Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 10, 2015
As the whole talk is about 45 minutes long, I post series of the review in my blog. Part 1 – Rationale for Refactoring Video Mindmap Review Points – Value – Problems It’s an open question: what are the roles and responsibilities of testers in agile development environments. Testers do something important, special, and different. […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 04, 2015
Even though I’d wish to do it more often, I very rarely blog on real-time topics. But I’m taking some time tonight. I tweeted a few thoughts on Tuesday, 2015/03/03. Expanding them to address responses received. Test scripts are exclusive. Testing charters are inclusive. Quoting Cem Kaner‘s statement and fact, early in the project we […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Mar 03, 2015
Any bug is a problem statement, illustrated with an example provided. Yet the example is just a symptom. Has the problem really been gone? Let’s ask questions. Let’s make bug fixing a truly collaborative work between programmers and testers. Is it code change or configuration change? Code change – any fix, update, improvement, etc. in […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 19, 2015
Video Mindmap Review Points – Value – Problems It’s philosophy that makes time worth living Efficiency means different things in different contexts The challenge of the hidden picture puzzle Each click is a test How much testing do I do before I decide I know what the picture is Explicit Parameters in Testing Coverage Time […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Feb 04, 2015
It’s been a while since I took Rapid Software Testing course. Since then, applying Structure-Functions-Data-Platform-Operations-Time heuristics is my favorite way of systematically learning about the product. And mind map is my favorite medium to capture and represent that information. References Heuristic Test Strategy Model – Satisfice, Inc. – Designed by James Bach Michael Bolton, DevelopSense: Testers […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 24, 2014
This mindmap in the review series depicts Accessibility Testing by requirements categories. Each coverage type requires specific approach and tools. ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Dec 10, 2014
As a summary of my Accessibility Testing reviews, I’ve created a poster-like mindmap. (Smaller and bigger versions). ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 27, 2014
Foreword Recently I’ve been observing some new silly ideas about testing – on how to do as less of it as possible or not do it at all. I don’t bother posting links here – reading those isn’t worth the time. But I’m gonna speak on the subject myself. I grouped those ideas into 3 main categories: […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 25, 2014
This is a cross-post of my publication on LinkedIn. I also provide more elaborate mindmap here. Foreword In the recent, I’ve been quite extensively writing about Web Accessibility in my blog. In part, because it’s one of my professional interests now. But also because I learnt how much it’s important and needed. In Ontario, Accessibility […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 24, 2014
For any project, it’s typical to conduct assessment and evaluation of tools before acquiring licenses and putting them into use. Below I’m sharing evaluation matrix composed based on my review of accessibility requirements. Requirement Description Checking By Tool Review by person 1.1 Text Alternatives Provide text alternatives for any non-text content 1.1.1 (A) – Alternative […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 18, 2014
Notice This post and mind map are work in progress. I’m hoping to get the community feedback as well as further refine the ideas myself. Stay tuned. See more contents below the mindmap. Below is the mindmap in [accessible] list format with my comments elaborating the points. Problems You’re a Test Manager. You had your […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 17, 2014
Class Description Content Parser-Checker. Examples: WebAIM’s WAVE, AChecker, SortSite Tools that process inner elements of the document (tags) and check whether their presence/absence and structure comply with the predefined set of rules.Mostly helpful for testing of requirements: Perceivable Robust Well-developed tools are quite useful for quick and cheap catching of obvious bugs. Testers can use […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 10, 2014
A few observations on graduates of Rapid Software Testing course I was into studying of heuristic-based exploratory testing approach and methodologies for at least 2 years prior to taking of the course. I took the course in 2011. Blogged about my experiences. I’ve kept broadening and sharpening my skills since then. Blogged about my path as well. With time, I also […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Nov 03, 2014
In the series of reviews I went over WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. This is my second detailed take, as the first one was about 2 years ago when I started professionally performing (elements of) accessibility testing. And I took the second shot to futher sharpen my skill and […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 30, 2014
I’ve just read this colorful definition of testing by Michael Bolton. And I got a sparking idea – “I wanna see a tag cloud for this”. And here’s what I’ve got. And I love it. Testing product among things, testing things among product. Feels like I found a meta-definition of Testing. ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 29, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 27, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 23, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 21, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 14, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 08, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 06, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Oct 02, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 30, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 25, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 24, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Common Definitions Human Testing Brief – “You know as you see it” – quick scanning is sufficient to check and make a judgment. This does not include effort of logging defects. Detailed – Either interaction (execution […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 23, 2014
In the series of reviews I’m looking at WCAG level A / AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) requirements from testing perspective. Scope (The following table of contents is taken from WCAG site and redirects to its contents) 1 Perceivable 1.1 Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 18, 2014
The recent WTA session we performed prompted me that there are a lot of materials I can share with regards to Accessibility Testing. I created them while learning it for myself, using various Web resources. I begin with impairment categories, as they require different accessibility supporting technologies and different testing methods. (Click to see full size […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 16, 2014
After somewhat a pause, I’m stepping back in as a facilitator in Weekend Testing Americas chapter. The good occasion was recent session on Web Accessibility, initiated by Michael Larsen. This is the area I’m actively learning, professionally working in, and the idea I’ve grown to support. So I prepared a few exercises, and walked through them […] ...
Posted by Albert Gareev on Sep 10, 2014
Preface If you have just installed WAVE toolbar, the variety of available commands for sure looks overwhelming. And, frankly, professional Accessibility testing requires specialized knowledge and exploratory testing skills. However, there are few quick tests that are relatively simple to take for a basic assessment and identification of major accessibility barriers. Quick Tests Page Scan Accessibility Purpose […] ...
