Linda Hayes

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Linda G. Hayes is a founder of Worksoft, Inc., developer of next-generation test automation solutions. Linda is a frequent industry speaker and award-winning author on software quality. She has been named as one of Fortune magazine's People to Watch and one of the Top 40 Under 40 by Dallas Business Journal. She is a regular columnist and contributor to StickyMinds.com and Better Software magazine, as well as a columnist for Computerworld and Datamation, author of the Automated Testing Handbook and co-editor Dare To Be Excellent with Alka Jarvis on best practices in the software industry. You can contact Linda at [email protected].

Company

WorkSoft, Inc.

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Other

Industry

Computer Software - SaaS

Country

United States

Linda Hayes

Linda G. Hayes is a founder of Worksoft, Inc., developer of next-generation test automation solutions. Linda is a regular columnist and contributor to StickyMinds.com and Better Software magazine, a columnist for Computerworld and Datamation, author of The Automated Testing Handbook, and co-editor (with Alka Jarvis) of Dare To Be Excellent. Contact Linda at [email protected].

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	Exploring the Features of CodeWhisperer and Its Role in the Future of Coding Learn how Amazon CodeWhisperer is uniquely designed to help you develop better code faster, improve security, protect your privacy, and strengthen—not threaten—your career as a coder.
	The Myths behind Brainstorming, Open Office Plans, and CollaborationMore companies are moving to some version of open offices or pod configurations in hopes of inspiring collaboration and improving productivity. But does it work? If you consult efficiency studies, the answer tends to be no. In fact, increasing proximity is shown to decrease productivity and creativity.
	The Merits of a Collaborative Manual and Automation Test TeamIn many organizations, the manual and automated test teams are separate. But the most successful test teams integrate manual and automation resources into a single, cohesive team. This allows them to fill in any gaps in the test case steps and to develop a more informed automation strategy.
	Finding the Right Ratio of Software Testers to Developers for Your TeamMany organizations struggle with finding the optimum ratio of testers to developers. Linda Hayes explains that there's no one right answer. It depends on your needs for planning, test environment and data management, requirements analysis, test design, execution, diagnosis, reporting, and defect management.
	Why Your Test Efforts Should Tackle Data FirstAutomation projects often start by tackling the technical issues, but Linda Hayes says a specific data environment should be established first. If you can’t control, define, and predict your data, you won’t have the repeatability that makes test automation practical—but it makes sense for manual testing, too.
	What Is the ROI of Test Automation?Test automation ROI is usually calculated by hours saved times an hourly rate. If automation is displacing manual effort, then that produces savings, right? Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Automation isn't free, and it doesn't displace manual testing. So, how do you calculate the ROI for test automation?
	Why Automation Will Never Replace Manual TestingManual testers are experts at the unexpected, while automation is all about predictability. Automation won’t replace manual testing, but neither will manual testing replace automation. Linda Hayes writes that once the difference between them is understood, the fear of automation dissolves.
	Are QA Analysts Becoming Extinct?Recent observations about QA analyst job opportunities declining while automation engineer opportunities are increasing has many wondering whether QA analysts being replaced by automation.
	Capture/Playback: The Vampire That Will Not DieYears after industry articles by reputable experts proclaimed the death of capture/playback as a viable test automation approach, it has apparently arisen from the dead to suck the life out of another generation of hapless, would-be automators.
	Test Automation Gone WildThe stock market has a messy relationship with software. It operates on automation software, but that same software recently made the news for triggering stock plunges. If financial firms aren't scrimping on testing, then what or who gets the blame? Is there a place for testing in production?
	Thanks, But No Thanks to Southwest's Giveaway GlitchSouthwest Airlines, a company known for its fun-loving ways, recently tried to thank its 3 million Facebook friends with half-price fares for flights booked last Friday. But their plan backfired when a “technical glitch” caused customers to be billed as many as twenty times for a single ticket.
	Microsoft's $7 Billion Windows Upgrade Boo-BooTalk about a costly testing “oops.” Microsoft is facing a potential fine of up to 10 percent of its revenue, or about $7 billion, over its failing to verify that one of its Windows upgrades didn’t meet the terms of an antitrust settlement with the European Union.