Alan

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I'm a long time tester and developer working for Microsoft where I'm currently a Principal SDET on the XBox team.

I've also worked on Microsoft Lync, Windows CE, Windows, and spent some time as Microsoft's Director of Test Excellence.

I am the lead author on the Microsoft Press book "How We Test Software at Microsoft", contributed chapters to a few other books (including "Beautful Testing") and frequently speak to, consult with, or teach classes to software developers and testers.

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May 5	answered	In house built testing tools
May 4	comment	Suggested books to start on software testing +1 on How We Test SW at Microsoft (but I'm quite biased) :}
May 4	answered	Can every test be done by automation?
May 4	comment	What needs to be tested besides compliance with functional requirements? @glowcoder - I see where you're coming from. Where we differ, I think, is our experience with complete requirements. IME, there's a lot of testing "between the lines" in requirements - i.e. I expect to do a significant amount of testing that isn't requirements-based.
May 4	comment	What needs to be tested besides compliance with functional requirements? In my opinion (based on my role and the test teams I work with) is that the test team tests for functional AND non-functional requirements.
May 4	comment	What needs to be tested besides compliance with functional requirements? I disagree - I include accessibility under usability. Regardless of requirements, keyboard shortcuts need to work, the app needs to work in high contrast mode, large font mode, etc. I also rarely see reliability requirments or perf requirements, but I test for them (e.g. what happens if I add and remove a user a thousand times?) For security, threat models, as well as penetration testing are outside the scope of requirements, but clearly test responsibilities.
May 4	answered	What needs to be tested besides compliance with functional requirements?
May 4	answered	How should you interview for QA positions?
May 4	comment	How should you interview for QA positions? +1, as I also don't like the "test this inanimate object" questions, but agree that testing something is useful during an interview.
May 4	comment	What are the best practices in quality assurance process measurement? I think a more specific question would help here (or a rephrase so it seemed specific enough for me to answer). Metrics is a huge area, and there are a million ways to measure the moving target of quality.
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May 4	answered	Is the “Joel Test” appropriate when looking for a QA job?
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May 3	comment	Suggested books to start on software testing Agreed - would be a good question for community wiki (IMO)
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