This is the place to find news items and articles across the fields of software testing, training, quality assurance, automation and more. You can also read about some of the activities we get up to as a business.
22 March 2019
ISTQB Foundation Training - 2018 Syllabus Update
The update to the ISTQB Foundation Syllabus is a meaningful and welcome one, seven years since the release of the last update in 2011. As everyone connected with the IT industry knows, this is a long time! So what are the differences, and how does this benefit learners?
25 January 2019
Foxes in the Henhouse: Testing by Programmers
Why and how does software get broken? It’s a mistake to conclude simply that the programmers break it by writing “bad code”. They may indeed do so, but it’s generally true that software designers and business analysts contribute a much larger share of bugs than the coders do, while management decisions about who will create project work products, and particularly under what conditions, ultimately underlie most bugs.
23 November 2018
Behaviour Driven Development - Working with Data
In this article, we are going to walk through one of the challenges facing adopters of Behaviour Driven Development: how to manage data used in scenarios.
31 October 2018
Performance Testing and the Art of Clairvoyance
Where does the performance tester fit in to the Software Development Life Cycle, and what do they need to do their job effectively? As well as a crystal ball, of course.
23 October 2018
Certification - Is It Worth The Paper It’s Written On?
The phone rings at our HQ and on the line is someone wanting to discuss software testing courses. If it’s for the ISTQB-BCS Foundation Certificate and the delegate is not employed in the IT Industry, they cut to the chase and ask "Will I get a job if I do this course?"
10 October 2018
Achieving Requirements Testability
Requirements testability is an important concept when designing tests that ensures all requirements have been delivered and match the specification. Requirements can be documented in such a way to dramatically increase the speed of test case design, while removing ambiguities at this vital stage of the software development lifecycle.
08 October 2018
Is Outsourced Testing Still Working?
How can outsourced testing best support organisations in the evolving world of software development? Jonathan Binks, Head of Delivery - Testing (UK) investigates.
13 September 2018
Light Bulb Moments in User Acceptance Testing
Is UAT testing suddenly in vogue? I’m noticing more and more demand for training and consultancy in this essential area and have found no two organisations are the same in what they are looking for in training a group of people to undertake User Acceptance Training.
27 August 2018
User Acceptance Testing – Black Tie or Jeans and T-Shirt?
Any organisation involved deploying an IT System to solve a business problem will, at some point, have to consider how much testing and indeed what testing is needed. Often, at the lower levels of testing such as Component Testing or Unit Testing or even at a higher levels such as System Testing, the answer is fairly clear, including how formal it should be. At these levels we may find it easier to determine the level of formality needed but when it comes to User Acceptance Testing how formal should this be?
03 April 2018
API Testing Explained
API testing has become a crucial component in the software development lifecycle. It ensures that applications communicate and function correctly and securely. This guide aims to provide developers and QA testers with an updated understanding of API testing, covering its importance, methods, best practices, and tools.
