Entries from May 2007 ↓

It’s a every testers question. How to be a good tester? Apart from the technical knowledge, testing skills, tester should have some personal level skills which will help them to build a good rapport in the testing team.

What are these abilities , skills which make a tester as a good tester? Well, I was reading Dave Whalen’s article “Ugly Baby Syndrome!” and found it very interesting. Dave compared software developers with the parents who deliver a baby (software) with countless efforts. Naturally the product managers, architectures, Continue reading →

[Forwarded Mail from ADP consultancy]

We have an excellent job opening, which is as follows-

Org. – ADP Inc. (Automated data Processing Incorporated)

ADP is a US based Fortune 500 IT MNC. It is a $9 billion group with over 45,000 employees all over the world. To know more about the co. , please visit their website at www.adp.com

Key skills – Experience in Testing – Performance testing / Functional testing

Exp. – 2-4 years

Location – Pune

Incase you are interested in this opening , please mail across your CV as a Word attachment to swati@mentorzindia.com

Warm Regards
Swati Ahuja
Mentorz India
B- 82 , Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi
011- 46524193 – 95

[Posted under: QA jobs, Software testing jobs, QTP jobs, Automation testing jobs]

In this post I am gonna give answer to reader’s question.
There was one question asked by Srividya:
Q.What is difference between client server and Web Testing?
Vijay: Well Srividya I would like to add one more testing type i.e Desktop Testing in this discussion. So now we have three testing types Desktop application testing, Client server application testing and Web application testing.

Each one differs in the environment in which they are tested and you will lose control over the environment in which application you are testing, while you move from desktop to web applications.

Desktop application runs on personal computers and work stations, so when you test the desktop application you are focusing on a specific environment. You will test complete application broadly in categories like GUI, functionality, Load, and backend i.e DB.

In client server application you have two different components to test. Application is loaded on server machine while the application exe on every client machine. You will test broadly in categories like, GUI on both sides, functionality, Load, client-server interaction, backend. This environment is mostly used in Intranet networks. You are aware of number of clients and servers and their locations in the test scenario.

Web application is a bit different and complex to test as tester don’t have that much control over the application. Application is loaded on the server whose location may or may not be known and no exe is installed on the client machine, you have to test it on different web browsers. Web applications are supposed to be tested on different browsers and OS platforms so broadly Web application is tested mainly for browser compatibility and operating system compatibility, error handling, static pages, backend testing and load testing.

I think this will have an idea of all three testing environment. Keep in mind that even the difference exist in these three environment, the basic quality assurance and testing principles remains same and applies to all.

Bugzilla is a open-source Bug tracking tool. Many companies are using this open source tool for managing the software development process.

After a long break finally Bugzilla project announced a new version of bugzilla 3.0 with some cool features like:

Custom Fields
mod_perl support for greatly-improved performance
Per-Product Permissions
XML-RPC Interface
Create and Modify Bugs by Email.

See the features in detail here.

I am using Bugzilla 2.0 for the last one year and found it as an interesting bug tracking tool. Before this I was using Mercury Test director to track the bugs.

Now we will also upgrade to this new version soon and will enjoy the new features.

You can download the new version at Bugzilla 3.0 download.

Here is the snap of the mail from Naukri.com:

Job Description:
Designation: Information Programmer / Asscociate Software Engineer (Trainee)
Location: Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune
Education: B.Sc – BE,BTech – Any Specialization, BSC, MCA

Desired Profile:
Graduate 2006 / 2007 Passout (BE, BSC, MCA, BTech)
Trained in Mainframes /Testing/ Java Programmes
Any Additional Certificate from Training Institute .
Good Communication Skill, Interpersonal Skill & Leadership Qualities.

Contact Information:
Name: Mr. Rohan Lad
Website: http://www.edscareers.com/India
Address: MPhasis BFL Limited
(MphasiS is an EDS company)

or Apply to:
E-mail: jobsindia@eds.com
Subject:”Associate Software Engineer (Trainee)”

Posted in: Freshers jobs, IT jobs, software jobs, Software trainee jobs.

The Greatest software Testing conference on the earth, is held in Orlando, Florida USA, between May 14-18 2007.

The reason why STARTEAST saying not to miss this conference, In their own words:

“Don’t miss the world’s largest software testing event, STAREAST 2007!

Immerse yourself in a world of learning and build your testing skill set at STAREAST 2007.Providing the largest and most advanced testing forum, STAR delivers the latest trends,technologies, and strategies in the industry today. Learn about new products, timely issues, and cutting-edge solutions from the best experts in the business. Now it its fifteenth year, STAR gives you the opportunity to network with colleagues, solution providers, and industry experts. Find answers to your questions about test management, automation, SOA testing, model-based testing, and many of the other hot-topics in the industry. See why over 99% of 2006 attendees recommend STAREAST to others in the industry…”

Software Quality Engineering is organising this event with Better software magazine and stickyminds

Though the cost for registration is high, it’s worth to have a in-depth software testing knowledge. For registration click here