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| bio | website | testingmentor.com |
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| location | Seattle, WA | |
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| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | May 12 at 15:39 | |
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Principal Test Lead in Microsoft's Windows Phone team.
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Dec 24 |
answered | Should web pages be tested for ZOOM levels? |
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Dec 22 |
answered | Best practices for organising and naming test cases |
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Dec 17 |
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Should I re-test fix at system level when the issue is at unit level? It is really sad to believe that people still promote a "don't trust developer" attitude. I trust my developers, and they trust me. Dec and test should have a symbiotic relationship of mutual trust and respect. Also, any dev who only looks for the easiest fix without considering the ramifications of that fix is either lazy or incompetent. It is unfortunate if that is your experience, but it is certainly not the behavior of "most" developers I've met. |
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Dec 17 |
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Should I re-test fix at system level when the issue is at unit level? It is really sad to believe that people still promote a "don't trust developr |
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Dec 11 |
answered | What is the right behavior when user press Logout button while being offline? |
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Nov 28 |
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UI test automation tools for Windows Phone 8 metro apps? Windows RT is currently in use on the Surface using the ARM chipset. The question was about automating tests on Windows Phone platforms. |
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Nov 28 |
answered | UI test automation tools for Windows Phone 8 metro apps? |
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Nov 27 |
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Mutation testing: is it useful for assessing test quality? Henry, you make some very good arguments in favor of mutation testing for testing the effacacy of unit tests on private builds. I was speaking from a higher level perspective of integration testing of components and system level testing, and should have clarified that. |
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Nov 25 |
answered | Mutation testing: is it useful for assessing test quality? |
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Nov 21 |
answered | Are metrics something important? |
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Nov 20 |
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Are metrics something important? CMMI is actually a model for continuous process improvement which is tangential to a development lifecycle model. |
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Nov 17 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on How to know the count of lables or fields in a particular screen using Selenium IDE |
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Nov 17 |
awarded | Custodian |
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Nov 17 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on How to know the count of lables or fields in a particular screen using Selenium IDE |
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Nov 14 |
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Should tester fix bugs? @bytebuster...your perspective is interesting, but you shouldn't be secure in your certainty wrt large companies. I have been at MS for 18 years in multiple product groups and have never been in a group that used a v-model as the SDLC and instead use some form of a cyclic model. But, as I have said, you experience may be different, and perceptions based on unsubstantiated hearsay are rarely reflect reality. |
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Nov 14 |
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Should tester fix bugs? @bytebuster tests at all levels are performed throughout all phases of the SDLC. The concept of 'levels of testing' is intended to increase the scope of testing coverage and potentially minimizing duplication. And really...you want to point me to an archaic V-model SDLC...really? Also, just as an FYI...my team does integration level testing (e-2-e coverage of components between UI and cloud) and we run tests on every new build at least once per day. You might want to see testingmentor.com/imtesty/2011/06/25/levels-of-testing for more on levels of testing. |
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Nov 14 |
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Which are the prevention activities that QA executes? @dzieciou, yes absolutely which is why I stated that we do code reviews prior to check-ins. Perhaps it is unclear that "we" refers to my test team :-) |
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Nov 14 |
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Should tester fix bugs? @bytebuster, based on your house analogy then logically we should not rely on the validity of unit tests since developers write the code and they also write the unit tests. So, it would then follow that it is wasteful to invest in writing unit tests. But, we know that is fallacious. Also, your assertion that testers compromise by "accepting/sticky-tape-fixing" is ridiculous. As is your assertion that specs are the ultimate judge and the role of the tester is to prove things are working. These are archaic and antiquated prejudices. Perhaps this has been your experience, but certainly not mine. |
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Nov 14 |
answered | Which are the prevention activities that QA executes? |
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Nov 2 |
answered | If verification is quality control, what is a validation? |
