I previously wrote a post on sites that can help you find your next QA job. In that post I listed a newcomer site called LondonTester. The site is now live. Even though I’m in the US I thought it would be an interesting site not only for jobs but for great testing resources as [...]
Are you looking for a new position or a new contract? Below is a list of some great sites for you to check out to find your next quality assurance job/contract. I also created the Twitter List “@jayphilips/employment” so you can get updates from all of the people listed on this post that have a [...]
The testing methodology is very important in any organization. This document lays the foundation for the testing group. It’s main purpose is to set consistency and discipline to the testing process. It guides you through the process by defining why testing is being done, who is testing, what is produced during the various phases, and [...]
Software testing is not just limited to testing the application, it also includes documentation. Testing documentation is used for a variety of reasons: Explains the purpose & goal of testing Explains will be tested & how Provide testing results to the project team Provide testing recommendations to the project team Ability to go back and [...]
This is a extension of the blog post “10+ Software Testing Blogs“. This blog post has 200+ software testing blogs and tweeters. I also created the Twitter List “@jayphilips/software-testing” so you can follow all of the people listed on this post with one just click. Abby Fichtner Visit Blog Follow HackerChick on Twitter Able Weis [...]
I was cleaning out a folder on my machine when I stumbled on an oldie but goodie PDF called “Classic Testing Mistakes” by Brian Marick. In the paper he states how he breaks the classic mistakes into 5 themes and how to resolve the mistakes: 1. The Role of Testing: who does the testing team [...]
Security testing is a process to determine that an IS (Information System) protects data and maintains functionality as intended. The six concepts that need to be covered by security testing are: confidentiality, integrity, authentication, authorization, availability, and non-repudiation. Confidentiality: A security measure which protects against the disclosure of information to parties other than the intended [...]
Test Management tools are very important to any test team. Test teams use these tools to help capture requirements, design test cases, map test cases to requirements, test execution reports and much more. Companies may use one to many tools for this, which range from very expensive to open source. My advice would be to [...]
It is very important to make sure that your application functions as expected. There may be times that you add one little piece of code and all of a sudden other parts of the application no longer works. You may not have time/capacity to manually go back and regression test all the pieces of your [...]
I attended the Conference of the Association of Software Testing (CAST) this week, which is hosted by the Association for Software Testers (AST). I was very impressed by not only the topics but also the great people. It was nice being able to sit down and discuss topics that we all face out in the [...]
