Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 19, 2011
While getting ready for the Rapid Software Testing course I dedicated some time for the “homework” – studying of publicly available exploratory testing documents. And here’s my ideas on Functionality Testing. References Heuristic Test Strategy Model – Satisfice, Inc. – Designed by James Bach Michael Bolton, DevelopSense: Testers Know That Things Can Be Different ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 18, 2011
While getting ready for the Rapid Software Testing course I dedicated some time for the “homework” – studying of publicly available exploratory testing documents. And here’s my ideas on Claims Testing. References Heuristic Test Strategy Model – Satisfice, Inc. – Designed by James Bach Michael Bolton, DevelopSense: Testers Know That Things Can Be Different ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 07, 2011
..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 […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Apr 04, 2011
Reference Page: Mnemonics in Testing Defaulting Dependencies No Time for Ping Pong Sketching with a Pencil Review: VBScript vs. JScript ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 30, 2011
Join To Earn 10x Bonus Attacking Passwords Good to Check, Worth to Explore Documented == Unambiguous? ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 21, 2011
WordPress blogging engine has “Stats” plugin. Very useful, helps gathering a lot of feedback. There are also many other plugins, relying on the data gathered by WordPress Stats. Amongst them I use “Popular Posts”. As many of bloggers noticed last week, there was an outage of WordPress Stats server. This impacted not only site stats […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 01, 2011
Parent page: Generating Test Reports The Approach The previous post sets a lot of requirements altogether. Let’s try now to put some answers. How we can have a free, portable, yet powerful viewer? If we go with a web-page format, we can use a web browser for that purpose. If we go with XML format […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 16, 2011
Using mindmaps in testing is really picking up. Darren McMillan, one of the strongest proponents of it, has recently published “Mind Mapping 101” – “real examples of mind maps and their usage”. My post is essentially an addition: how to set up and use custom markers with XMind (free version). Click on the image […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 15, 2011
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 ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 14, 2011
Whether it’s an all-round automation tool, like TestComplete, or a lightweight Session-Based Exploratory Testing assistant, like RapidReporter, generating good test reports is a challenging task. Obviously, hand-crafted reports would be much better, and live communication is an ideal. Though quite often testers have to report in writing and/or remotely. And if testing is conducted with assistance of a […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 07, 2011
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Posted by Albert Gareev on Jan 11, 2011
Once a year I do something with my blog. Collate, update, migrate, clean-up, migrate, collate, … About 12 months ago I registered a domain name and migrated my blog from the free WordPress hosting. I purchased a lightweight theme, added some widgets, put it all together, and even done some fixing on my own. The […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 28, 2010
Data Generation On-the-Fly A Fly in the Ointment Keyboard Shortcuts Area Highlighter Trick ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 21, 2010
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 ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 16, 2010
Now I’m done with the series: GUI Recognition with TestComplete 3 Categories, 10 articles, 8 code examples. Overview of object recognition properties. Run-time GUI recognition methods. Routine operations with Web Browser window. Code examples and detailed explanations. Note: more TestComplete content to come next year. ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 15, 2010
“Explore the context of the test project, your givens, and your mission” Context-Free Questions for Testing, Michael Bolton, DevelopSense Weekend Testing Americas (WTA) session #3 was planned and facilitated by Michael Larsen. This time we got something special. The objective Produce either a list or a mind map of the features of Rapid Reporter with […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 08, 2010
Excel-based test-reports-2 Don’t blame VBScript Total Validator Be aware of Bounded Awareness ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 16, 2010
“Testing is a process of exploration, discovery, investigation, learning, and analysis with the goal of gathering information about risks, vulnerabilities, and threats to the value of the product.” Michael Bolton, DevelopSense What this is about? Read about Weekend Testing November, 2010: Weekend Testing is coming to the Western Hemisphere November, 13, 2010: Let’s Dance! […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 04, 2010
With this post I continue my examples on Bounded Awareness in software testing. But, again, first I ask you to read the following article: “Multi-tasking makes you stupid”. If you didn’t, here’s the summary. A growing body of scientific research shows one of the jugglers’ favorite time-saving techniques, multitasking, can actually make you less efficient […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 02, 2010
Last week I asked QuickTestingTips readers to share examples of Bounded Awareness they observed in their work, and here I’m with my stories. Let’s start with this video. You see two teams of people playing basketball. While you watch the video, count number of passes made by the each team. ..Now, after you’re done, list what […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 15, 2010
I’m very glad that the testing challenge I set went to a second round. I prompt my readers now to read through the post in Darren McMillan’s blog. Please pay special attention to Results and Debriefing sections. I think those are great examples of facilitation to learn from. I also would like to share what I […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 06, 2010
Spoon Browser Sandbox 18 automation refactoring heuristics with code examples Surplus is an asset Keep Moving Excel-based test-reports-1 ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 05, 2010
Time Management – Mind Map Printer-friendly XML and XSL reference cards IP Address Tools Are you still using screenshots? ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 28, 2010
I’ve been reviewing my investigation and code example posts, and realized that some of them are numerous enough to be grouped together as step-by-step tutorials. Here are the first ones. Active Directory – Sample Scripts FileSystemObject – Working with Files and Folders More tutorials will come this year! ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 20, 2010
If I would have to choose to keep only one of my answers on StackOverflow, I’d choose this one. Probably, not necessary explanation On a technical side, what is the greatest test automation challenge? It’s not programming, and not even learning about tool’s object model or application’s API. But it’s two-fold. 1. Automated test design […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 16, 2010
Mind mapping is an extremely useful analysis and design tool. Though distinguish it with other roles, like presentation. Don’t waste your creativity, and don’t try to make a mind map fancy during brainstorming phase. Focus on the problem you solve. See also On importance of test log Telling testing story ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Aug 26, 2010
Get yourself out of Inbox Crash test your application Unlearning for testers SQL Injection cartoon and walkthrough ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Aug 25, 2010
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 ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Aug 17, 2010
Software Engineering Explained Software Development Waist Line ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Aug 03, 2010
Proverbs and quotes Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says “Go!” – a leader says “Let’s go!” E.M. Kelly I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. John Locke A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. Arabian Proverb A good manager is a […] ...
