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Will the new ISO/IEC 29119 Software Testing standard work with agile methodologies like Scrum?
I somehow stumbled across some references to the new ISO/IEC 29119 Software Testing standard that is currently draft stage (apparently).
I have not seen the details of this new standard, however I ...
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What are some tools for fuzz testing?
Fuzz Testing as defined by Wikipedia is:
a software testing technique, often automated or semi-automated, that involves providing invalid, unexpected, or random data to the inputs of a computer ...
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Whether to choose Selenium over Watir or Lightweight Test Automation when testing web applications created using c sharp?
I am currently researching testing frameworks to test c sharp developed web applications. I have been leaning more towards the use of Selenium over Watir or Lightweight Test Automation but hesitant ...
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How do I write a script to be executed by Hudson to automatically restart test environment machines?
I am working in a test environment where we need more than 10 machines, including VMs. The AUT is a Distributed Network type and uses Cassandra nosql DB. We are required to restart each of the ...
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What additional benefits does an QA /Developer engineer bring to a project
I have noticed in the last few years that employers are now looking for QA/Developers (QA engineers that have been skilled developers).
I would like to know what others believe are the actually ...
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How is Selenium different from other GUI automation tools?
I have used WatiN and WebAii but I have limited experience with Selenium. How does Selenium differ from these other tools?
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Where can I find some insightful cartoons and/or humorous content about software testing? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I find some amusing cartoons about software testing?
As Leo Rosten eloquently stated, "Humor is the affectionate communication of insight."
Here is one such ...
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Where can I find some amusing cartoons about software testing? [closed]
I came across this Dilbert cartoon this week that I thought was pretty funny. What other good software testing related cartoons are out there?
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How do you calculate the number of virtual concurrent users to use in a load test given data on actual site traffic?
When working on performance testing, one of the problems I've faced is trying to translate real-world web application traffic to simulated traffic.
A practical example is for an eCommerce site. ...
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Should you preload DLL's in performance tests?
When running automated performance tests, is it better to preload any DLL's which would slow the first run of a test? This would improve the consistency of the test results but would not reflect the ...
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Behaviour Driven Development with JavaScript
Are there any approaches and tools for driving the development of JavaScript with BDD. I know that I can do this through the UI with tools like Selenium, but is there any tool that can allow this to ...
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When is it OK not to have dedicated testers/QA team?
It just came into my mind that there are no dedicated QAs in stackexchange team.
Since they are indeed making an awesome product, I wonder when does the absence of dedicated quality assurance people ...
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How do you fit regression into Kanban?
This question was inspired by: Fitting regression testing in a Agile/ Scrum development cycle
Two out of three answers there suggest a hardening sprint every couple of cycles. There's also mention ...
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What are some ways In which testing a mobile application is different from testing a PC application?
My company is considering offering an application for Android devices and iPhones. What are some of the challenges of testing a mobile application that are different from testing a PC application (or ...
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What are the challenges around the integration of Manual and Automated Tests?
This is more a request for your professional opinion than a question...
We are seeing how test automation is spreading to more and more organizations. This in itself is a good thing, but at the same ...
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Should I use “the test fails if” instead of “the test succeeds if”?
My project inherited a document describing test procedures. It describes the expected results in terms of "the test fails if".
Over time we found that this way to describe results is not sufficient ...
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What are the most popular bug tracking tools? [closed]
What are the most popular bug tracking / issue tracking tools, in order of popularity? I've been scouring the web but can't find a definitive (and ordered) list.
I suspect that near the top of the ...
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What types of testing are LEAST suited to using pairwise testing (and similar test design approaches)?
For those of you who have used pairwise test design methods (or similar combinatorial software testing methods) in an attempt to zero in on a manageable number of unusually powerful tests from among a ...
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What measures do you use to assess software quality.
Hopefully this isn't too subjective. I am curious to know what measures to use to assess the quality of a given software release. The measures would need to be applied to multiple different projects ...
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What is the difference between “automated testing” and “automated regression testing”?
"Automated Testing" as a term seems to have a number of different uses. For some, it means built in unit tests that, when a new build is run, execute to make sure code refactors have not broken ...
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Testing of automated scripts
How much testing of your automated scripts do people generally do?
Is it best to treat the automated test suite as a separate project or part of the Agile development cycle of the product your are ...
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When is it inappropriate to use white box testing?
Sometimes, tasked with testing a piece of software for which there are no requirements, a tester will resort to white box testing. Are there times when that is inappropriate?
Here is an example. At ...
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Fitting regression testing in a Agile/ Scrum development cycle
What is the best way to fit regression tests into a Agile/ Scrum development cycle?
I've been working as the sole QA person in a 4 person Scrum team developing a new web client in jQuery. I am ...
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Testing Unfamiliar Software
One thing I've picked up about testing software is to think about the software from the user perspective, and to sometimes "use" the software the way a "normal" user would. However, what if the ...
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Developers have code kata to practice skills. What test equivalents are there?
Deliberate practice is key to developing mastery of a skill. If you want to practice your programming skills, there are a wealth of resources like code kata.
