game, security and usability testing will become increasingly more important. With Forrester predicting a 48 percent increase in the market by 2017, there’s a lot at stake. | 
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The Sad Truth about Cyber SecuritySoftware security is a hot topic right now, but if we’re not careful, we could make things worse—much, much worse. In many ways today, there is nothing more important than developing secure software that works well in the real world. |
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How Test Teams Can Help with Service Level AgreementsTesting teams are not new to service level agreements (SLAs)—they have traditionally used various measurement techniques and metrics to objectively gauge a product’s quality and readiness to ship. Rajini Bharath explains how test teams can help an organization achieve a successful SLA roll out. | 
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