We accept that testing the software is an integral part of building a system. However if the software is based on inaccurate requirements then despite well written code the software will be unsatisfactory. The newspapers are full of stories about catastrophic software failures. What the stories don t say is that most of the defects can be traced...

BUSINESSES SPEND HUGE amounts of time and money developing software. But one of the dirty little secrets of the software world is that many firms do not put nearly the same effort into testing their applications......

This premier article introduces the notion of bug patterns an extremely useful concept that will increase your ability to detect and remedy bugs in your Java code....

Application testing techniques are explained in a Software Engineering point of view...

On average programmers create six to eight defects in every 100 lines of code LOC 11. They create 12 to 20 defects per 100 LOC if the code is not structured and is poorly documented. These defect rates improve to two to three defects per 100 LOC if the code is structured and documented. However the rates only improve to one to 1.5 defects per 100...

This article explains the techniques for Improving testing process based on the studies conducted by NASA s SEL....

Summary This very intersting article provides a global view of load testing and projections etc.....

In this paper I ll do two things. First I ll attempt to demolish a bad model the quite popular V model . In the process I hope to banish the phrases unit testing and integration testing from our vocabularies. Second I ll describe a model I think is better. But my primary purpose is not to claim I have the right model it s too early for...

Summary Part 1. Risks and Test Strategy. The most comprehensive risk-based approach to E-Business Test Strategy available. Test Techniques and Tools. Part 2 of the paper presents comprehensive descriptions of twenty techniques for testing E-business applications. 38 pages in length...

If you ve been nominated by your team to shop around for a defect management solution you ll appreciate the helpful management security and technical considerations discussed in this article. Hung Q. Nguyen s guidelines will assist you in identifying the defect tracking tool that best serves your organization s needs....

Deals with the subject test automation in a very simple and easy to understand manner...

Software testers once the Rodney Dangerfields of the software-development industry now enjoy much more respect--as well as more satisfying career opportunities and better salaries--thanks to the increasingly competitive software market and the growing complexity of applications....

Software conformance testing is the process of determining the correctness of an implementation built to the requirements of a functional specification. Exhaustive conformance testing of software is not practical because variable input values and variable sequencing of inputs result in too many possible combinations to test....

This paper walks you through the development of an actual first-stage automation process. It also explains how to facilitate the formation of an automation team in a lessons-learned study of how to get from here to there and why you should. It also explains how this newly formed team developed its processes action plan and benefits-derived reporting....

This is a white paper on Test Case Point TCP Analysis which basically deals with the estimation of the effort needed for testing projects. The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to TCP Analysis and its application in non-traditional computing situations. This approach is technology independent and supports the need for estimating...