Exploratory Testing by James Bach
James Bach presents the skills involved in the Exploratory Testing approach. [youtube kBufzgjYAQE] Related material: Exploratory Testing: Finding the Music of Software Investigation
Agile Database Techniques: Data Doesn’t Have To Be A Four-Letter Word Anymore
Data is clearly an important aspect of software-based systems, a fact that the information technology (IT) industry has understood for decades, yet many agile development teams are struggling to involve data professionals within their projects. The Agile Data (AD) methodology defines a philosophical framework for data-oriented activities within agile projects, …
Beyond Test Driven Development: Behaviour Driven Development
Test Driven Development (TDD) has become quite well known. Many developers are getting benefit from the practice. But it is possible that we can get even more value. A new practice is getting attention these days: Behaviour Driven Development (BDD). BDD removes all vestiges of testing and instead focuses on …
Leveraging Unit Tests As Functional Tests, Load Tests, and Service Monitors
Frank Cohen will demonstrate the new PushToTest TestMaker Version 5 open- source end-to-end service governance and test automation tool. Software developers use PushToTest to turn their unit tests into functional tests in a test automation platform that runs on their development machine. Frank will demonstrate PushToTest’s Wizards and Recorders to …
Becoming a Software Testing Expert by James Bach
You’re already an experienced tester. You know how to design tests and report bugs. Now what? Do you feel like an expert? Unfortunately, if you want to become very good at testing, there aren’t many classes or programs available to help you. This means you must manage your own education. …
Agile Testing by Elisabeth Hendrickson
As more teams are adopting Agile practices such as XP and Scrum, software testing teams are being asked to become “Agile” as well. But what does that mean? Is the Agile label yet another buzzword? Or could it be Agile practices are actually changing the way software is built? In …