The magazine for software testers
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Skills of the Professional Tester 72kB
Geoff Quentin describes all the skills a tester needs. Full eight-part series.
Articles from the April 2004 issue:
Making it easy 140kB
Edward Garson’s holistic approach to good design
Usability and reusability 350kB
Chris Ambler discusses scripted usability tests
For the record 245kB
Sarah Saltzman on using automation in usability testing
Not a matter of opinion 290kB
Edward Bishop suggests an objective usability testing method
Through other’s eyes 80kB
How Tim Edmonds gained insight to accessibility issues
Venerable and vital 95kB
Geoff Quentin revisits the V-Model
Ghost in the machine 200kB
Mike Lucas with a regression testing case study
Changing gear 200kB
John Kent looks at advanced test automation architectures in part 4 of this series
Using risk as the basis of test planning 180kB
Can some risk of failure be tolerated? Felix Redmill thinks so
ENTIRE APRIL 2004 ISSUE 3.5MB
All the articles above plus news, features and book reviews
Articles from the January 2004 issue:
Skillware – a buyer’s guide 105kB
Bogdan Bereza-Jarocinski has a healthily cynical view of testing training
Getting our own house in order 109kB
Daryl Elfield says testing needs to look at itself before complaining too loudly
Sound structure cuts XPosure 452kB
Karen Espley describes a recent major migration project
Automatic for the people 124kB
Erik van Veenendaal explains the results of the latest survey on testing tools
The testing product and its infrastructure 71kB
Felix Redmill on the real reason things go wrong: built-in risks
Bug hunting is not a career 76kB
The way forward for testers according to QBIT’s philosophy
The enemy within 275kB
Sarah Saltzman on the dangers of dormant code and how to find it
Examining testing 105kB
Victoria Reinthal tells us about the past, present and future of ISEB and its testing qualifications
Help yourself 131kB
Alan Richardson’s self-education regime
International relations 235kB
The internationalization of testing certification as seen by Tilo Linz, Pete Bingham and Andy Redwood
The bottom line 126kB
Nick Blamey’s tips on making the case for automated web testing and measuring its ROI
The next generation 206kB
Professor Mike Holcombe describes how testing is taught at university
ENTIRE JANUARY 2004 ISSUE 2MB
All the articles above plus news, features and readers’ letters
Articles from the October 2003 issue:
Nature or nurture? 76kB
Vizuri’s lifestyle quiz reveals why you are a tester
Dutch encouragement 76kB
Erik van Veenendaal, Rogier Ammerlaan, Rob Hendriks, Vivian van Gansewinkel, Ron Swinkels and Mark van der Zwan discuss their practical experiences of using testing standards
Can we ever finish the paperwork? 88kB
Brian Hambling challenges the role of software documentation standards and asks whether they are really needed
Testing needs to get into the real world 268kB
Paul Down says goals-based testing eliminates cost and time burdens common to traditional performance testing methodologies
Test planning to derive confidence 64kB
Felix Redmill believes that test effectiveness and test efficiency should be sought separately
21st century schizoid plans 224kB
Gordon Alexander believes resistance to documentation and procedural standards is rooted in lack of sufficient training, resources and time to implement them properly
Dig the SPACEDIRT 288kB
Peter Morgan on IEEE 829: arguably still the most used testing standard
Best practices: what testers need to know 92kB
Sources of useful, established methodologies and advice are not limited to standards organisations. Dr Adam Kolawa of Parasoft introduces some you might not have seen
The case for a central support group 148kB
The takeover of NatWest by the Royal Bank of Scotland led to perhaps the biggest and best-known testing project of the decade so far. Alan Bowers explains how the process was run smoothly and completed early
ENTIRE OCTOBER 2003 ISSUE 1.3MB
All the articles above plus news, features and conference previews
Articles from the July 2003 issue:
Perl wisdom 35kB
Sulia Karhu and Eero Kareoja create bespoke testing tools
Divide and conquer 190kB
Rupert Wills uses two test scripts to do everything
Tests without specs 40kB
George Wilkinson gets on with it despite lack of documentation
Should testing include assessment? 19kB
Felix Redmill proposes an extension to the remit of testers
Replace and renew 88kB
Mike Holcombe completes his series on the X-Machine approach
Don’t let testing become part of the furniture 70kB
Adam Ripley thinks software testing must change
Bach on the future 35kB
Interview with James Bach, inventor of the Rapid Testing approach
ENTIRE JULY 2003 ISSUE 2.3MB
All the articles above plus news, features and conference previews
Articles from the April 2003 issue:
Report on ICSTEST 2003 148kB
By Edward Bishop in Cologne
Testing is a waste of time 240kB
Angela Edwards makes the case for traceability
If it’s gonna break don’t fix it 392kB
Sarah Saltzman on large failures caused by fixing small defects
Finding all the faults 148kB
Part five: Mike Holcombe states his generalized machine model theorem formally
Ghost in the machine 496kB
Part three: In his critique of test automation, John Kent moves on to data-driven architectures
Keep the faith 172kB
Dean Looney’s jobseeking advice
Making Quality Assurance work 144kB
Vivian van Gansewinkel, Erik van Veenendaal and Mark van der Zwan suggest a practical approach
Test management: the greatest risk 184kB
Felix Redmill analyses the influence of test managers
What have you let yourself in for? 52kB
George Wilkinson advises testers joining an organisation
ENTIRE APRIL 2003 ISSUE 3.6MB
All the articles above plus news, features and the book review
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