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Programming Skills and Testers!
2008-04-04 05:47:00
Am I a Tester or a Programmer? Who am I? Abhijit Navindgikar: “I am having one question regarding software testing. Currently I am working as a software tester. I am having 3 years of experience in manual testing and having the basic knowledge of C/C++. Is it necessary for me to learn new technologies like C# .NET for future prospects in testing? Is it necessary for the tester to have the
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Confusing Terminologies in Sofware Testing - A Case Study!
2008-02-20 16:05:00
Couple of days before, I received an email from a blog reader (Lakshmi NSMV) asking me the following query: “What is Build Verification Test (BVT)? What are the things that are taken into consideration while performing BVT? Is it the tester’s responsibility to perform BVT?” At first glance, it did look like yet another testing question that is often asked in software testing interviews (as if
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Tester Untested! - Who will Test when you Rest?
2008-02-06 14:06:00
During a not-so-long-ago discussion with a tester friend she pointed out with a self-satisfying grin on her face: “testers have the power to scrutinize other’s work and this power makes testing so much of fun”. Though she might have been true to some extent in her statement, it made me to revisit my year old decision to choose software testing as a life long career. I wondered if it was this
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Best Practices in Context-Driven Testing/Thinking!
2007-11-03 10:55:00
Rita asks, “My test manager has asked me to test a FMCG retailing website to test. I have never tested such a website before. Can you guide me how to start testing this website? Can you point me to some best practices that can be followed while testing this website? Please help.” Ritika asks, “I am doing my project work in component based integration testing and I am new to this field. So I need
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