Sign in Subscribe

Latest

In search of the ultimate bug tracking tool

In search of the ultimate bug tracking tool

As many of you know, I’ve been on the hunt for a bug tracking tool for a while now and I’m glad to say the hunt is over. I needed this bug tracking tool to meet some key criteria. 1) It had to be easy to install. Startups

A CIO's pain....a software tester's gain?

“In April, the CBA announced it would replace the traditional measurement of IT performance – the service level agreement – with customer feedback reports which impact employee remuneration directly.” so the IT news reports. As a result, CIO Michael Harte accepted a reduced paypacket following a June outage. The full article can

Pre Software Testing Checklist for Startups

Pre Software Testing Checklist for Startups

Most Startups will not use large amounts of documentation unless it adds value. In an environment where the one thing you can rely on is change, sometimes it doesn’t pay to put too much detail down in formal software test plans. That’s why I am in such a

50 Beta Testers. Not enough, or better than most?

Two software testers talked about the Joe Stump story this week. One was Elizabeth Hendrickson and the other UTest. The two attitudes to the same story are very different. Let me compare two of the views: First Elisabeth Hendrickson [http://testobsessed.com/2009/09/01/not-exhaustively-tested/] “Problem #2: Thinking that

YouTrack, a new issue tracking tool

I noticed that there is a new bug tracking application on the scene. It’s called YouTrack [http://www.jetbrains.com/youtrack/] and describes it self as: “web-based, keyboard-centric issue tracker” and “The Fastest Bug and Issue Tracker” “Wow”! Sounds like just the tool for a Maverick Tester! I’ve

Software Testing Industry Benchmarks

There is a bit of a discussion on “industry norms” on the yahoo based software testing group run by James Bach and Cem Kaner. It’s about the problems with trying to compare your company’s software testing against industry norms. One of the comments made by James Bach was:

Straight up, no ice....

Straight up, no ice....

You know the way sometimes, a post, or even a comment on a post gets you thinking. A recent comment by Phil Kirkham on Georgia Motoc’s blog got my subconscious brain working overtime. So much to the point where I feel compelled to put finger to keyboard and write