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| Top 5 Common Myths in Software Testing |
| 2012-04-27 05:33:00 |
I just realized that it has been little over 5 years since I wrote about five software testing myths and it is unfortunate that I still see, hear and find people arguing about some of those myths after half a decade. While there are literally tens of those myths floating around, here is my take on five of the most common testing myths that I keep hearing these days.
Be it the blogoshpere, the so called expert columns on various sites, social media discussions, tech industry journals, or casual after-lunch office gossips, these myths are as easy to to be spotted as easy it is to find bugs in a half-baked software developed by a novice programmer.
So without further ado, here goes the top 5 software testing misconceptions and myths (in no particular order) that are plaguing our modern day testers these days:
1. Software Testing is a Mundane, No-Brainer Job:
Ohh, yeah? On second thoughts, perhaps there is some element of truth to that statement. Testing can in...
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| Cloud Testing; How to Test on the Cloud? |
| 2012-02-23 01:37:00 |
Unless you've been living under a rock you must already be knowing that 'Cloud Computing' has been making a lot of buzz over past couple of years -- whether it your peer meeting, a client interview, a demo POC session with a prospect, the recent Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Online Event on January 18, 2012 -- the talk about cloud is everywhere.And why wouldn't it be? After all, if industry analysts and virtualization experts are to be believed then cloud based computing and business solutions are going to be the NEXT BIG thing of this decade.
So I guess it is only natural if you find yourself to be asking yourself questions like 'what is cloud testing?', 'how to test on cloud?', 'how can we use cloud to better our testing?', 'how does cloud impact how we used to test before?' etc.
However, since all these queries pose different questions, the answers to them would be unique. For starters, if you are looking for cloud testing, it simply means a testing environment that ...
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| The Se7en Deadly Sins in "Software Testing" |
| 2010-05-05 02:04:00 |
1. Lack of "Lust for finding Defects" – Lust could be an objectionable vice in the Bible, but in the "Bible of Software Testing", lust is a good thing; lust for finding defects that is. Have a craving, appetite, or great desire towards finding defects is something that differentiates a great tester from that of a mediocre one. Once this lust dies down inside a tester’s heart, it would be very difficult to keep going. Having said this, I do realize that there could be times like the "tester’s block syndrome" [a condition, associated with testing as a profession, in which a tester may lose the ability to find new bugs and defects in the software that (s)he is testing]. It can happen with anybody. But don’t let it become the end of the world for you. If you are struggling t...
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| Seeing own 'tweet' in the Twitter 'replies' page! Is this a Bug? |
| 2009-11-26 01:00:00 |
Before I go ahead and publish this anomaly, let me clarify that this is an 'intermittent' issue that I have been seeing for the past few days. Though I have few screen shots to describe the happening of the issue, I'm yet to find out a reliable way to reproduce this. So good luck.
If you have still no idea on what twitter is then in a single sentence - 'it is the most happening micro-blogging phenomenon in web right now, which is redefining how people used to communicate with each other"! In case you have not joined there, I would recommend you to give them a try. It can be a very productive tool to collaborate with peers, colleagues, friends, clients and virtually everyone who is using Twitter.
This particular issue that I'm going to discuss today is basically an issue in Twitter replies page. I understand that they are doing lot of changes to their interface (both under and above the hood) and so this could very well be a manifestation of some regression bug. At any rate, here is w...
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| Lessons Learned from “How I Fixed” Posts! |
| 2009-09-16 12:27:00 |
Yesterday during an online conversation, one of my blog readers expressed her concern: “Debasis, recently I have seen you posting 2 “How I Fixed” posts in quick succession. I wonder why you are deviating from your mission, considering “Software Testing Zone” is primarily a testing related blog”! I replied back quickly: “Well, why not? And no, I don’t think that I’m deviating from my mission to grow STZ as a testing-centered blog”!If you are a regular reader of “Software testing Zone” and also wondering the same [why I have started writing these “How I Fixed” posts (first “IE 7 Operation Aborted Error” and now “MyWebSearch Spyware Removal”)], here is why…
I believe that technical investigation is one of the major responsibilities that we are often required to perform as testers. Personally, I love this aspect of testing more than anything else and I take pride in describing my role as a tester to be a “technical investigator” who helps the proje...
