I have worked with teams where the testers were all 'non-technical' to start with. We did exactly what Scott suggested and created a framework that allowed...
Interesting! Thanks for writing this up! -- Lisa ... -- Lisa Crispin Co-author with Janet Gregory, _Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile...
It could be true that efforts have been made. The results of such efforts typically waste of time. When testers "write" there own "fixtures" no one hell knows...
Again, I am sorry you've had such bad experiences, but I find it sad you don't think testers can learn new skills. I can vouch for the team I worked with, and...
Our situation is very similar. The testers in the team do not have programming knowledge to develop the product, they do, however have a great deal of...
Janet, Thanks that you value my opinion not calling it cynical like Lisa did. I respect testers and believe they should learn new skills. Unfortunately for...
System engineering and software development are different. I strongly believe that modern qa or tester should have basic knowledge in networking and system...
Thanks for the input John. It's not just the inability to write or help with automation test frameworks or unit tests, it's the general lack of development...
Thanks for the input John. In my case, I have been teaching the testers C# myself. I am fortunate to have a dev back ground plus I enjoy teaching. We bought...
Thanks for the response. Yes, I agree. Not all testers will take to development. One person on my team knows a little bit and that is enough for him. It's...
... OK, again you're sharing an experience that's specific to your particular environment, which doesn't apply to mine, or to Janet's. I'm stressing here that...
Well said, Mike! ... -- Lisa Crispin Co-author with Janet Gregory, _Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams_ (Addison-Wesley 2009) ...
Scott, I like your approach. I call that the "Power of Three". It's the need to have a customer, developer and tester all on the same page. On one team ...
I find that first the first time in years, I am actually getting excited about the term "Agile Software Development" and "Agile Software Testing" - enough to...
It sounds like you have written on the subject for a while and that you have used (I assume successfully) the principles and techniques. How are your feelings...
Hello Guys, I have just been asked by my employer to look at the best open source tools out there for testing. The application is a New Peoplesoft HR Module...
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Hi Conrad: I'm hoping someone offers "PushToTest TestMaker" at http://www.pushtotest.com . That's my company. JMeter is great for test of Web and Web service...
Hi Frank! The goal is primarily performance testing; stress and load particularly, but also ideally functional testing as well if the same tool can do both ...
Dear Philip, Their unit tests are done by the dev guys primarily and solely. It is not a strictly agile environment; that is a whole different discourse! ...
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... Because if the unit tests soak into enough layers, than "functional" tests are just what you do with the advanced unit tests. Also, "thru-the-view" tests...
Thanks Philip. Very interresting indeed, and I shall be inverstigating the level and thoroughness of the Unit tests further, and will let you know same. Many...
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Hi Frank, I have had a cursory look at your Push-to-test Testmaker. It appears NOT to be freeware? Please advise. If it is indeed not free, can you give me a...
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Hi Conrad: Thanks. TestMaker comes in two forms: Community (entirely free and GPL open source project) and Enterprise (commercial product in the $18- $40K...
Hi Frank, Thanks for your response once more! 1. Is it possible to get a FREE Trial? 2. And if I may be cheeky, can I ask at what point (number of users) it ...
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Hi Conrad: 1. Is it possible to get a FREE Trial? Yes, download the Community or Enterprise free products at http://www.pushtotest.com/products/download . Both...