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The TERMS for Test Automation

Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 10, 2019
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This article was published on StickyMinds – the TERMS for Test Automation Risk or Success, March, 2019. People have always been keen to use tools. In fact, use of tools contributed to making us sapient beings, as we evolved our utensils from primitive objects to complex mechanics. All that history has led to our current […] ...

Keeping Accessibility in Mind: Cognition, Memory, and ...

Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 06, 2018
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This article was published on StickyMinds – Keeping Accessibility in Mind: Cognition, Memory, and Attention, November, 2018. Digital accessibility refers to assistive technologies as well as to accessibility of web and mobile applications and electronic documents. Implementing accessibility includes such technical aspects as using proper HTML and supporting a range of browsers and devices. But […] ...

Is It Worth It for Software Testers to Get ...

Posted by Albert Gareev on Aug 13, 2018
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This article was published on StickyMinds – Is It Worth It for Software Testers to Get Certification?, August, 2018. Note. I said everything I wanted to say about certification schemes here: Fact checking: “Is testing certification worth it for getting a job?” The article below is a “vanilla” version. When I moved to Canada back […] ...

Getting Started with Business Intelligence Testing

Posted by Albert Gareev on Jun 05, 2018
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This article was published on StickyMinds – Getting Started with Business Intelligence Testing, May, 2018. There’s a bit of hype in terms such as business intelligence, data analytics, and data mining. In testing terms, though, it means working with scripts and databases, often without traditional GUI interaction. But core testing skills—analysis, synthesis, modeling, observation, and […] ...

Understanding Accessibility Testing: Think like a ...

Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 21, 2018
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This article was published on StickyMinds – Understanding Accessibility Testing: Think like a Dweller, Not a Builder, February, 2018. Digital accessibility aims to make any software usable by the widest possible audience. This includes software supported by users’ assistive technologies as well as accessibility within web browsers and mobile devices. Assistive technologies enable users with […] ...

Lessons Learned Testing Angular Applications

Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 20, 2017
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This article was published on StickyMinds – Lessons Learned Testing Angular Applications, December, 2017. Web applications have evolved from simplistic forms to highly interactive screens. Implementation of all these interactions requires a lot of JavaScript code on the front end—that is, code that is run by the browsers on users’ devices. When there’s a lot […] ...

Methods and Tools for Data-Driven API Testing

Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 15, 2017
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This article was published on StickyMinds – Methods and Tools for Data-Driven API Testing, September, 2017. Software testing has many forms and breeds, but one major distinction has always been based on the approach—either working with the code or interacting with the product. The former was typically a prerogative of programmers while testers have concerned […] ...

What Testers Need in Their Accessibility Testing ...

Posted by Albert Gareev on Jul 31, 2017
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This article was published on StickyMinds – What Testers Need in Their Accessibility Testing Toolkits, July, 2017. The concept that software should be usable by the widest possible audience has been around for more than twenty years, yet for quite a while it remained out of the mainstream of testing and development efforts. This has […] ...

Hidden Parts of the Performance Equation

Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 20, 2016
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This article was published on StickyMinds – “Hidden Parts of the Performance Equation”, April, 2016. The Performance Equation Many teams decide to put together a “test bed” of servers and network infrastructure, develop some scripts simulating user requests, run the whole thing against the application, and see if they can satisfy the business requirements. And […] ...

What’s In A Label?

Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 01, 2016
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This story has been featured in my article published by Tea-time with Testers – Year 5 Issue XI, December – January 2016. Download a free copy. Do you see a problem? With the login form represented by the image? There are a few, actually, but we can’t know for sure because it’s just an image, we have […] ...

Not That Apple

Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 24, 2016
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This story has been featured in my article published by Tea-time with Testers – Year 5 Issue XI, December – January 2016. Download a free copy. Do you see a problem? With the image? Maybe you don’t. You know, people who can’t see still can use the software, browse the Web, and work with electronic documents. […] ...

Putting Too Much Faith in Tools

Posted by Albert Gareev on Jan 26, 2016
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This story was featured in my article published on StickyMinds – “The Politics of Accessibility Testing”, January, 2016. Preface Digital accessibility refers to software supported by users’ assistive technologies as well as accessibility within web browsers. This concept, that software should be usable by the widest possible audience, has been around for more than twenty […] ...

Understanding How To Do Accessibility Testing

Posted by Albert Gareev on Jan 18, 2016
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This story was featured in my article published on StickyMinds – “The Politics of Accessibility Testing”, January, 2016. Preface Digital accessibility refers to software supported by users’ assistive technologies as well as accessibility within web browsers. This concept, that software should be usable by the widest possible audience, has been around for more than twenty […] ...

