The agile QA (Quality Assurance) process is a set of practices and methodologies aimed at ensuring that software developed within an Agile framework meets the desired quality standards. It aligns with Agile development principles, emphasizing collaboration,...
Many new-to-agile teams encounter this problem: How do we use test automation when we don’t know what we need for a final tool? Instead of a top-down approach, consider an agile approach to a test automation tool: create a hypothesis, do the smallest ...
For all those who did, and for those who couldn’t make it along – here’s the video from yesterday’s Continuous Testing with TestRail webinar.
I’d characterize a lot of the software work I’ve done over the years as a feature factory. Usually this factory is kicked into action by a new customer. The testing work for these features can differ in difficulty, but I can always see a way for...
Most organizations have Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP) and Business Continuity Plans (BCP), but few can claim that they are confident the plans are complete. Will your plans be up to the challenge of a major disruption or disaster? Do your employees know wha...
Regression defects can be the most frustrating thing in the software world. Regression defects occur when a change you make to the software actually creates a problem. Sooner or later, you will encounter a regression defect in any piece of non-trivial softw...
There are some big changes happening on my test team. With three testers in the team and a change in Product Manager, we needed to rethink our workflow. Spearheading a new way of working was exciting, but I wasn’t sure how it would scale with more te...
Edge computing is becoming more prominent in application design, particularly with the growth of the Internet of Things. Making IoT devices responsible for some aspects of application logic reduces operational costs. This is good, but it also creates a haza...
While specific methodologies such as TDD still attract a lot of controversy, I think it’s fair to say that unit testing itself is a lot closer to a consensus. We’re clearly not there yet, but we’re getting closer and closer. With that in m...
Scott Ambler proposed an additional value to the agile modeling process (a subset of XP focused on design modeling for software)- humility. He argued that the best developers have the humility to recognize that they don’t know everything, that their...
For the longest time I thought there was no place in XP shops for a test specialist. Developers in this environments are careful craftspeople that make very good code on the first try. I have since changed my mind and think there is definitely a role for te...
What do you think about testing in production? If you count yourself among the ranks of those who still see testing in production as an unforgivable sin, we’ll try and convince you it isn’t so. When done correctly and under the right circumstanc...
You might know what done means for a story. Do you know what it means for an iteration, a delivery, a release and a project? Let’s explore various release criteria and discuss how they might work for you.