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What would a Software Testing degree look like?

Software Test Hiring Managers have a difficult time finding trained candidates. A Software Engineering degree might be the closest one we look for, but it forcibly directs the career path away from testing. Often tester's skills are cobbled together from experience, blogs, books, or certification programs. Unfortunately, those

Is this a triangle?

Is this a triangle? Do a triangle's sides have to be connected? How rounded can a triangle's points be? Do the edges of a triangle have to be of consistent width? How strait do the edges need to be?

Getting There

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. When wearing rollerblades, the line becomes a squiggle. If there is a large rock in the way, the course is adapted: around or over. Along the way, you might spy on a different destination. When implemented in a complex world,

Using Interest-Based Negotiation Tactics in Defect Resolution

When a product owner expresses the desire for the team to fix a defect in a particular way, development often holds its tongue and grumbles privately. The product owner does not understand the impact of the code changes from a developer's perspective. In addition, the developer assumes the

Philosophy for testers

Do you struggle when reviewing requirements? Use Dr. Jackson’s extraordinary Good Thinker’s Tool Kit! One great thing about software testing is that you can steal ideas from every discipline. So today, we are going to steal from philosophy. Here is a link to the Tool Kit: Microsoft Word

Report a Software Bug like a Lawyer

When you log a software bug, imagine a prosecuting attorney making a case against a criminal. Detailed Your case is ruined if the details are not well organized and thorough. So don't give the judge an excuse to throw it out for lack of evidence. Instead, make it

The Easiest Way to Start Automated Testing

Automated testing leverages a tool to assist in finding out information about the software. The easiest way to get started with this is to use simple automation tools and then build on them as you become more comfortable with them. You don't need to start with programming. The

Automation Featured

Rumpelstiltskin versus the five-legged-dog

Rumpelstiltskin I first heard of Rumpelstiltskin while watching one of Professor Patrick Henry Winston's lectures on artificial intelligence: https://youtu.be/09mb78oiPkA?t=839 It's part of a free MIT online course, and the lecture content is transferable outside of the field of artificial intelligence. I

Testing for Managers

How to tell if your Requirements Traceability Matrix is useless

Your testing is in trouble when: Your Requirements Traceability Matrix looks like this: The system must do XYZ ---> Test XYZ: Pass The system must do ABC ---> Test ABC: Pass The system must do 123 ---> Test 123: Pass Even worse, there is a 1-to-1 match

Testing for Managers

Testing Explained for Development Managers: Test Cases

Managers: Don't overvalue the role of test cases in testing. Test cases are not required to test software properly. Forcing detailed test cases on your testers is a considerable waste of time that pushes out your project schedule. Furthermore, monitoring test cases is a terrible way to evaluate

The Orange Juice Test

After preparing test cases during requirements analysis, you have not completed creating tests. Your most important test often remains undiscovered until you start testing. Imagine testing orange juice for a restaurant. The business has provided you with a list of requirements: 1. 8 fluid oz 2. Cold 3. Arrives within