July 11, 2008 8:20 PM
Posted by: Sentinel627
Functional testing,
HP Quality Center,
HP QuickTest Professional,
Software QualityPeriodically, I hope to post a few helpful suggestions about using HP's QuickTest Professional automated test tool. These are the tricky little things that are obvious once you stumble across then actually use them. Perhaps someone else will benefit by my stumbling.
Environment.Value and...
July 11, 2008 3:17 AM
Posted by: Sentinel627
Development,
Functional testing,
HP Quality Center,
HP QuickTest Professional,
Software QualityIn a previous posting, we examined the evolution of automation frameworks.
How are frameworks being implemented today by various QA organizations? Here's a basic summary of the types of test automation currently in use:
Ad-Hoc
July 9, 2008 1:51 AM
Posted by: Sentinel627
Development,
Functional testing,
HP Quality Center,
HP QuickTest Professional,
Software QualityI use HP (formerly Mercury) QuickTest Professional for most of my functional test automation. This tool uses Windows' VBScript as its internal scripting language. VBScript is...
July 4, 2008 4:30 AM
Posted by: Sentinel627
Development,
Functional testing,
Software QualityLike other living things, software QA processes evolve over time. From its humble beginnings, test automation has undergone a similar transformation.
The first stage of test automation was the 'Record and Playback' age. Tools were marketed for their ability to record a typical user session and...
July 2, 2008 5:00 PM
Posted by: Sentinel627
Development,
Functional testing,
Software QualityModern commercial test tools claim that it is easier than ever for a QA person with manual testing expertise to create and execute automated tests. But who really wants to become a developer of automated scripts? Why put in all that effort when you've already got a good thing going?
Take the...
July 1, 2008 1:58 PM
Posted by: Sentinel627
Development,
Functional testing,
Software Quality
One of the amazing things about working in the domain of software quality assurance -- or QA, as we devotees so fondly refer to it -- is that everyone agrees that there are standards yet so few people agree on what they are. Take for example the very basic definition of a Test...
