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Software Testing and QA Fundamentals

• Bid old test rules goodbye: New mind-set needed to test mobile apps

  Test professionals must move quickly to acquire the new skills and mind-set needed to test mobile apps, said STARWEST 2012 speaker Jonathan Kohl. Continue Reading

• Dogfooding: Why CIOs and senior managers should test their own mobile apps

  Using your own application or “eating your own dog food,” shows confidence in your product. Nari Kannan shares insights on why CIOs or senior managers should test mobile apps. Continue Reading

• Choosing the right test management tool: A team effort

  Agile expert Lisa Crispin recommends that teams collaborate in choosing and implementing the appropriate test management tool. Read this response for insights into how test management tools can facilitate collaboration and enhance team productivity. Continue Reading

• What to look for in test management tools

  According to expert Peter Walen, flexibility and ease-of-use need to be top concerns when selecting a test management tool. Continue Reading

• Application development: Security that won't weaken performance

  Security is important, but what happens when adding code to address security affects performance or usability? In this tip, SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell gives three best practices experts recommend for ensuring your application is secure, while ... Continue Reading

• How network security and application security are related

  Network security is ever-changing and fast-paced, and many software developers may wonder what is necessary for them to know about network security, application security and programming languages to best protect their applications from hackers. In ...Continue Reading

• Application security hardening for mobile and embedded software

  With the increasing number of mobile devices and application downloads by consumers, application security is becoming more important than ever. In this tip, application hardening tools and the use of obfuscation is discussed. Industry analysts talk ...Continue Reading

• Security lesson: Beating web application security threats

  Explore the importance of Web application testing processes and find suggestions on best practices with a webcast on scanning and testing Web application security, a podcast on security testing and a tip on Web application best practices in this ...Continue Reading

• How to regression test Web-based applications

  Software test consultant John Overbaugh gives some helpful advice about regression testing Web-based applications. Overbaugh describes regression testing browser platforms and how to test for backwards compatibility.Continue Reading

• Nine ways to evaluate automated software testing tools

  Evaluate automated software testing tools more thoroughly with these tips for analyzing cost, support, total cost of ownership, usability and more. This tip suggests questions to ask about each attribute of a tool and a vendor's support for it.Continue Reading

• Demo: Using WebGoat, a free software testing tool

  This expert video tutorial developed by Kevin Beaver will teach you how to use Webgoat his most recommended free online testing tool. This is the answer for those users, testers and QA pros that always ask our experts about free software and Web 2.0...Continue Reading

• Spotting rich Internet application security flaws with WebGoat

  Learn how Web 2.0. and other rich internet application security flaws are missed by automated tools that can easily be spotted with webgoat and similar free online tools. Learning how to use these tools can be a career asset, according to expert ...Continue Reading

• Enhanced Application Lifecycle Management process for better quality

  Enhance your application lifecycle management (ALM) procedures by adding these commonly-overlooked processes.Continue Reading

• Test case preparation for a Web-based application

  Test case preparation is the setup work that prepares you to design and execute your tests. Learn what this preparation might entail for a Web-based app.Continue Reading

• SOA application testing a combined effort

  Using business process testing and subject matter experts to test unchanging SOA applications complements work done by quality assurance engineers.Continue Reading