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Andrew Lance

Andrew Lance

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Andrew Lance ([email protected]) is a senior quality assurance engineer, technical lead for CenterSpan Communications, a company developing cutting-edge content delivery solutions based in Hillsboro, Oregon. Andrew has worked with test automation technologies for more than five years and has participated in every major phase of automated testing, from design and implementation to maintenance and support.

Company
Centerspan Communica
Industry
Business Services - Consulting - Non-profit
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Software Testing
Country
United States
Andrew Lance

Andrew Lance ([email protected]) is a senior quality assurance engineer, technical lead for CenterSpan Communications, a company developing cutting-edge content delivery solutions based in Hillsboro, Oregon. Andrew has worked with test automation technologies for more than five years and has participated in every major phase of automated testing, from design and implementation to maintenance and support.

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Designing Logical Load Tests
example of the matrix for test cases Streamlining the Test Process

When building large test suites, one problem that crops up is test case redundancy. Test suites are especially vulnerable to this when many members of the test team are writing test cases. The likelihood of one engineer writing test cases that are somewhat covered by another engineer's is very high. This results in duplication of effort when executing the tests. I will present some strategies for avoiding this problem when constructing the test suite, as well as methods for maximizing efficiency with your test suite.
To Automate or Not?
Bug Counts vs. Test Coverage

Occasionally, we encounter projects where bug counts simply aren't as high as we expect. Perhaps the product under test is in its second or third release cycle, or maybe the development team invested an inordinate amount of time in unit testing. Whatever the reason, low bug counts can be a cause of concern because they can indicate that pieces of functionality (which potentially contain bugs) are being missed. When low bug counts are encountered, management may begin to wonder about the quality of testing. This article covers techniques for dealing with low bug counts, and methods for reassuring management that coverage is being achieved.