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when deciding whether to write a particular test or not It sounds like you are talking about Test Design. Test Design isn't simply about creating tests, its about applying your test strategy to c …

I would tend to agree with Kate that it depends. Personally I haven't seen a "standard or common term" in testing literature that only describes changes to new functionality or to existing functionali …

I've often been the sole tester working for a startup, testing a web application and I loved it but it also required a lot of focus on what's important for a given release. Learning to be a better te …

In general we (software testers & engineers) use Oracles to recognize problems in software. An Oracle is a way to determine whether the program passed or failed a particular test. Oracles can be r …

No, this is the same thing. You've probably noticed there are multiple ways to describe the same thing. There is no standard terminology in testing so if you are unclear about the word being used, i …

There seems to be a lot of information on the web about privacy but nothing so specific as it relates to testing it. However in order to test it you probably need to have experience in some / many asp …

We use Usersnap on one of our projects that handles about half of what you asked for: It records bugs directly to a bug database (or where-ever you point it to) Automatically takes a screenshot of p …

Lots of terms could describe this, depending on what you want to describe. For example you could describe: the testers, the potential problems they face, the coverage, the oracle(s) they used the …

For testing mobile apps and websites, there are a few free tools: You can install Xcode on my Mac and then download a number of simulators for various iOS devices like iPhone + iPad's, Apple Watch / …

What are the general recommended strategies and techniques for Exploratory Testing? Recommended Strategies with ET: Use Exploratory Charters to guide your work. Even if you don't timebox your e …

I heard a reference to Privacy testing recently (James Whittaker mentioned it here.) and it seems like a valuable area to know something about. It's extremely important these days as companies balance …

Without talking to you directly I don't know what exactly what you mean when you say "exploratory testing". When I say exploratory testing I mean: an approach to software testing that can be desc …

not all of them are really testing How do you know this? Just because they are asking other programmers where the problems are? While this isn't a holistic strategy it's not a bad way to find wel …

Any time someone considers a career change it can be difficult and stressful as you go from an area of comfort to an area of relative unknowns. The difficult thing with learning about testing is there …

Everything we do as testers requires some trade off between time (planning and executing) and achieving our testing mission. Taking screen shots to reference later or to have proof of coverage is fine …