Boeing Software Scandal Highlights Need for Full Lifecycle Testing
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a software defect of epic proportions.
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TestArchitect Corner: How to Automate Software Testing on Custom Hardware
When configured with a Python harness, TestArchitect can be used to automate testing on software for custom hardware Unlike other proprietary and open source tools, that are able to automate only desktop, or mobile, TestArchitect (TA) has the ability to test the software that runs on hardware in the following ways: 1. TA can validate …
Infographic: Code Comparison: Vehicles vs. Programs
Software is growing. The amount of code needed to run the original Space Shuttle only makes up 0.66% of the code needed to run Facebook. Compare for yourself how automotive stacks up to other pieces of software.
Breaking Down a Web Service
Understanding the pieces of the web service testing puzzle can make testing easier For people wanting a broader understanding of more pieces in the web service testing puzzle, here is a breakdown of the various possible components of an API.
Application Programming Interfaces (API) and Web Services
API: An application programming interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications. An API expresses a software component in terms of its operations, inputs, outputs, and underlying types. An API defines functionalities that are independent of their respective implementations, which allows definitions and implementations to vary without compromising the interface. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface
Web Service Reference Documentation: Getting the Information You Need to Test
Lack of information and access to information isn’t an issue with web services. Web service documentation is widely available. Overview One of the major persistent complaints from people who test is lack of information and lack of access to information. Luckily this is not the case with web services. If in the rare case with …
Agile Retrospectives
Continuous Improvement and Short Feedback loops (think: Test Driven Development; Sprint Demo/Review; …) are at the core of any Agile process. Without a structured improvement process it can be difficult for teams to improve and without improvement we stagnate. For methods like Scrum, XP and et al., Retrospectives are that tool.
Spotlight Interview with Mark Levison
Mark Levison has over twenty years experience in the IT industry, working as a developer, manager, technical lead, architect, and consultant. He discovered Agile in 2001 and is now a Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach with Agile Pain Relief Consulting. Levison has introduced Scrum, Lean and other Agile methods to a number of organizations and coaches …