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Testers Should Enable Projects and Empower Developers

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In this video, Dawn Haynes, Principal Trainer and Consultant at PerfTestPlus, Inc., explains why it is crucial for testers to give both positive and negative feedback constructively and gives advice for testing teams  who are trying to avoid being "project boat … [Read more...]

Hiring Successful Testers

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In this video, Keith Klain, COO at Doran Jones, explains the mindset he looks for when he interviews potential candidates for his testing team. See also: Software Testing is a People Problem Let It Go (Software Edition)  Hunt for Information, Not … [Read more...]

Double Rainbow! SmartBear Wins Two 2014 Jolt Awards

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Excuse us for one minute while we do a little happy dance. [Pause for vigorous dancing] The SmartBear team has once again been honored with two Dr. Dobb’s Jolt Awards. This year, SoapUI Pro took home the top Jolt Award for continuous improvement and overall quality. … [Read more...]

Let It Go (Software Edition)

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SmartBears love software. But we also have a lot of fun together that has nothing to do with the quality life cycle. Sometimes it's go karting. Sometimes it's hockey. Sometimes it's company scavenger hunts. In the case of Gregg Hanson, when he's not demoing TestComplete … [Read more...]

TechnologyAdvice: AnDevCon and the Future of Mobile

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AnDevCon, a conference specifically made for and focused on Android developers, is going on right now in our backyard - Boston, Ma. Not only will be have a handful of SmartBears in attendance, we're also one of the sponsors of the show. This is an awesome show that we're … [Read more...]

Software Testing is a People Problem

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In this clip from an interview at the SmartBear office, Keith Klain, COO at Doran Jones, explains why it's important to understand the "people" side of testing, and how he, as a manager, tries to get people to approach the massive complexity -- and mathematical impossibility … [Read more...]

On Judging The ‘Other’ World Cup

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As the anticipation to this year’s FIFA Soccer World Cup begins to mount, and millions of soccer fans around the world anxiously wait for the event of the year, some of us are distracted by another World Cup: the Software Testing World Cup. A couple weeks ago I had the … [Read more...]

Hunt for Information, Not Bugs

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In this video, Dawn Haynes explains why it is so important for testers to focus on understanding the context of a project and providing useful information to stakeholders rather than spending countless hours attempting to track down every single bug they possibly … [Read more...]

A Test Design Q&A with @joshin4colours

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If Lorinda Brandon is following you on Twitter, watch out because she might read one of your posts and convince you to do a 45-minute webinar about it. Her first victim was Josh Grant, a test automation expert from CaseWare in Toronto, Ontario. On March 5, Josh … [Read more...]

Writing Testable Code through Fault Injection

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Every testing team out there has their own methods for achieving maximum efficiency in their testing processes. It's really all about what works for your particular team, on any particular project. Where one school of thought may promote the use of specific methods or tools, … [Read more...]