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10 Key KPIs Driving Continuous Improvement in QA Teams
Any self-respecting software QA professional knows that they should pay attention to quality metrics. But which ones? Consult this list to see what matters for your team.
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Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Software Skills
“Whiteboard/live coding interviews assess anxiety not coding skills. If you do whiteboard interviewing, we are not the right fit for you.”
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What is Code Coverage Analysis?
Code coverage analysis helps expose untested code and provides a metric that your QA team can use to improve their processes. Code coverage analysis helps your team delivery a more robust product with fewer unexpected bugs.
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5 reasons NOT to grow your QA department
Honest: There are times when hiring another QA professional isn’t the answer.
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The Pros and Cons of Software Crowdtesting
Crowdsourcing has drawn a lot of attention as a way of predicting and mapping future coronavirus hotspots based on user-reported symptoms. However, it’s also an increasingly popular approach to software application testing, engineering, and quality assurance.
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Learning to love i18n
Applications need to go global, but language support comes at a cost. For one thing, supporting multiple languages demands additional testing rigor.
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How many developers does it take to test a product?
Most development shops want QA testers involved in creating their new software. But what’s the proper ratio of testers to developers? Yes, “it depends,” but let’s look at the answers to, “…on what?”
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8 ways to know that it’s time to hire a new QA tester
You want top-quality software, sure. But when is it time to increase the size of the testing team, so that you can deliver said top-quality software? Glad you asked.
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Estimating testing time: a few useful guidelines
You’ve got a new application underway. You need to map out some kind of testing schedule. Here’s advice from the experts about how to do it.
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5 rules for successful test automation
The key to successful use of test-automation tools is to correctly calibrate expectations: Recognize what the software can do and be equally aware of what it cannot do. That helps you make useful decisions in the most important areas: what can and should be automated, how it should be done, and who should do it.
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6 ways to improve your debugging skills
Every developer needs to find (and fix) bugs. But how can you squash a bug you don’t know how to find?
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What’s the difference between a good QA director and a great one?
We’ve all seen the good QA director in their natural habitat, a creature who spends their time bathing in the light of an LED monitor, or perhaps gently lapping at a local coffee stream. But have you ever witnessed a great one?
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A handy software defect tracking checklist
Every software QA team keeps records about the bugs it finds. But which data points are really worthwhile to track? These four guidelines might help.
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What testers should know about domain knowledge
You might be an expert in software testing techniques. But often, QA professionals require industry domain knowledge in order to respond to unique specifications, workflows, or technology adoption. Here’s what to look for, as well as how to obtain domain knowledge in vertical markets, such as hiring talent, using consultants, and taking courses and tutorials.
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The best QA job interview questions for managers to ask
Your development team is ready to hire a new software tester. What questions can you ask in the job interview that (a) are not lame and (b) actually help you determine if this job applicant is qualified? If you have no idea what questions to ask the candidate, this article serves as a useful cheat sheet.
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You're sold on load testing. But for what "unreasonable" load should you test?
Load testing – where you discover the point at which a computer system fails – is based on preparing for (graceful) failure by knowing its breaking point. Successful load testers anticipate high demand – but at what point do you pass from “high demand” to “ridiculous”? The guideline: Expect the unexpected.
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Let’s make testing Agile, they said. Uh, what did they mean by that?
People talk about adopting more Agile practices and using a DevOps-centric culture, but development teams regularly say that testing is a bottleneck.
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16 things that testers wished they’d learned earlier
What did it take you entirely too long to learn about software testing?
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What should be on a QA tester’s résumé?
Professional software testers need job-hunting advice, just like anybody else. The key takeaway from recruiters? Customize your résumé — and watch the typos!
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5 surprising books that QA professionals recommend (and 10 useful references that won’t shock you)
QA professionals’ jobs aren’t straightforward. Neither are their book recommendations.
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