Testing

Testing Code Generation

Some things lend themselves to TDD better than others. Code generation, it turns out, scores a 10 on this front. (To some people, it‘s heresy to think that...

2 replies - 4145 views - 11/21/08 by Rob Williams in Articles

Coverity Architecture Analyzer Improves 'Software DNA'

Coverity, Inc., a provider of static source code analysis tools, today unveiled Coverity Architecture Analyzer, providing development teams with the ability to...

0 replies - 2175 views - 11/17/08 by Nitin Bharti in Articles

Q&A Testing in an Agile Environment

In the past few weeks I’ve been asked about and have been considering exactly how to fit QA and testing into a two week iteration. A primary concern of the...

0 replies - 1340 views - 11/05/08 by Chris Spagnuolo in Articles

Is Code Coverage Really All That Useful?

Test driven development proponents often tend to push code coverage as a useful metric for gauging how well tested an application is. 100% code coverage has...

0 replies - 975 views - 11/04/08 by kpanghmc in Articles

Is Code Coverage Important?

How much code coverage is enough? Do you consider having 100% code coverage an uphill task? Based on whom you talk to, the reply you get varies considerably. I...

20 replies - 5740 views - 10/20/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Build Tests While Building Applications

I've been doing some thinking lately about how we build and test applications. I'm no agile expert but I am impressed with the concepts of test-first and...

0 replies - 3153 views - 10/02/08 by Frank Cohen in Articles

Quality Problems Cost Software Companies Up to $22 Million Annually

A new white paper by International Data Corporation (IDC), found existing software quality approaches at most companies are inadequate to address the internal...

7 replies - 2223 views - 08/21/08 by Martin steve in News

The Undercover Adventure (Part 3): Sometimes it’s like trying to appreciate the “squareness” of a peg with round thinking.

When I initially started at the mine around 3 months ago I never anticipated that this industry would have as many acronyms as the IT industry. I was wrong. My...

2 replies - 2428 views - 07/29/08 by AnneBotha in Articles

The Undercover Adventure (Part 2): I want to know what you mean. What you meant. What you will mean. Everytime.

I am a really strong believer in validating assumptions and clearly communicating your decisions with your team before you choose to take a path in front of...

6 replies - 2669 views - 07/21/08 by AnneBotha in Articles