It’s Not Business Requirements, It’s the Law

Posted by Albert Gareev on Jan 14, 2016
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This story was featured in my article published on StickyMinds – “The Politics of Accessibility Testing”, January, 2016. Preface Digital accessibility refers to software supported by users’ assistive technologies as well as accessibility within web browsers. This concept, that software should be usable by the widest possible audience, has been around for more than twenty […] ...

Interviewed by Srinivas Kadiyala

Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 02, 2015
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In September Srinivas Kadiyala interviewed me for Testing Circus – a professional software testing magazine with a breezy name :) I’m thankful for this opportunity and humbled to get in the same line with testing leaders around the world. Access online: Volume 6 – Edition 9 – September 2015. Download here. The interview is pretty […] ...

Follow the CRUMBS

Posted by Albert Gareev on Jul 14, 2012
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“Follow the CRUMBS to evaluate Test Automation” is second (and final in series) article I published in close collaboration with Michael Larsen. With the first one we set focus on questions to raise while preparing for automation project – and in the second we discussed main heuristic evaluation criteria: Confirmation, Coverage Criteria, and Complexity Risk, Robustness, and Reliability […] ...

Coming to TERMS with Test Automation

Posted by Albert Gareev on Jun 22, 2012
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“Coming to TERMS with Test Automation” is an article I published in collaboration with Michael Larsen. We discussed main questions to consider when you’re about to start a [test] automation activity: Tool / Technology Execution Requirements and Risks Maintenance (and maintainability) Security Download the magazine (PDF) from Software Test Professionals web-site: ST&QA Magazine 2011/2012 Dec/Jan […] ...

Mapping Testing Story (My article in The Testing ...

Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 23, 2011
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Publication URL: http://www.thetestingplanet.com/2011/11/november-2011-issue-6/ Download PDF: The Testing Planet November Issue And you can view the large mind map here (click to open in a separate window). Update: 2017. Since the original website (thetestingplanet.com) is no longer available, providing the full text here. ****** Mapping Testing Story I am a follower and a strong proponent of exploratory, context- […] ...

Testing and Hiring

Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 25, 2011
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A few more of my posts came out in “Hiring Testers” series in the Community Blog at Software Testing Club. In “How Come You Are Not Certified?” (the title was a joke, by the way, I do not agree that memorizing definitions out of context can make anybody a better professional – only hands-on experience matters!) […] ...

If you are hiring testers..

Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 07, 2011
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..Or if you are thinking of that, and especially if you are wondering why it’s so hard to find good ones – you definitely need to become a reader of “Hiring Testers” series in the Community Blog at Software Testing Club. People are always looking for a job. Each job advertisement receives dozens, maybe hundreds of […] ...

2011/02 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 04, 2011
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Reference Page: Mnemonics in Testing Defaulting Dependencies No Time for Ping Pong Sketching with a Pencil Review: VBScript vs. JScript ...

2011/01 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 30, 2011
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Join To Earn 10x Bonus Attacking Passwords Good to Check, Worth to Explore Documented == Unambiguous? ...

Interviewed by Shilpa Venkateshwaran

Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 15, 2011
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Last week Shilpa Venkateshwaran published on IT Knowledge Exchange my replies to the offline interview questions. Access online: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 Access offline: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 ...

2010/12 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 28, 2010
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Data Generation On-the-Fly A Fly in the Ointment Keyboard Shortcuts   Area Highlighter Trick ...

2010/11 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 21, 2010
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Test Design with Mind Maps Usability Study: Beliefs Are More Important Than Requirements Automation Puzzles   Folder Structure Template Document (XMind Mindmap)   Rapid Reporter, exploratory notetaking tool ...

2010/10 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 08, 2010
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Excel-based test-reports-2 Don’t blame VBScript Total Validator Be aware of Bounded Awareness ...

2010/09 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 06, 2010
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Spoon Browser Sandbox 18 automation refactoring heuristics with code examples Surplus is an asset Keep Moving Excel-based test-reports-1 ...

2010/08 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 05, 2010
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Time Management – Mind Map Printer-friendly XML and XSL reference cards IP Address Tools   Are you still using screenshots? ...

2010/07 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Aug 26, 2010
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Get yourself out of Inbox Crash test your application   Unlearning for testers   SQL Injection cartoon and walkthrough ...

2010/06 Quick Testing Tips posts archive

Posted by Albert Gareev on Aug 25, 2010
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Bring up your Desktop in double-click! Test your wetware GUI Step Automation Heuristic (Mindmapped)   Ten 20 Years Old Usability Heuristics   Visualize XML then blink test   Close process in a second ...
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