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Karen N. Johnson is an independent software consultant who believes in the context-driven school of testing. She has 14 years of experience in software testing and test management.




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Eliminating testing environment troubles
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 20 Oct 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - If your testing environment uses data that complicates your testing process, you don't' have to suffer in silence. Talk with your DBA and make sure he understands your needs.
Should you retest closed defects during regression testing?
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 24 Nov 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - There is value in retesting closed defects during regression testing, but you should consider exploratory testing on and around that feature.
How testers can convince developers of software errors
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 01 Dec 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - If a tester fully understands the software errors found and can show the impact of them, then he is more likely to get developers to fix them.
Do software testers need developer experience?
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 17 Sep 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers offer unique skills and perspectives on the products they work with. Developer experience may help a tester, but testing experience is much more useful, writes expert Karen N. Johnson.
Software testing best practices vary by context
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 31 Jul 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers who want to follow best practices should understand their own projects and unique situations first. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains why best practices are dependent on context and how testers can figure...
Building automated tests for legacy applications
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 21 May 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - Automating tests for legacy applications has benefits but may not always be practical. Expert Karen N. Johnson discusses the advantages of manual testing versus automated testing for legacy apps.
Functional testing: Unit testing, integration testing and beyond
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 26 Jun 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - Integration tests and unit tests both test the functionality of software, but they alone cannot replace functional testing. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains how integration and unit tests work and offers ideas for other...
The benefits of user acceptance testing
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 12 May 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - User acceptance testing is an important part of the software development lifecycle. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains why UAT is beneficial for testers, users and virtually everyone involved in a software project.
The scope of user acceptance testing
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 05 May 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - User acceptance testing is ineffective if testers don't allocate the proper time and resources. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains how to avoid shortchanging UAT.
Regression testing: How to select test cases
Expert: Karen N. Johnson | 10 Apr 2008
EXPERT RESPONSE - Regression testing must cover certain conditions in order to be effective. Expert Karen N. Johnson explains how to write a thorough regression test script.
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