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Performance testing in the cloud
In this article, SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell looks at three characteristics of cloud-based testing services and describes how performance test vendors are using this model. Feature
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Testing web services with soapUI
In this article, Mike Kelly details the finer points of web services testing using soapUI. Tutorial
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Mobile applications: Testing and monitoring using SaaS solutions
Quality and performance monitoring in the world of mobile devices and mobile applications is an important topic for developers. This story discusses new mobile apps, highlights comments from the companies that offer them and examines the advantages o... Feature
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Beating the software testing time, budget crunch
When time allotted for application testing is limited, how can a test manager and team possibly organize, implement and manage ample test coverage? Learn how with this software testing tutorial. Tutorial
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STAREAST 2011: News and interviews from SearchSoftwareQuality.com
SSQ editors and contributors attended this conference May 1-6, and offer insight into the latest innovations in software testing. Check here for stories, tips, interviews and videos featuring many of the industry's greatest thinkers. Report
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Building a Testing Center of Excellence: A tutorial
In this tutorial, senior test architect David W. Johnson shares winning approaches he's learned from his work on several successful TCoE implementations. Johnson walks you through a TCoE's core concepts and benefits, getting started, key players on t... Learning Guide
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Functional testing of Web services
Usually when you think about functional testing, you visualize some sort of user interface (UI) for inputting data: a well-defined form or page with fields and arrows and boxes and other eye candy. And most modern functional test tools were designed ... Blogs
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Six functional tests to ensure software quality
According to a recent Info-Tech report, six types of functional tests can be used to ensure the quality of the end product. Those tests are unit tests, functional tests, systems tests, regression tests, system integration tests and acceptance tests. Special Report
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Consumerization, cloud computing and HTML 5: The future of the smartphone
"Smartphone" author Majeed Ahmad discusses present and future smartphone trends, including growing consumerization, democratization in the IT world, cloud computing and HTML 5. CIOs and other information technology buyers in the enterprise can examin... News | 27 Jan 2012
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Why smartphones play key role in “enterprise-ation” of mobile computing
Explore smartphone and mobile computing technologies and services with expert Majeed Ahmad, author of a new book, Smartphone. News | 27 Jan 2012
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App Inventor allows just about anyone to be a developer of Android Smartphone apps
Google is now providing application development tools for its Android Smartphone that do not require a formal development background to use. The WSIWIG based platform makes game, socializing and other non-enterprise applications easy for anyone to bu... News | 12 Jul 2010
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Smartphone and personal device development challenges
Mobile apps for smartphones and other devices are increasingly in demand in today's enterprise. While development challenges are similar to desktop and Web apps, there there are some uniquenesses as well, according to Robert LeRoy, director of Sogeti... Interview | 28 Jun 2010
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Testing mobile applications: STAREast speaker suggests crowdsourcing
As mobile application lean closer towards business driving, the importance of test coverage becomes more apparent. See how uTest is using community testing to yield strong results. This community testing commonly called "crowdsourcing" has proven to ... Article | 05 May 2010
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Software test expert: Why Agile teams' unit tests often fail
For many software development teams, unit testing has become somewhat of a niche expertise and easily overlooked. Author Roy Osherove feels those who neglect unit testing only do so because of previous oversights. He is a firm advocate for unit testi... Article | 08 Mar 2010
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Choosing automated software testing tools: Open source vs. proprietary
Software testers explain why they choose open source automated testing tools over proprietary vendors tools, and when they use both. Also, get details on why automation is absolutely necessary and what automated testing tool criteria should be consid... Article | 01 Feb 2010
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The case for software tester, analyst partnerships
Richard Bender of Bender RBT Inc., experts in Requirements Based Testing (RBT), has over 40 years of experience in software, with a primary focus on quality assurance and testing. He has consulted internationally to large and small corporations, gove... Interview | 23 Sep 2009
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Oracle VM Template Builder aims to speed deployment of VMs
