Archive for January, 2008

Book Review: Software Testing by Ron Patton

This review actually covers the 1st edition, and not the current 2nd edition. I read this a long time ago – made my notes and have subsequently lost them. So I start again. My basic memory from the last time I read it recalled as: "a good book for beginners". So I’ll see what a [...]

Meet your USB app launching needs with PStart

I carry a lot of applications around with me my on USB memory stick for use in impromptu testing situations. I need a tool to help me manage them. I use PStart from Pegtop Software to do that. If you haven’t used PStart before, or haven’t dabbled in the world of portable software then this [...]

Agile Acceptance Testing

Some notes and links on Agile Acceptance Testing. First the links. Read the online Acceptance Testing chapter from "Test Driven – Practical TDD and Acceptance TDD for Java Developers" by Lasse Koskela. Read Brian Marick’s article Series Agile Testing Directions. And now the notes:

5 Exploratory Test Documentation Lessons

While at Stockholm for the EuroSTAR 2007 conference I managed to conduct testing on a public booth and have collated some simple lessons on Exploratory Test Documentation.

Resource Hacking for Beginners

I’m going to introduce you to the Win32 testing tool that I use for looking at application resources, and which I used to find Mercury Screen Recorder secrets.

Mercury Quality Center in "It Supports Exploratory Testing" Shock

I can’t believe I’m about to promote Mercury Quality Center, particularly in regards to exploratory testing, but here goes…