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| Confusing LinkedIn Status Update Screen when the Session is timed-out! Is this a Bug? |
| 2009-09-14 07:38:00 |
As if the number of post categories on Software Testing Zone were few, I am introducing yet another series of posts, which I have decided to call as “Is this a Bug?” In this series I am going to post a number of software anomalies that look suspicious and buggy to me. This series will be a kind of repository where I am going to dump all the suspected software defects and bugs that I encounter in my day to day life. When I post them under this category it essentially means that these are the kind of software failures that are ambiguous and one can’t be very sure if something indeed is a software failure or it is just the way it was designed to work! I would leave the final decision (whether this is a Bug or not) up to my readers and will just post here my observations. I think th...
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| Interviewing a Testing Expert - Karen Johnson |
| 2009-05-26 11:24:00 |
I understand that it has been a while since I have posted anything new on “Software Testing Zone”. This was partly because of the hectic schedule through which life has been going through recently for me. Anyway, I think I have settled down for now and hence I took liberty to come back with yet another interesting Interview with a Testing Expert; this time with Karen Johnson from karennjohnson.com. Karen is an independent software test consultant. She views software testing as an intellectual challenge and believes in the context-driven school of testing. She has over 17 years' of experience in software testing and software test management. She is a frequent speaker at software testing conferences and is an active participant in several software testing workshops. She's published artic...
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| Software Testing Diplomacy: A Tester’s Guide on How to Deal with Programmers! |
| 2009-04-15 05:10:00 |
When I started my career as a software tester, it hardly took me any time to witness the ongoing rivalry between the programmers and the testers. When you are young in your software testing career and join a new work place, things are much like a prison. You notice people are divided into groups and you are pulled into a group even before you realize what is going on! This is probably so common in software development teams that people take it for granted! To make matters worse I have even seen some managers who encourage such practice of antagonism! Unfortunately, they believe that such enmity between the programmers and testers can help them squeeze out more value out of the team. But ironically, I am yet to experience a case where this was true!After spending all these years in software...
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| Interviewing a Testing Expert - Jonathan Kohl from Kohl Concepts [Part-2] |
| 2009-03-23 04:44:00 |
Friends, I am back with the final part of the interview with Jonathan Kohl, co founder of Kohl Concepts and a world-renowned expert in Software Testing. In case, you missed out the first part, I would strongly suggest you to read it first before proceeding to read this one. So here we go:Debasis: Tell me of any situation when you had wished you were NOT a tester! Jonathan: Testing can be political. The wishes of the technical staff and executives sometimes don't map to the reality of what they are delivering. That means you can be the least popular person on the team, and it can be discouraging in the moment. When you challenge someone's personal faith or political views, they get upset. If you challenge their favorite technology or methodology, they behave similarly. Confronting that requ...
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| Interviewing a Testing Expert - Jonathan Kohl from Kohl Concepts [Part-1] |
| 2009-03-17 04:20:00 |
I am back with the second installment of the “Interviewing a Testing Expert” series. This time I am going to present an interview with Jonathan Kohl, co-founder of Kohl Concepts, who was kind enough to spare me some time for this interview. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Jonathan is a software testing consultant, author, and speaker in the software industry. Jonathan writes about and speaks on software testing. He draws on technical, philosophical and business concepts in his work. Jonathan's pragmatic approach focuses on getting down to the nuts and bolts of problem solving, encouraging organization-wide collaboration. Since this interview grew bit lengthier, for the sake of easy readability I have decided to present it in 2 parts. So, here is what Jonathan has to say:Debasis: Wha...
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