Oracle VM Template Builder, an open source tool that will make Oracle Enterprise Linux more accessible with graphically driven template designs is also geared to drive down costs while addressing improved project consolidation throughout software dev... Article | 17 Aug 2009
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Skytap's virtual test lab helps Ellie Mae get ready for Windows 7
As a provider of software and services for the mortgage industry, Ellie Mae Inc. needed to be sure its flagship mortgage automation system works on whatever platform or machine mortgage brokers happen to be using. Article | 03 Aug 2009
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Test automation tools for mobile devices
Software consultant Nari Kannan writes about the challenges in automating the testing of mobile apps and some popular solutions that are available for them today. Tip
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Wireframing tools for tablets and other mobile devices
Software consultant Nari Kannan discusses wireframing tools that help mobile and tablet app designers mockup and lay out workflow and user interface designs. Tip
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Mobility testing: Five challenges and how to address them
Smart phones and other mobility devices continue to grow, as do challenges with mobile testing. This tip addresses each of these challenges with advice on how to best overcome them. Tip
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Smart phones: Implementing a test automation architecture
Test automation of smart phones and other mobile devices has become a necessity. Learn how to best approach test design, test automation and test execution in order to yield the best ROI. Tip
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Mobile application testing: Five differences testers must take into account
In this tip, SSQ contributor Cameron Laird describes five differences that need to be considered when testing mobile applications, including a mobile user-base, the vast number of devices and interfaces that involve touch. Tip
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Mobile Web applications: Monitoring test triggers
Learn how to build out a system for monitoring test triggers for mobile Web application and its supporting systems. Tip
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Mobile application testing: Cost effective strategies
This second installment on mobile app testing will outline an initial cost-effective strategy for shrinking the problem space and establishing feedback mechanisms to change scope over time. Tip
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Mobility application testing: Mobile devices on a budget
Mobility application testing on a budget can be problematic. When a large company takes on an initiative to deliver its first mobile app to its users in the field, the testing problem space can get large in a hurry. Tip
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Mobile testing: Nine strategy tests you'll want to perform
Mobile applications are becoming increasingly prevalent, but testing them can be a challenge. Learn nine tests to include in your mobile testing strategy, producing high-quality apps. Tip
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Mobile development: Why using an Agile methodology makes sense
Exploring how mobile apps are different in their nature and use, software consultant Nari Kannan explains seven ways Agile development methodologies aid mobile development. Tip
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Leadership on the Web: Using social networking to teach and learn
In this response, expert Pete Walen describes how managers and decision makers can gain from regular interaction via social media. Answer
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How software testers can learn together through social media
In this response, expert Pete Walen explains how social networking tools provide an avenue for learning and teamwork that nearly everyone can take advantage of. Answer
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Confronting security challenges facing social networking sites
According to application security expert John Overbaugh, the two top security concerns for social networking sites are application functionality and account privacy. Answer
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Application security: Using social media and collaboration tools
Social media and collaborative tools are increasingly being used on professional teams, as discussed in this expert response. Here John Overbaugh explores the potential uses of specific social media applications for security team members. Answer
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Which collaborative tools are most useful for software testers?
According to expert Pete Walen, testing teams make use of various collaborative tools, including Skype, instant messaging and wikis. Here he discusses the collaborative tools available and how different testers use them. Answer
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Application testing for social media
According to software testing expert Pete Walen, expectations for application performance in social media vary. Read this response for details about testing standards for applications on social networks. Answer
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Strategies for testing mobile applications
Expert Kevin Parker explores all the necessary tool sets developers and testers must implement to support the mobile applications market. Answer
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Mobile apps: Is the software development lifecycle different?
