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How Mobile Users Hold Devices
There are some interesting factors that can’t be replicated during lab tests. You can’t account for network strength, what other programs are running on a given device or a user’s intuitive...
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When you work in technology, you will inevitably have to explain your job to non-technical people. This isn’t always easy (and it’s certainly not much fun). Worse yet, most the time we don’t give...
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New Law Will Make Testers Liable for Missed Bugs
A tiny provision in a recent piece of proposed legislation could have an enormous impact on software testers worldwide if passed. Part of a bill introduced in the House of Representatives would make...
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Mobile Development Expanding in Africa
Africa has the fastest growing mobile ecosystem in the world, growing by more than 40% each year for more than a decade, according to the GSMA, a global organization of cellular operators. On top of...
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Don’t Mistake Test Management for Quality
Potentially contentious statement: Software Testing Management is wrong. That’s the idea presented by a recent post on the Lessons Learned by a Software Tester blog. Paul’s (the author) point is that a...
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If Everybody’s a Tester, Nobody’s a Tester
There’s a certain idea making the rounds in the world of software development. Some people have implicitly accepted it, others have eagerly embraced it and some people hate it with the passion. So what...
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Guest Post: The Problem with Requirement Documents
In the following post, guest blogger Lucas Dargis outlines several reasons why he believes testers should use requirement documents for checking purposes, but should not rely heavily on them for...
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Online Industries Continue to Show Strong Growth
If you’re involved with development or testing for all things internet or mobile, you’re sitting in a sweet spot in the economy, according to IBIS World. While the economy as a whole is starting to do...
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The Littlest Mistake Can Cause a Big Bug
Fringe use cases and obscure bugs are always going to pop up – even the most intense testing won’t necessarily turn up every little issue. Sometimes the tiniest mistakes made during development can...
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Bolton and Bach on Testing vs. Checking
What if most of the negative stereotypes associated with software testing were actually those of software checking? In other words, what if most people’s view of testing was completely wrong? Before...
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5 Things Smartphones Have Changed Forever
Since the age of the smartphone, our society has replaced innumerable activities in favor of their digital counterparts. It’s difficult to think back to the way things were before these mini-super...
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If Software Testers Made Toys
How many of you software testers serectly wish these “toys for testers” really existed? (Now how many of you are scheduling time this weekend to paint your Newton’s Cradle like bugs?) From Cartoon...
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The Development Methodology Wars are Nearing an End
Over the years, we’ve thrown a considerable amount of nouns, verbs and adjectives at the topic of development methodologies. We’ve focused mainly on that of agile and waterfall, as they are not only...
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What to do When a Project is Completed Ahead of Schedule
I would imagine that completing a software project ahead of schedule is like being told by your doctor that you’re too healthy, or having your accountant tell you that you have too much money, but...
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More Efficient Software Production
Focusing on your staff and production methods can help you meet the challenges of releasing a product quickly and on time. I’m not talking “we’re going to use the Agile method because it’s ‘better’ and...
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10 Things You Can Do to Become a Better Tester
Not just anyone can claim to be an exceptional software tester. Software testing requires a unique skill set, and the best software testers are the ones that continuously strive to expand their...
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Would 10,000 Hours of Testing Make You an Expert?
Now before you go and actually spend 10,000 testing to answer that, let us first put the question into context. There’s an idea floating around that in order to become an expert in a given field, one...
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Stats: Software Version Fragmentation
Just how fragmented is the world of real-life, still-in-use software? More fragmented than you’d like to think. Not only are you contending with frequently released operating systems and versions, the...
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Why (and When) to Test Your Apps in Production
In an ideal world, testing would be done within the comfy confines of a staging environment, where software bugs – no matter how big or small – had zero chance of making it in front of real users. In...
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Should Testers Report Every Bug They Find?
Imagine you’re a software tester who just got a assigned to a project, and you’ve quickly discovered and reported tens, hundreds, thousands of bugs. This makes you an all-star, right? Now look at it...
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