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When the going gets tough – automate it!

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 Let me tell you a story about my first job: a long ago I was hired for my very first software development job. I worked with some really talented people on a cutting edge technology and it was fun. After a few weeks at work I’ve noticed...

1 replies - 5850 views - 06/13/11 by Dror Helper in News

Effective Road Mapping: Driving Change in Your Team

There are two things you must know in order to effectively create a roadmap. Although we'll be dealing with a technical roadmap, this applies to anyone wanting to drive change for yourself or a team.Where you are now (current location)Where you want to go...

0 replies - 7986 views - 08/30/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Defect Driven Testing: Your Ticket Out the Door at Five O'Clock

Test automation is not a controversial topic in most circles. Even developers who don't write automated tests agree it's a great idea. They just don't have time to work on it very often. The idea of having your code verified automatically sounds great, but it...

0 replies - 13323 views - 08/04/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

froglogic Releases Automated, Cross-Platform GUI Testing Tool Squish 4.0

froglogic GmbH today announced that Squish 4.0 - a major new release of its leading, crossplatform and cross technology GUI test automation tool is now available. Squish can test applications based on a variety of GUI technologies, including

0 replies - 1158 views - 06/23/10 by Reginald Stadlbauer in Announcements

Code Like Kudzu!

My technical brethren (and sistren) in the southern United States are probably more familiar with Kudzu than many of you, but it's a very fast growing type of vine. It's reputed to grow a foot a day when in perfect growing conditions. In the southern US, it...

2 replies - 6533 views - 06/14/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

Exercise, Good Choices, and DDT

Test automation is a lot like exercise. If you've not done much of it lately, it tends to hurt a bit when you start back. If you've never written tests before, it's going to be just like squats when you first do a few. You're not going to like it. In fact,...

0 replies - 9456 views - 06/07/10 by Jared Richardson in Articles

QF-Test Development Version 3.1 Released

After the successful release of version 3.0 of the renowned GUI testing tool QF-Test December 2009, Quality First Software has followed up with the new development release 3.1.

0 replies - 1047 views - 06/23/09 by Martina Schmid in Announcements

LiquidTest - Browser Automation Testing Framework Released

During these testing times, you cannot afford to be inefficient. Correcting problems early in the development process is critical when producing quality software. LiquidTest is a tool that will allow you to save time by finding defects as they occur, automate...

0 replies - 2393 views - 02/06/09 by Anthony Scotney in Announcements

Marathon Java GUI Test Tool - 2.0 Release

We are happy to announce 2.0 stream of releases for Marathon. Marathon is a GUI test tool that allows you to play and record scripts against a Java Swing UI application. It is written in Java, and uses Python and Ruby as its scripting language (the emphasis...

7 replies - 6087 views - 10/21/08 by Dakshinamurthy Karra in Announcements

Quality Problems Cost Software Companies Up to $22 Million Annually

A new white paper by International Data Corporation (IDC), found existing software quality approaches at most companies are inadequate to address the internal and external costs of software defects. Sponsored by Coverity, the IDC white paper “Improving...

7 replies - 4754 views - 08/21/08 by Martin steve in News

Can Automation Aid Manual Testing? An Interview with Jonathan Kohl

 Since 1998, Jonathan Kohl has worked on a variety of software development projects, mostly as a software tester. During that time he has developed many theories about the use of automation in testing.

0 replies - 5925 views - 04/07/08 by Bruce Daley in News