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Nov 1	comment	What are the main role and responsibilities of a tester? It's true that suggesting improvements might not be in a tester's job description, but keep in mind that job descriptions are rarely clear-cut, and people often wear multiple hats to some extent. It's not uncommon for someone whose primary job is testing to suggest or even implement improvements, especially in small companies. Also, the line between improvements and fixes can be surprisingly blurry, especially if the product lacks a formal specification, which makes the situation even fuzzier. Other than that, good answer.
Oct 24	comment	Under what circumstances is Sikuli better for test automation than Selenium or Watir? This. Test automation is all about efficiency, and using each tool for what it's most suited for can be much more efficient than trying to find a one-size-fits-all solution.
Oct 4	comment	How do I keep Selenium test cases DRY? It's probably overkill to write every test entirely from scratch every time. Depending on your circumstances and tools, it may be sufficient to record a test, then to refine the living daylights out of it. In any case, +1.
Aug 29	awarded	Civic Duty
Jul 6	comment	Tools for Python software testing You can write Squish test scripts in a couple of other languages as well, but Python is the default, possibly because it was the language used to code Squish. Oh, and you can get Windows and Mac versions of Squish, too.
Jun 26	comment	How to test the test scripts? @user246 Excellent! You have my upvote.
Jun 25	comment	How to test the test scripts? @user246 "A some point you need to be able to write correct code without writing tests; otherwise, you should not write code." Taken to extremes, this would suggest that software quality assurance is unnecessary. However, since I'd like to think I'm not a parasite, I must ask: How do you determine where to draw the line? How many layers of tests and meta tests are appropriate? The answer seems to be at the heart of the OP's question.
Jun 5	comment	Fundamental Requirements For an Entry Level QA Engineer Might I suggest giving your professors a link to this question? It might help prevent this sort of misunderstanding from affecting future students.
Jun 4	comment	How do you provide proper tests when there is little documentation -1. This does not answer the question, which already presupposes that knowledge of a system is needed to test it effectively.
May 29	comment	How can I convince Squish to recognise the menu bar on Mac OS X? Oh-ho! That solved it. Thanks for that. Give yourself a metaphorical pat on the back for helping out with such an old issue.
May 29	awarded	Scholar
May 29	accepted	How can I convince Squish to recognise the menu bar on Mac OS X?
May 23	comment	Any good references on Privacy Testing? The OP didin't specify browsing, specifically - there's all manner of possible non-browser software that could be handling sensitive information. For example, I know of various handy desktop applications designed to make it easier to fill out tax returns, and various smartphone applications might handle billing information.
May 21	comment	Keyboard visualisation tool? I am somewhat curious as to how a desription of keybord actions might be disturbing. Not so curious that I dare ask, mind you, but curious all the same.
May 11	awarded	Commentator
May 11	comment	Best guidelines for bug reporting? @ckenst More importantly, if there's a discrepancy between what's supposed to happen and what the tester thinks should happen, the tester is unlikely to be aware of it, and therefore can't be expected to incude that information in the report.
May 11	comment	Best guidelines for bug reporting? @ckenst I submit that knowing what the tester expected it to do is a more valuable addittion to test report than what it's actually supposed to do: If you don't know what it's supposed to do, knowing what the tester thought it was was supposed to do can be a big help. And if you do know what it's supposed to do, knowing what the tester thought it was supposed to do can help you spot spot gaps in tester understanding and education. Either way, there's a gain.
May 11	comment	Under what circumstances is Sikuli better for test automation than Selenium or Watir? While I don't use Sikuli for test automation, I have found that a Sikuli script that reproduces a bug can be run in less time than it takes for a Dev to follow a set of steps to reproduce the same bug. Of course, YMMV.
May 11	comment	Under what circumstances is Sikuli better for test automation than Selenium or Watir? It's not quite as bad as you make it sound. It depends on the application you want to test, of course, but most of the time Sikuli is only trying to match small sections of the screen, so resolution is rarely a problem, and the different appearences of browsers and operating systems can be compensated for with sufficiently robust test scripts.
May 11	comment	Under what circumstances is Sikuli better for test automation than Selenium or Watir? The tolerance is adjustable, but it's default value is '0.7.' I've found that is a little too tolerant for the application I've been testing, but one of the longstanding bugs in the application I've been testing is that it's got very poor visual contrast. Make of that what you will.