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Jun 8 |
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Using Scala to build unit tests for Java? I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure it is. I know it is for Groovy (or at least, it's supposed to be - some minor inconsistencies exist.) Of course, I'm sure it comes with its own quirks - knowing syntax and knowing how to use it effective are two different things, and you will probably still experience some of the "new language jitters" when you bring people on board for Scala, regardless of if I am correct about it being a superset. |
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Jun 8 |
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How do I educate that it's not test automation framework? I think what @Suchit was trying to say was that the question here is more to do with inter-developer relations. I.e. how do you tell someone their "framework" isn't really a framework? While these points you have are a good starting point for evaluating someone's work, it doesn't bite at the real problem, which is trying to get people to not use misnomers and buzzwords to describe their creations. |
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Jun 8 |
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Using Scala to build unit tests for Java? In regards to your third point, I believe all valid Java is valid Scala. There might be a couple exceptions/implementation errors, but barring that I'm pretty sure it's a complete superset. That's not to say that your point isn't a valid one to consider (especially for Java-->Clojure) but it might not be as applicable for Scala. |
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Jun 7 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on UI and Business Logic Testing, Am I Doing it Right? Should I Unit Test Anything Else? |
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Jun 6 |
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How do I satisfy external auditors that automated tests are at least as effective as manual tests? It's so tough. You need to justify your time spent on the test suite, and for that you need meaningful, cost effective results. But until you can invest that time, you won't get anything back from it! It's so difficult to convince management that things like this are worth it in the long run. |
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Jun 3 |
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In agile (Scrum) practices, where do I start with making Q&A (testing) more efficient if the team is transitioning from waterfall to agile? Be very careful of falling into the "OMG WE HAVE TO BE AGILE" trap. Being agile isn't about confirming to some set of rules that some blogger spewed out, or following a book to the letter. It's about allowing your process to be more adaptive. I wouldn't say that a dev iteration, followed by a test iteration, couldn't be agile. For a small team it's hard to have dedicated resources for anything; you might have a dev/sales, you might have a dev/marketing, maybe a receptionist/graphics/logistics manager/sysadmin (one heck of a resource!) Agile (IMO) is more a philosophy than anything else. |
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Jun 3 |
awarded | Civic Duty |
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Jun 3 |
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What are the advantages of automated user acceptance tests? +1 Your opening sentence is golden. :) |
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Jun 2 |
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What are guidelines to use for exit criteria when releasing? As a general rule, appeals for more information on a question belong in a comment, not an answer. :) I'm not going to transition this, because there is some more to this than just clarification requests, and it's quite long and formatted so it wouldn't fit anyway! :) Just figured I'd put that out there. |
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Jun 2 |
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Are state transition diagrams a good software testing technique One thing to keep in mind is that sometime "states happen" when you don't want them to. For example, adding items, adding items, going to checkout, ooo wait adding more items. Sometimes, you didn't intend for this to happen, but now you're in a different state. We can call it "returned to shopping from checkout". Our diagram says we should be in "shopping" but because we've messed with the internal state, it may have gone haywire. Finding these "accidental states" can be very difficult; fixing them can be even harder! |
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Jun 2 |
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Are state transition diagrams a good software testing technique I love this answer. Sure, it's a bit of a read, but it's a good read! |
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Jun 2 |
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MTBF for a software product Manufacturing types are tough to work with as a technological type. They try to apply all the metrics from their factories to software (as if we're "stamping out widgets" or something) and yet don't accept analogies when they apply. For example, I hear every week "We're not a software shop." Yet, when they hear "Would you use bad mechanics practices just because you don't make machinery?" they'll say "well that's completely different..." Oh, oh I see. The bottom line is, they understand manufacturing. They don't understand software. They'll misread any metrics you give them. |
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Jun 2 |
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Does selenium work with video? One of the hallmarks of a good question is that it shows individual research effort on the part of the asker. I think this is certainly a valid question, but it doesn't provide all that much to go one. Perhaps consider expanding it with more detail about the video you're trying to validate, and exactly what your objective is. |
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Jun 2 |
answered | Capture screen during exploratory testing |
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Jun 2 |
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Performance testing resources While this may certainly be expert level, I think this is lacking either detail or research. I don't consider this to be harmful to the community, but this site is quite different than an information repository. Instead, it is a Question-and-Answer site. The questions are typically actual problems you're facing in a professional environment. Now, it could be that no one on your team knows performance testing and you want to learn about it. In that case I'd give more detail about what you're testing. That's one possible example of how this could be improved. Try to match it up to your real job. |
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Jun 2 |
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Nothings gets recorded when using JMeter for load testing of Vaddin-based app deleted 22 characters in body |
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Jun 2 |
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What are good metrics for a test team to use to start measuring their workload and ability to meet external deadlines? @TristaanOgre Your comment implies opinion is not welcome. I personally don't see any problem with the title, except perhaps for its length. |
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Jun 1 |
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Are state transition diagrams a good software testing technique I agree with @testerab. I think asked on their own, they both are decent questions (both of which, however, I would like to see expanded upon!) But they're also very related, so much so that staying in the same post is still viable. I think if they weren't so tightly coupled we should break it out into two questions. |
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Jun 1 |
awarded | Enthusiast |
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May 30 |
answered | Should automated tests be efficient? |
