Automated Testing Institute

1. A Case Study in Extreme Quality Assurance (XQA)

Summary: Extreme Programming (XP) is all the buzz these days. Business’ motivation is to decrease time-to-market, maximizing revenue opportunities. Without quality practices that keep pace, new releases deliver defects just as quickly! Quality...

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2. A Detailed Look at the Idiosyncrasies of Test Tool Training

Summary: In this article the author delineates some of the training issues confronting organizations that purchase automated test tools. The article delves into the copious decisions that a test manager has to make in order to get their testers...

Tuesday, 02 December 2008 | 398 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

3. A Developer Centric Approach to Automated Functional Testing

Summary: Robert details how to increase the quality and scope of your automated test harness by making its development the responsibility of your development team rather than your test team.  

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4. A Maturity Model for Automated Software Testing

Summary: Aside from their mandate to provide a safe and reliable product, manufacturers of computerized medical devices may have three very practical reasons for automating their software testing program: their product is too complicated to test...

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5. Advanced Test Automation Architectures: Beyond Regression Testing

Summary: When most of us think of Test Automation today we picture computer systems quickly running through a battery of regression tests. This picture may have more or less sophistication, but it nearly always starts with taking existing manual...

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6. An Automation Vote of Confidence (Automation SDLC Part II)

Summary: Taking the plunge into automation? In this second article in a series of three, explore a range of selection criteria and some common-sense guidelines.  

Wednesday, 17 December 2008 | 329 hits | Print | PDF |  Email | Read more

7. An Ingenious Solution

Summary: Is your testing tool behaving like a problem child? Injecting your application with some discipline may be what's needed. Sometimes, spending a few weeks of development time on creating a solution can save you months of testing time. In...

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8. An Introduction to Software Test Automation

Summary: Today, 'Test automation' is a much talked about topic in the world of software testing and quality. In this article Saket Godase discusses the basics of test automation. What is test automation? He looks at the types of test automation and...

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9. Architectures of test automation

Summary: In these slides, Cem Kaner discusses architectures of test automation.  

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10. Automated Capacity Testing Model

Summary: This presentation delineates a methodology for conducting capacity tests. The methodology introduces the various stages associated with performing a capacity test. The author elucidates the crucial activities that should be performed and...

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