Scientific Basis for Testing with Immediate Implications, Scott Gibson This presentation addresses the core fundamentals of QA that are often misunderstood and misapplied. What is the purpose of software testing? How should testing professionals operate to achieve this purpose? A scientific approach to testing using the scientific method and empirical falsification will be presented with […]
From Tester to Evangelist: Finding a calling in Live Site Quality, Jon Bach, eBay In December 2010, Jon Bach felt at the top of his game when it came to testing projects at Quardev. As Manager for Corporate Intellect, his job was to inspire confidence that any client would be impressed at the array of […]
Lightning Talks We had some great speakers and topics: Zephan Schroeder, Microsoft :: Batman Returns! – Test tools selection and tooling philosophy revisited In March Zephan outlined a set of “Software Testing Tools” including categories, curation, a mind map draft, and some interactive discussion related to test tool selection and use. Zephan is back to […]
Presented by: Robert Musson, Principal Data Scientist with the Skype team at Microsoft The world of software testing is changing rapidly. Agile methods merge the distinction between developer and tester, while software services make version releases more frequent. The mantra is now “Get it out fast and let the users provide feedback.” But how can […]
Testing Like Batman Presented by: Zephan Schroeder, Software Development Engineer in Test at Philips Healthcare Testing Like Batman slides https://www.xmind.net/embed/9ZMY/ What’s in your utility belt? What is in your colleague’s utility belt? Where do you get your tools and information? Which hero do you test like? We will touch on many test tools currently in […]
Presented by: Curtis Stuehrenberg, Software Quality Assurance Manager, Climate Corporation The modern test engineer has a wide variety of tools aiding them in their quest to not just verify computer software but help make sure it’s “providing perceived value to some one at some time.” However what do you do when your persona, your user […]