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Design-Based Test Case Design an Effective Software Testing Technique

2011-11-04T11:20:00.001-07:00

Software design errors and faults can be discovered and software designs validated by two techniques like:

1) Requirements-based test case design being the primary technique

2) Another important technique being the early design-based test case design.

In design-based test case design the information for deriving them is taken from the software design documentation.

Design-based test cases focus on the data and process paths within the software structures. Internal interfaces, complex paths or processes, worst-case scenarios, design risks and weak areas, etc. are all explored by constructing specialized test cases and analyzing how the design should handle them and whether it deals with them properly. In software testing effort, requirements-based and design-based test cases provide specific examples that can be used in design reviews or walkthroughs. Together they provide a comprehensive and rich resource for design based software testing.

Taxonomy of Testing Techniques

2011-11-04T11:09:00.001-07:00

Software testing is a very broad area, which involves many other technical and non-technical areas, such as specification, design and implementation, maintenance, process and management issues in software engineering. Our study focuses on the state of the art in testing techniques, as well as the latest techniques which representing the future direction of this area.

Why software testing is important ?

2011-11-04T10:54:00.000-07:00

Most of us have had an experience with software that did not work as expected. Software that does not work can have a large impact on an organisation. It can lead to many problems including:

1)Loss of money – this can include losing customers right through to financial penalties for non-compliance to legal requirements
2)Loss of time – this can be caused by transactions taking a long time to process but can include staff not being able to work due to a fault or failure
3)Damage to business reputation – if an organisation is unable to provide service to their customers due to software problems then the customers will lose confidence or faith in this organisation (and probably take their business elsewhere)
6)Injury or death – It might sound dramatic but some safety-critical systems could result in injuries or deaths if they don’t work properly (e.g. flight traffic control software)

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Addiction is Devastating For a New Born Baby

2010-06-23T22:25:00.000-07:00

By Andrew Gallop: Thank goodness there are people, treatment facilities and organizations that will help people to arrest there addiction. A lot of people have good success if they work at staying sober or straight. There is a lot of help if you just seek it out.
A lot of people become addicted on there own or with the help of “friends”. Ten percent of the people in the world were born to be an alcoholic. Ninety percent of the people who take hard drugs become addicted. Not very good odds to say the least. Most people do not know this or do not care.
Some doctors that specialize in the treatment of mind altering drugs and alcohol abuse, know through experience, that they can treat a pregnant woman for her addiction. Where they do not how to treat a baby for addiction. This is a very bad situation that most people do not even think about. An addiction specialist will treat the pregnant woman every time to save her and the fetus. A regular doctor says o no, this type of treatment could hurt the fetus. They are just ignorant to the facts of addiction and the treatment thereof.
The average doctor with all of there knowledge does not know much about addiction and less about the the treatment. Most doctors not realizing or meaning to have helped a lot of there patients become addicted. Doctors are taught to relieve pain therefore they will give the patient some medication. This is well and good until the patient decides, if a little is good a little more is better. First thing you know they have become addicted, they did not tell the doctor that have a few drinks to calm there nerves. Also they will go to another doctor and get another prescription and so forth.
There is a lot of knowledge to be learned as we go through life as long as we are not to bullheaded. Leadership skills training will enhance all of our lives. If we do not spend but about fifteen minutes a day on average on continuing education we are backing up. You should not just study your chosen field but open up to some general knowledge.
I just hope that one person will read this article and think about how wonderful it would be, if you would be responsible for helping to save a mother and child. Keep this in mind and if you see someone in trouble please help.

Effort is important

2010-06-22T22:16:00.000-07:00

There is little story...that teaches a lot...
A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, However, none of them could figure but how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him and When he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, Hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into His bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine fixed, a week later, the owners received A bill from the old man for ten thousand dollar "What?" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" Therefore, they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THE BREAK-UP WAS?
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer ............. $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap..........$ 9,998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort
In your life makes all the difference.

Future of software testing

2010-06-22T00:01:00.000-07:00

Trends in the industry suggest that software testing in the future will look very different than it does today. The major trends include greater adoption of SOA, web services, SaaS, wireless and mobile technologies. Each of these trends is further complicated by a more agile approach to software development and an increasing emphasis on the 4Rs; repeatability, reliability, re-use and robustness.

A good friend and fellow tester, “xyz” said to me recently, “It’s important for testers to know their job doesn’t have to suck.” I’d never really looked at it from that angle before, but really I think it’s an important point to make. I think many people are sold a story about how testing is boring, repetitive drudgery that requires little skill. It’s bad enough that many of the people we interact with – programmers, project managers, BA’s – tend to believe this. The really sad thing is this line seems to be bought by so many people that would call themselves testers.