... I see all of the above happening and optimistically think it's an increasing trend. ... I've seen people on the testing team who are responsible for...
... Just for reference-- I have done exploratory testing in a database and found edge cases of weird data, then turned around and paired with programmers on...
This email is great. Thanks Brian. Manisha Director, Product Development Cafepress.com ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine...
I'm filling in values in a web page randomly with Watir and a couple of methods like random_date() and random_number() and and turning up all kinds of good...
I did not mean to imply testers would be doing all these things all the time. Under agility, we iteratively reflect on how things are going and address any...
We, too, have found random data in tests to be very revealing. However, when we find a problem exposed by random data, we make sure we write another unit test...
... Sometimes there's a specific "person who implements fixtures" role. That person is often attached to the "testing team". I think that role is probably a...
My problem is that the build on that page insists it's compatible only with Firefox 1.4.1, which is not available anywhere from Mozilla.org as far as I can ...
... As per <http://wiki.mozilla.org/MozillaQualityAssurance:Home_Page#User_Agent_strings>, 1.4.1 is the version number presented to extensions by 1.5 Beta 2. ...
We invite you to submit a presentation proposal for the STAREAST 2006 conference based on your experiences and insight into software test and evaluation...
<>Mind you, this bias against specialists is not shared by all. <>Especially present among those who don't share the view, we often <>find specialists. I'm not...
STEURS Stefan
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Nov 2, 2005 2:23 pm
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... If everyone can both rule and be ruled, we won't have emperors or empires. Not everyone is entirely comfortable with that. I'm not sure that I would be...
Thanks for the info, Dave. Figures it needs the one build I didn't try. <g> I'll see about editing the install.rdf file to produce an XPI I can use. Al ... ...
Brushing Up On Functional Test Effectiveness by Jennitta Andrea When I was ten years old, I sat in the dentist's chair and stared at a poster of a smiling...
G'day! My department is currently using the Mercury TD for defect & story tracking. We have licenses for all the modules but we only use the defects module....
<>> Specialisation is a reward driven activity. We just have <>to be careful not <>> to instutionalise the specialisation after the rewards have gone. <> <>?...
STEURS Stefan
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Nov 3, 2005 7:03 am
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... The big difference between a programmer and a tester is that the point of software projects is to produce software, and programmer is the designation of a...
<>-----Original Message----- <>From: agile-testing@yahoogroups.com <>[mailto:agile-testing@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Ron Jeffries <>Sent: Thursday, November...
STEURS Stefan
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Nov 3, 2005 2:36 pm
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... I far prefer Jira over TD. TD's architecture seems to reward those who measure projects by defects-found-and-fixed, where Jira's default workflow seems...
We are in the process of replacing Test Director defect tracking with JIRA. Everybody (testers, developers, customer support) is very impressed with JIRA and...
We've been using JIRA on the project I work on for the past several months. Recently our VP of QA settled on JIRA as our worldwide corporate standard for...
... Hello, JIRA is the best tool I ever used so far. I'm using it "every damn day". It's a nice way to report bugs and send the report to the programmer that...
I guess it comes down to if you really need the full blown workflow and the support. Jira is very nice if you need all that stuff. My department just wanted to...
We used Test Director to manage a smallish agile project and make everything visible for management types in a big corporate environment. The tool was there,...
Hi, Before I start, I apologize if this is a abuse of this distribution list. This list was recommended to me in a scrum class I went to. I like the ...
Anand R
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Nov 4, 2005 4:31 am
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Hi Stefan, ... I'd say: Developers deliver software; testers deliver information about software. I wanted to generalize on your phrasing because the...
Dale, I agree fullheartedly. I just wrote it that way in order to provoke a reaction. I don't even think that bug reports are the most valuable contributions...
STEURS Stefan
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Nov 4, 2005 7:31 am
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I'd say: Testers and developers collaborate to deliver high quality working software....