This paper describes an interface-driven approach that combines requirement modeling to support automated test case and test driver generation. It focuses on how test engineers can develop more reusable models by clarifying textual requirements as models in terms of component or system interfaces. The focus of interface-driven modeling has been recognized...   Read Article.

The choice of the right techniques is critical to achieving a good return on the test investment. Some tests happen before we can even run the software. Some tests involve analyzing the structure of the system, while others involve analyzing the system’s behavior. Each technique can involve special skills and particular participants, and might appropriately...   Read Article.

This article develops a Software Configuration Management (SCM) Reference Model. This model is intended to be a concise and practical guide which brings together in an outline fashion the framework and methodology necessary for planning, customizing, and implementing an SCM approach, independent of specific SCM tool technologies or system platforms....   Read Article.

Christopher Nolan dispels the top 5 myths about automated testing tools, and explains why developers and QA pros should reconsider their testing strategies, particularly if they haven't evaluated automated testing tools in the past two years....   Read Article.

Automated testing is recognized as a cost-efficient way to increase application reliability, while reducing the time and cost of software quality programs. Some of the common reasons for automating are reducing testing time, reducing testing costs, replicating testing across different platforms, repeatability and control, and application coverage and...   Read Article.

Test automation is hard to implement in government departments because many of them lack official software test teams. The few departments that employ software testers tend to have business-analyst-type testers who lack technical software-testing expertise, but who possess excellent knowledge of business logic. This is a problem from the perspective...   Read Article.

For many of today’s smart devices, Windows CE is the new operating system of choice. Increasingly, developers are embedding Windows CE into many different types of appliances, including set-top boxes, gaming systems, bar code scanners, factory automation systems, and many more. As Windows CE has grown, so too has the need for off-the-shelf software...   Read Article.

The testing environment of many corporations is all too often composed of young employees thrust into the technical world fresh out of college. They are eager and completely overwhelmed with their new environment. Managers are called upon to teach these employees the ways of their company testing. The result is predictable. Managers with limited skills...   Read Article.

This article details the importance of requirements and reviewing requirements. Including what testers should look for in acceptable requirements for the development of test cases....   Read Article.

The development of a software system takes place in three iterative and incremental phases mdash; analysis, design and implementation. This book describes the methods and techniques used for analysis and design, with implementation issues addressed to the extent to which they must be considered in the design. The text concentrates on object-oriented...   Read Article.

Client/server and Internet computing systems require rigorous testing, but they present challenges which go far beyond those of traditional systems testing. This systematic, end-to-end guide to testing next-generation enterprise software is designed to help IT professionals maximize quality in every element of a distributed application, throughout its...   Read Article.

This book is an overview of client/server computing, intended for managers who are in transition from the mainframe to PCs. It includes chapters on architectures, operating systems, development tools, and software development lifecycles. The final chapter comprises six case studies involving four financial services companies, one retailer, and one manufacturer....   Read Article.

This book covers a broad range of issues involved in client/server development. Rather than focusing on technical information and solutions, the author provides a high-level overview of everything you need to know when you embark on a client/server project: from making the decision whether client/server is the right solution, to testing, delivering...   Read Article.

Learn how to build high-performance client/server systems from the leading expert on database and client/server software performance. Chris Loosley is the recognized expert on high-performance client/server, and here he shows software developers how to build client/server applications that run fast without hogging computer resources. This book reviews...   Read Article.

Client/server and Internet computing systems require rigorous testing, but they present challenges which go far beyond those of traditional systems testing. This systematic, end-to-end guide to testing next-generation enterprise software is designed to help IT professionals maximize quality in every element of a distributed application, throughout its...   Read Article.

This unique guide enables you to take advantage of the greater productivity offered by client/server computing. The book covers all aspects of the client/server environment in order to help you build complete, fully effective systems of your own. The book is accessible enough to satisfy the practical-information needs of a wide corporate audience, from...   Read Article.

Summary: This paper is based on our testing experience of two major releases (version 6 and version 7) of the multi-platform client/server software, SAS/SHARE product which is the database management system for SAS users. It describes our test automation strategy for version 6 and identifies the achievements and weaknesses of our approach and explains...   Read Article.

Client/server and Internet computing systems require rigorous testing, but they present challenges which go far beyond those of traditional systems testing. This systematic, end-to-end guide to testing next-generation enterprise software is designed to help IT professionals maximize quality in every element of a distributed application, throughout its...   Read Article.

Summary: Web applications are based on client-server, request-response mechanisms. Performance of any moderate- to high-functional Web application is directly proportional to the architectural decisions and the technologies chosen to support it. Performance also depends on the architectural awareness of a programmer and his ability to address it from...   Read Article.