Mobile platforms and the array of mobile devices change the game for software developers, but is it really that different? In this response, expert Kevin Parker discusses the similarities and differences between traditional software development and d... Answer
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How to keep up with application testing in rapidly changing environments
Software testers must be able to adapt to constantly shifting testing needs, particularly in the mobile environment. Expert Pete Walen offers some sound advice for using automated scripts, testing following an update and engaging your team's critical... Answer
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Mobile software testing: Similar tests, different environments
According to software testing expert Pete Walen, the basics behind testing don't change much from one environment to another, though the testing methods may vary. Mobility testing may seem challenging, but in this response, Walen explains how some of... Answer
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Wirth's Law
Wirth's Law states that computer software increases in complexity faster than does the ability of available hardware to run it... (Continued) Word
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shotgun debugging
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context-driven testing
Context-driven testing is a paradigm for developing and debugging computer software that takes into account the ways in which the programs will be used or are expected to be used in the real world... (Continued) Word
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functional programming
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Jason Huggins demos software testing improvements at STPCon 2011
Watch this STPCon 2011 video of Jason Huggins of Selenium and Sauce Labs, in which he gives some information about his conference demonstration. He relates software testing improvement ideas to his handmade robot that can play Angry Birds on an iPhon... Video
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Improving software testing productivity using record-playback
Test pro describes the benefits and shortcomings of record-playback software testing tools, and offers recommendations in this podcast. Podcast
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Lieberman Enterprise Random Password Manager
Phillip Lieberman, president of Leiberman Software cited several ways developers can use the new Enterprise Random Password Manager (ERPM) to ensure the security of their applications. Video
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Developer Express' DXperience 2009
DXperience v2009 volume 1 puts more oomph into the product suite's Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight tools and makes its IDE productivity tools more stable and robust. Video
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Parasoft SOA Quality Solution, SOAtest 6
Simplifying end-to-end testing is the key goal of the new Parasoft SOA Quality Solution, SOAtest 6, according to Wayne Ariola, strategy vice president for Parasoft Corp., Monrovia, CA. Video
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AMD's AVX instruction set
Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) Margaret Lewis described in our interview how AMD's new Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) provide relief from hardware inconsistency problems that plague software developers. Video
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AviCode Intercept Studio
AviCode Intercept Studio, a .NET application monitoring suite, won the Best of TechEd 2009 award for developer tools. Video
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JNBridge Pro 4.1
Wayne Citrin, CTO of JNBridge (Boulder, CO), touted the broader interoperability capabilities the May 11 release of version 4.1 brings to the core product. Video
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Infragistics NetAdvantage for .NET
Infragistics lead technical evangelist Anthony Lombardo gave tours of the new release of Infragistics NetAdvantage for .NET, a user interface (UI) controls offering that helps speed up builds of robust UIs. Video
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Features in Teamprise Client Suite 3.2
Teamprise software engineer Ed Thomson demonstrated the new features in Teamprise Client Suite 3.2, which facilitates access to Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server from outside the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Video
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Consumerization, cloud computing and HTML 5: The future of the smartphone
"Smartphone" author Majeed Ahmad discusses present and future smartphone trends, including growing consumerization, democratization in the IT world, cloud computing and HTML 5. CIOs and other information technology buyers in the enterprise can examin... News
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Why smartphones play key role in “enterprise-ation” of mobile computing
Explore smartphone and mobile computing technologies and services with expert Majeed Ahmad, author of a new book, Smartphone. News
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Leadership on the Web: Using social networking to teach and learn
In this response, expert Pete Walen describes how managers and decision makers can gain from regular interaction via social media. Answer
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How software testers can learn together through social media
In this response, expert Pete Walen explains how social networking tools provide an avenue for learning and teamwork that nearly everyone can take advantage of. Answer
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Test automation tools for mobile devices
Software consultant Nari Kannan writes about the challenges in automating the testing of mobile apps and some popular solutions that are available for them today. Tip
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Confronting security challenges facing social networking sites
According to application security expert John Overbaugh, the two top security concerns for social networking sites are application functionality and account privacy. Answer
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Application security: Using social media and collaboration tools
Social media and collaborative tools are increasingly being used on professional teams, as discussed in this expert response. Here John Overbaugh explores the potential uses of specific social media applications for security team members. Answer
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Wireframing tools for tablets and other mobile devices
Software consultant Nari Kannan discusses wireframing tools that help mobile and tablet app designers mockup and lay out workflow and user interface designs. Tip
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Which collaborative tools are most useful for software testers?
According to expert Pete Walen, testing teams make use of various collaborative tools, including Skype, instant messaging and wikis. Here he discusses the collaborative tools available and how different testers use them. Answer
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Application testing for social media
According to software testing expert Pete Walen, expectations for application performance in social media vary. Read this response for details about testing standards for applications on social networks. Answer
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About Mobile Application Testing Techniques and Tools
The onset of mobile devices and mobile application development has necessitated advances in mobile application testing techniques and tools. Mobile application testing must be performed on both software and hardware. With the vast number of devices available, testing on supported devices can often be a challenge so mobile simulators or emulators may be used initially, though often there are defects related to the physical device. Crowdsource techniques are used by some to allow for testing of mobile devices.