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Overusing QTP DotNetFactory in automations..?
In Quick Test Professional, it is possible to call into a .NET assembly using DotNetFactory. As someone with a fair bit of .NET experience, this is very awesome. However, it also …
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What should self taught testers learn?
On Slashdot a few weeks ago there was the following post:
BeardedChimp writes "I like many others here have learnt to program by myself, starting at a young age and learning th …
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Is there a way to automatically run HP Mercury Quality Center tests with Python?
We use HP Mercury Quality Center across multiple sites and would like a script that could be run upon start-up which would log in to quality center and run a suite of selenium test …
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TestLink - Setup and Configuration Recommendations
Based on the responses to What is the best free test management tool and why?, I am in the process of setting up TestLink.
I am looking for recommendations on setting up and confi …
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Hint and tips on How to manage Exploratory testing
I have been investigating and using the exploratory testing approach within my organisation and I struggle to manage and measure the effectiveness of this approach.
I have been us …
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What are your favorite software testing quotes?
What quotes that are relevant to software testing, famous or otherwise, (or explicitly focused on software testing or not), do you particularly enjoy?
I'll list some of I like, …
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Is there a good tester certification?
Well, is there?
Alternatively, do you feel that it is possible for a tester certification to be worthwhile/valuable/meaningful? How do you justify your position?
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Selenium - How to take a snapshot of the page under test?
One of my UI developers asked if there was an easy way to navigate through our various customer sites and take a screen shot of each page as various functions are executed.
We alr …
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Is there a good source of free online educational courses/materials/etc. for testers?
I'm wondering if there's a good source of online educational material for testers. Free is in the title of the question, but I suppose very cheap options wouldn't be unreasonable …
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How do you get rid of the leftover Firefox processes #Selenium leaves behind? (especially in multi-window mode)
How do you get rid of the leftover Firefox processes Selenium leaves behind? (especially in multi-window mode)
(This question was originally posted by @chris_mcmahon on Twitter) …
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Is it safe to use production data objects in test code?
We have production class S, which comprises (for the sake of discussion) the system under test. Class S uses class D, a data object with basically no logic to speak of.
I'm writi …
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#softwaretesting Survey: What are the most important reasons that software testing is not as efficient and effective as it should be?
Luis Fernández, an Associate professor at Universidad de Alcala is conducting a survey of software testers and trying to gather data relating to, e.g., "Why isn't software testing …
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This test code is effectively duplicating the production code under test — is this as bad as it seems?
We've got some production code, and we've got some test code that operates on it. Specifically, this is an application that parses a file, stores it, and generates a new file base …
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Is there a good test staff org methodology?
A variety of staff organization methods exist with a variety of different ways of integrating test staff into the hierarchy. What are some great ways you've seen this done, and wh …
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My colleagues are resisting change. What is a successful #softwaretesting case study I can learn from?
To state the obvious, change management can be hard in software testing groups. From my experiences, this often appears to be true even when benefits to change appear obvious and …