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My Love/Hate Relationship with Dev and Test Tools After you make investment decisions for homegrown, open source, or commercial tools that yield little or even negative return, those "learning experiences" reinforce the old saying—"A fool with a tool is still a fool." Here are some things to keep in mind as you reach for that next cool tool. |
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The Importance of Tool Independence in Test Automation Command-driven testing has proven to be a good way to implement pattern tool independence. The main advantage is that you just have to develop the commands in the script language of the tool. To change tools, you only have to rewrite the keyword commands in the script language of the new tool. |
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The Ins and Outs of DevOps Of course DevOps focuses on enhancing the working relationship between development and operations, but it just as easily includes QA, data security, or any other silo of smart people who need to collaborate more effectively. This requires an understanding of DevOps principles. Read on for more. |
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Five Predictions: What the Future Holds for Test Professionals No one has a crystal ball, but it's critical for test professionals to seriously ponder what the future holds as they plan their career journeys. Where is technology headed? What testing roles will be in most demand? Where will a tester spend the most time? Here are some predictions. |
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Mobile Testing: The First Step—or Two On many mobile projects, testing is not practiced well—or sometimes not done at all. Many testers from the desktop world are moving into mobile, and there is much they can take from traditional testing into the mobile space. Here are some ideas to get you thinking about testing mobile devices. |
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Using Assessments and Standards to Improve Your Process Process improvement is a fundamental endeavor that any successful organization must embrace. The challenge many companies face is how to effectively implement IT process improvement. A good place to begin is with an assessment of current operations; then measure those findings against good criteria. |
