Software Product Testing
Delivering again and again!
Delivering value again and again Business needs to optimize their spending and still get greater value over time with the money they spend on services. ISV’s venturing into offshore development has to evaluate their vendors with parameters that measure the value of the vendor more quantitatively. They could also use empirical methods to determine the [...]
Automating SOAP API tests with SOAPUI
SOAP UI is a powerful and easy to use open source tool for automating different types of web services like SOAP, REST etc. It provides a UI for creating test cases,assertions making it easier to develop test cases rapidly. SOAP UI caters to the needs of functional, regression, load testing and provides features like Mock [...]
testing software product interoperability
I have been trying to write on product interoperability for quite sometime. So here it goes. What do we mean by product interoperability? In my opinion, interoperability of a product is its ability to function while different variables of its environment – software as well as hardware – are changed. Testing software interoperability assumes more [...]
Reproducing a bug ….the eternal quest
There are some really cliched problems which software testers and consqeuently software developers face as part of their job. Reproducing a bug comes right there among the top of that list. Recently, I faced one such instance where I was at my wits end to reproduce a bug – needless to say, it wasted precious [...]
Setting up TestLink on Linux
I was assigned the responsibility of setting up Test Link (TL) on my network and import test cases from another instance of TL running elsewhere. It was quite simple but I would still like to put it down just in case someone runs into issues or better still if someone has suggestions – More than welcome. [...]
Importance of writing standard Error Messages for better software products
The aim of this blog is to introduce the work I do – and to lay some basic standards that must be used by the developers whenever they are playing with language, or grammar. This blog also has some content that has been picked up while reading the works of other Writers, and I would [...]
FaceBook Apps Testing
Facebook Apps Testing: Does it sound surprising or does it sound interesting. When i got to look at this area as a potential offerable service line i had both the reactions to myself. But as i spent some quality time, understanding how these cool apps are built and more importantly how these apps should satisfy [...]
HYSEA Workshop on Product Testing – 27th Sept. Key Takeaways
I attended a HYSEA Workshop on S/W Products’ Testing, organized at Microsoft Campus. Software testing workshops/talks are not as frequent as those for technology or technology trends and it was heartening to see a step towards correcting this anomaly. In this post I will try to outline the topics that were discussed and give opinions [...]
Usability Testing- A Market Accelerator by itself
Its always been a challenge to ensure products are easily usable by the Users as to how they want and wish rather than how they have been created and designed. Qlabs has realized that one such success factor is product usability testing if done right goes a long way in realizing the intended goals. A [...]
GoToMarket Testing- Why should you outsource?
In the last blog i tried to point out the need and challenges associated in ensuring software products do what they are meant for.Here in let us see what does it mean to have your products launched with Quality. A key accelerator to launch products succesfully to market could be outsourcing your product testing to [...]