Testing Circus Vol 2 – Issue 7 – July 2011 issue is available for download.
Ajoy Kumar Singha
Testing Circus Vol 2-Issue 7 – July 2011 issue is available. Some of the highlights of this month’s issue –
“Sometimes familiarity with the technical details of a system can hide problems that are obvious to those that don’t know the technology, the requirements documents, and the test scripts. As testers it is important that we be careful not to let our familiarity with a system make us blind to bugs ‐‐ things that bug our users.” – Ben Simo
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3 monkeys lived in a Jungle, none of them tried to explore beyond a specific area of jungle. Actually early on in their lives their Grandfather had told them a lot of horror stories about venturing beyond the areas defined. They were made to believe that something unwanted will happen to if they ever tried to move out. But, none of them actually knew what actually could happen.
‐ Devyani Sharma & Rashmi Wadhawan. Read more on what Devyani and Rashmi have to say about common perceptions of software testing. Click here to read it.
How to promote Testing in Your Organization
Many testers do not go to test events and conferences, because there is a lot of work to be done in your own business and also people have (next to testing) their private lives. But one or two times a year visiting a testing event will fit within your ‘diet’ I would guess. And if you go to an event, try to take your colleagues along. Maybe you can arrange this within your company to be seen as a team building exercise.
‐ Rob van Steenbergen. More on this – click here.
The case of poor Boundary Value Analysis
A man living in New Delhi, India, received a bill for his as yet unused credit card stating that he owed Rs.0/‐. He ignored it and threw it away. 6 months later, he received another and threw that one away too.
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The Art of Throw-Away Test Automation
With delivery cycles getting shorter, and with security concerns and new regulations to manage, applications are becoming more like living things; beings that grow and mature, morphing from new-born status to an almost unrecognizable fully grown adult with all the associated trappings and documents that adults tend to collect throughout their lives. How on earth is outdated and cumbersome test automation technology supposed to cope with this level of change and complexity? It simply can’t.
- George Wilson, COO of Original Software. More on this – click here.
Learn from every mistake or lost testing opportunity by reflecting upon what could have been done differently to identify personalized learning buckets. Use this information to determine areas for improvement to incorporate new ways of testing to start breaking testing mindsets.
‐ Bernice Niel Ruhland. More on this – click here.
How did you become a software tester?
I was working at a software company as an application administrator, and wondered if there was a role for people to “test” the software they produce before it gets delivered to clients. Turns out there was. I asked if I could join the software test team, and I was lucky they decided to take a chance on me.
‐ Read Aaron Hodder’s interview in Testing Circus. Click here to read the complete interview.
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