Dale Perry
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11 years 11 monthsWith more than thirty years of experience in information technology, Dale Perry has been a programmer/analyst, database administrator, project manager, development manager, tester, and test manager. Dale's project experience includes large-systems development and conversions, distributed systems, and online applications, both client/server and Web based. He has been a professional instructor for more than fifteen years and has presented at numerous industry conferences on development and testing. With Software Quality Engineering for eleven years, Dale has specialized in training and consulting on testing, inspections and reviews, and other testing and quality-related topics.
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Understanding Software Performance Testing, Part 4 Most people don't fully understand the complexities and scope of a software performance test. Too often performance testing is assessed in the same manner as functional testing and, as a result, fails miserably. In the final installment of this four-part series Dale examines what it takes to properly plan, analyze, design, and implement a basic performance test. This is not a discussion of advanced performance techniques or analytical methods; these are the basic problems that must be addressed in software performance testing. |
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Understanding Software Performance Testing, Part 3 Most people don't fully understand the complexities and scope of a software performance test. Too often, performance testing is assessed in the same manner as functional testing and, as a result, fails miserably. In this four-part series we will examine what it takes to properly plan, analyze, design, and implement a basic performance test. This is not a discussion of advanced performance techniques or analytical methods; these are the basic problems that must be addressed in software performance testing. |
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Understanding Software Performance Testing, Part 2 Most people don't fully understand the complexities and scope of a software performance test. Too often performance testing is assessed in the same manner as functional testing and, as a result, fails miserably. In this four-part series we will examine what it takes to properly plan, analyze, design, and implement a basic performance test. This is not a discussion of advanced performance techniques or analytical methods; these are the basic problems that must be addressed in software performance testing. |
| Think Like a Tester After more than thirty years in information technology, the last fourteen spent focused on testing and quality assurance, Dale Perry has come to believe everyone can benefit from thinking like a tester. In this article, Dale offers comical, yet serious, insight on how a tester views airport bathroom stall designs. |
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