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Software Test Design and Planning

Use Agile software testing principles to plan your tests

An expert walks you through two Agile software testing methods so you can choose an Agile testing strategy that best fits your needs. Continue Reading
Testing APIs protects applications and reputations

When testing public APIs, test expert Amy Reichert recommends testing API functionality, endpoint security and, above all, proper connectivity. Continue Reading
What are the best database testing tool features for testers?

Software testers need database viewing tools that make their job easier, not harder. Here are features non-SQL experts shouldn't be without. Continue Reading
Choose the right software testing service

Learn about tips for choosing a testing service and whether it makes sense to test outside the business. Continue Reading
Continuous development brings changes for software testers

Continuous development calls for lots of automated testing and a little manual testing. Form a continuous testing plan based on the right balance between the two. Continue Reading

SaaS application testing: Keep performance tests in mind

Performance testing must be a high priority for SaaS application testers. Learn why and pick up tips on how to test a SaaS system's performance. Continue Reading
A good QA team needs a proper software staging environment for testing

Testing on an accurate staging environment is essential to the QA team's ability to accurately determine how applications will perform in production. Continue Reading
How to measure test progress: Every picture tells a story

Seeing the big picture when it comes managing the progress of your software tests may require putting together all the little picture pieces. Continue Reading
How to focus an Agile Scrum team on quality and testing

Improve your Agile Scrum team and direct its attention to product quality through communication, flexibility and effective testing. Continue Reading
Four ways to reduce software testing cost without sacrificing quality

Matt Heusser, lead editor of "How to Reduce the Cost of Software Testing," shares a few of his favorite tips on how to reduce testing costs without sacrificing quality. Continue Reading
Streamlining user acceptance testing (UAT) with Agile

Organizations that implement successful user acceptance testing can greatly reduce errors and business risks. Continue Reading

ALM: Managing offshore test teams

This tip emphasizes expressing clear expectations throughout the application life cycle. Learn how to choose the most effective means of communication for the situation, how to motivate team members across the miles and how to show appreciation to ... Continue Reading
Automation testing: Seven tips for functional test design

In this tip, Chris McMahon describes seven tips for testing leaders that will ensure you are designing your automation tests correctly so that they will be maintainable and catch the bugs before the code hits production. Continue Reading
Code coverage: Beyond the basics

Code coverage tools will tell you how much of your code has been executed when you run your tests, but what can we do with that information? In this second of a two-part series, consultant Mike Kelly explores code coverage more deeply. Continue Reading
How useful is code coverage?

In this first of a two-part series about code coverage, software consultant Mike Kelly explains code coverage and gives a specific example of how code coverage was calculated on a small program using the tool rcov for Ruby. Continue Reading