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The Science of Catching Hidden Bugs Bugs that make a system crash are the most dramatic, but they may not be the most interesting. Subtle bugs hide where you don't expect them, causing systems to mislead users with incorrect results. Using scientific inquiry, you can expose these deceptive ne'er-do-wells lurking inconspicuously under the covers. Elisabeth Hendrickson offers good examples and pointers to using this investigative method. |
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How Do You Spell Testing? Exploratory testing operates fluidly in real time. But that doesn't mean the process has to be random or scattered. The use of heuristics and mnemonics can serve as a road map to follow as you dive into the exploratory process. In this column, James Bach shares the mnemonic he relies on most for testing and how you can use it to make sure you're covering all the bases. |
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Let Observation Be Your Crystal Ball Are you a tester who is particularly good at finding "the weakest link" in code? Are you a developer who has been impressed with a tester's uncanny ability to hone in on weak code? This skill is probably more a matter of organizational understanding and observation than intuition. In this column, Bret Pettichord explains how to use communication factors to predict problem areas in code (and how to avoid letting those same observations draw you into unwanted territory). |
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Getting a Late Start on Test Automation Successful test automation requires team commitment, teamwork between testers and developers, and getting an early start. That's what Bret Pettichord said in a previous column. Bret notes that a reader, Jack Baseley, replied with a very good question: "How do you propose to deal with late starts?" Do we just give up? Bret picks up where he left off and devotes this column to answering that question. |
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Three Keys to Test Automation How can you get your test automation project off on the right foot? I've been asked this question many times. It has prompted me to review the test automation projects in which I've been involved and identify the factors most associated with success. |
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