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| 30 Oct 2009 | SearchSoftwareQuality.com |
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Want job security? This issue of
Software Testing explores the rewards
of being thoroughly-modern, thoroughly-
trained and always-diligent
mobile application and regression
testers.
In the mobile application development
market, the role of regression
testing is proving to be mission critical
in theWeb 2.0, Rich Internet
Application age. Both mobile apps
and regression go better with agile
and Software Development Lifecycle
(SDLC) approaches—as well as some
creative thinking—so just being a
code wizard or pretty good tester
won't get you the gold.
Those who get and stay in the mobile
application training circuit could
have job security for many years,
according to EnterpriseManagement
Associates (EMA) Julie Craig, who
wrote this issue's lead article. Just
don't expect to quit school at any
time, because the mobile technologies
will continue to be complex and
varied, with new devices appearing
faster than bubbles in seltzer water.
Beyond discussing the great career
potential in mobile application testing,
Craig lays out the mobile app
peculiarities that require great development
creativity and more savvy testing.
In this ezine's article on testing and
retesting defects, DavidW. Johnson
connects the dots between mobile
application and regression testing
by citing the Blackberry blackouts
of 2007 and 2008, which were "an
unfortunate example of production
issues that should have been detected
by a regression test suite in combination
with other formal testing efforts."
Helping testers avoid common mistakes
is Johnson's key goal in this article.
Too often, a user reports a bug;
regression testing is done; a "fixed"
report goes to the user; and the user
experiences the same problem. Johnson
suggests practices that can help
end this embarrassing scenario.
Regression testers, like mobile
application testers, must invest in
continuing education due to the constant
emergence of new breeds of
software, such as mobile applications.
This issue is a good first step on that
training trail.
Download Software Testing: New software testing technologies bring new challenges, Vol. 1.
Download Software Testing: Testing strategies for complex environments: Agile, SOA, Vol. 2.
Download Software Testing: Mobile applications
and regression testing, Vol. 3.
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