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Software Testing & QA Info Center EMAIL THIS The Software Testing and QA Info Center provides news, tips and advice to help software project manager, software testers and QA engineers uncover software bugs and flaws and produce quality software. MUST READ How to define a test strategy Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 18 Oct 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - Having a test strategy can facilitate the testing process. Expert John Overbaugh explains how to define a test strategy and to what extent developers should be involved. How to do integration testing Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 18 Oct 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - The top-down and bottom-up approaches for integration testing are both critical. Expert John Overbaugh explains the differences between them and the reasons for their importance. How to design test cases from use cases Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 26 Sep 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - Use cases can be very helpful when designing test cases. Expert Mike Kelly explains how testers can mine use cases for information and which testing techniques are most effective. How to conduct regression tests Published by: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 03 Oct 2007 EXPERT RESPONSE - If regression testing is part of your test plan, here is some advice you should follow. Expert Mike Kelly explains how to properly conduct regression tests. AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Effective Web page testing EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers have to be as thorough as they can, advises testing expert John Overbaugh. Web page testing and Web form testing, like any testing process, requires smart and creative methods from the tester. Parasoft enhances its Application Security Solution ARTICLE - Parasoft Corp. has enhanced its Application Security Solution to help companies identify run-time security vulnerabilities and monitor security policy compliance. Tools of the Agile trade ARTICLE - Index cards have long been a core tool in Agile development, but practitioners also consider automated testing tools and requirements management tools essential. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE INTEGRATION TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Functional testing: Unit testing, integration testing and beyond 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 ... Six functional tests to ensure software quality SPECIAL REPORT - Six types of functional tests can be used to ensure the quality of the end product. Those tests include unit tests, functional tests, regression tests and acceptance tests. Software testing with Spring framework BEST WEB LINK - Srini and Kavitha Penchikala give an overview of the support provided by Spring framework in the areas of unit and integration testing, with a sample application. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE REGRESSION TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Regression test cases in safety-critical software TIP - When writing test cases for regression testing in safety-critical software, it is important to consider all angles. Expert Baher Malek outlines what testers should include. Software testing fundamentals: Regression testing LEARNING GUIDE - Regression testing ensures that little changes don't break software. Good regression testers need to know what they're looking for, and this guide explains how. Regression testing: How to select test cases 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. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TEST DESIGN from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Test case defined BEST WEB LINK - Greg Annen breaks down -- via a scientific explanation -- how to create a test case. Software testing is improved by good bug reporting TIP - Bug reports can be an excellent means of assessing how well you've tested a bug. Testing expert Scott Barber explains how good bug reports indicate good testing. Regression test cases in safety-critical software TIP - When writing test cases for regression testing in safety-critical software, it is important to consider all angles. Expert Baher Malek outlines what testers should include. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TESTING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) FUNDAMENTALS from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Test case defined BEST WEB LINK - Greg Annen breaks down -- via a scientific explanation -- how to create a test case. Are you sure added and refactored code is covered by tests? BEST WEB LINK - Using NDepend you can find out if added or refactored code has been tested. Effective Web page testing EXPERT RESPONSE - Software testers have to be as thorough as they can, advises testing expert John Overbaugh. Web page testing and Web form testing, like any testing process, requires smart and creative methods from the tester. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TESTING MODELS AND APPROACHES (CONTEXT-DRIVEN, FACTORY, ANALYTIC, QUALITY, IV&V) from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Software testing fundamentals: Testing basics LEARNING GUIDE - Software testing experts weigh in on creating test plans, writing test cases, choosing test models and other basic building blocks of software testing. Increasing tester interactions with developers TIP - What can you do if all testing at a company is done with little interaction with developers? How can you change things to be more iterative? Testing expert Scott Barber explains. Continuous integration meets application performance management ARTICLE - As continuous integration gains popularity, the notion of continuous performance management also gains credence. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE TESTING TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Testing Web services: Unit testing and monitoring BEST WEB LINK - This valuable tip explains unit testing, back end testing and monitoring of live Web services -- including a walk though. The author recommends several open source unit testing tools and frameworks for Java and describes how ... On-demand software testing service pays off for three startups ARTICLE - PerfSpot.com, GroupGain.com and Second Rotation turned to uTest to help test their software and say the on-demand service found bugs they otherwise would have had trouble locating. Software testing in a virtual environment EXPERT RESPONSE - Performance testing your applications in a virtual environment introduces a number of challenges. Expert Mike Kelly explains what testers should anticipate when testing applications in a virtual environment. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC SOFTWARE UNIT TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Testing Web services: Unit testing and monitoring BEST WEB LINK - This valuable tip explains unit testing, back end testing and monitoring of live Web services -- including a walk though. The author recommends several open source unit testing tools and frameworks for Java and describes how ... Functional testing: Unit testing, integration testing and beyond 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 ... Successful test-driven development (TDD) with external systems TIP - It's best to think of TDD as a flexible system that does not require unit tests at every compile. It is possible achieve quality results without the overhead of mock systems. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC USABILITY TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com zenware WORD - Zenware refers to application programs that function with a minimum of superfluous user intervention... (Continued) uTest pilots on-demand software testing, QA service ARTICLE - Through uTest, companies can get on-demand QA and software testing services from a global community of testers. The first pilot starts in March 2008. Test software with a user perspective TIP - When testing software you need to think beyond how users are intended to use software. Think also about how they could misuse it. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING from SearchSoftwareQuality.com Acceptance testing for websites EXPERT RESPONSE - Conducting acceptance testing for websites is aided by a number of tools available. Expert Scott Barber explains how to access these tools and methods and approaches for acceptance testing. The benefits of user acceptance testing 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 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. VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

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