What are the equivalents for test design?
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What benefit does having developer experience or background have on the effectiveness of a tester?
One thing that I've benefited from in my testing career is that I do have some knowledge of software development coding methods and concepts. While I probably could not code my way out of a paper bag ...
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How to plan security testing of a web application?
Security testing requires thinking out of the box, it noes not have clear test cases, and it is not repeatable, meaning running same set of actions over and over again will never assure security.
So ...
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How do you adapt agile testing techniques to a regulated industry?
The StackExchange search seems to think this is a subjective question. I'm not sure about that. It seems pretty straightforward.
Agile methodologies of software development involve more than just ...
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reporting cumulative test results
Wondering if anybody else is using this way to report test results.
Some of the projects in the company I work for report test results on a cumulative basis, meaning that a test that passed once is ...
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1answer
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Unable to click on City bubble on Google map using Selenium
I have been trying to click on City bubble on Google Map.
So far I have tried following but none seems to work. Also notice the awkward locator available from map which is captured in Selenium IDE
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What are the trade-offs of using page objects instead of a collection of functions in UI automation?
I've been using Selenium off and on for the past two years. Recently I've been seeing more references to page objects. (I'm referring to page objects as an means of organizing UI automation code -- ...
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Should I try the evaluation version of HP Quality Center?
I'm trying to determine if I should spend some time working with a trial version of HP Quality Center. For a number of reasons, my time is very valuable to me right now both at work and in my ...
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Page Objects design issues
I have started using the Selenium 2 /Webdriver web automation framework a couple of weeks ago and I'm generally pleased, but I find myself unsure about how to best design my Page Objects. The ...
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In TestComplete 8, what tasks are best suited for keyword tests and which ones are best suited for “hand coded” scripts?
With version 8 of the automated testing tool TestComplete, the vendor has introduced a new feature called "Keyword Tests" that provides a visual interface for creating automated UI tests without ...
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Techniques to write good acceptance criteria for user stories
I am a developer in the scrum master role and need to get the whole team (specially our product owner) more involved with clearly defining the boundaries of stories. I suspect acceptance criteria is ...
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When writing manual test cases and scripts, how much detail is too much detail when documenting the steps?
One of the things that I try to balance when writing out test scripts for manual testing is trusting that the person executing the test (which may not always be me) is reasonably competent to know how ...
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Testing drag-and-drop with Selenium 2 on Telerik controls
I need to automate drag and drop functionality with Telerik controls, I currently use WatiN for my automation (see related quesiton Testing drag-and-drop with Watin on Telerik controls
. I am ...
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How does a tester's perspective toward software differ from a developer's?
Just as there are developers who are orders of magnitude more productive and creative than other developers, so are there testers who are similarly outstanding. We all have our opinions about what ...
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Internal Acceptance Test (not automated): How long should it take?
Given that each test environment is different, is there a general rule of thumb as to how long an internal manual acceptance test should take?
Definitions / clarification:
Where I came from, when we ...
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What are some good software QA community websites?
The SE sites specifically are about building a repository of information and not about community building or discussion. For those of us who want to build community as well as information, what are ...
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What are the forms of testing that testers commonly forget?
Today I re-realized the importance of sharing a screen with your users to see exactly what they're doing and the paths they are taking through your software.
I always knew it was important but never ...
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Performance testing - a way in?
We have an a browser based application that is built on the Microsoft Stack, specifically .NET 3.5. It also uses Ajax, iframes, jQuery etc.
At the moment we are just guessing at the concurrency ...
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How do I satisfy external auditors that automated tests are at least as effective as manual tests?
My company is not an anti-automation place. In fact, one of the reasons they hired me was to bring in some expertise in test automation. The problem is that the current processes and procedures in ...
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How do you approach a new project from a testing perspective?
I am preparing an initial test plan document for a new project. The project involves several layers of HW and software and requires mainly black box testing but also some level of grey box testing ...
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What techniques are available to determine which browsers to test?
When websites being deployed to the internet are about to go live, the age old question always comes up. "Which browsers should I test?"
I am not asking that question because it will soon become ...
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php undercontrol replacement
Actually php undercontrol seems to consume a lot of memory so I'm looking for replacement, in order to test a php application.
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How do I educate that it's not test automation framework?
The term "Test Automation Framework" is become a cliche in automated testing.
I have come across circumstances during work when my colleagues developed some reusable methods/function for an ...
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How do you prepare yourself for a testing position?
I'm a developer. Right now we don't have much in my firm in the way of testers. Whether I do it here, or go to a different firm, I'm very interested in becoming a full time tester. How would I prepare ...
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How do I convince someone who's bought the Record-Playback line that object oriented framework is essential?
Here's the basic setup - over a number of years the testing team at my workplace has developed a sophisticated (probably rather more complex than strictly necessary) object-oriented, data-driven ...
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What the most efficient way of testing cross platform (i.e. iOS and Android) applications?
I work on several projects were the client wants basically the same application implemented in both iOS and Android. At the end of the day, you have to test both - they are distinct pieces of ...
