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Series on Basics on software testing is over. Now need to input more things that are beneficial in SQAGuy. The stat plugin is down in that.. need to restore that as well.. Busy week ahead!

ISTQB or ...

Planning to go for ISTQB or other certifications like CTM.. haven't yet decided though!.

Just Thoughts!

need to take another certification in Software testing/ Software Quality assurance... Mean while am not able to update the posts in sqaguy.info Will try to update is as frequent as i can.. I think i can stop the basics of Software QA now.. will have to start with the templates now.. started writing the test template.. donno when i can finish the same.. any way.. will try...

Some other changes are in the queue.. like the adaptation of a new theme and stuffs like that!

Guest bloggers needed in SQAGuy.info

A new website is launched called SQAGuy.info. The site need some guest bloggers, who can write in project management and software Quality assurance. The information can be found out in the sqa Guy's site. The compensation will be the linking back to profile/ blog page (Pss.. no monetary compensation).






Any one interested in writing about how to bug a programmer and how not to? :)

leave a comment here with a method to contact. Else use the SQA Guys contact form

Software - Q.A. - Random thoughts

What happens when the bugrate of the programs written are zero?
Many people will be losers.. like the testers, QA people and of course the company as a whole because there is no scope for support!

SQA - Cartoon _I need to take a leave

For the last couple of months i was noticing that some of the ggole queries for the SQA cartoons land in my blog... Yeah his blog have some QA content and I've written about cartoons as well.. So this time its a cartoon.. Cartoons on quality Assurance. I donno who have drawn this but am gonna use it as it is.. hope you enjoy the same... Click to view that!

QA- Careers- possibilities and the truth.

QA or quality Assurance is the process of Verify, Debug, and Update the software that is developed or modified. The career in QA is a promising one. Irrespective of the technology, domain or the interface used, QA is essential to the organisation. So wonder where will you get a job? They are every where, from the MNC's to the local development firm next door, or some where like TruGreen. Only thing is that open your eyes and ears so that you won't miss the opportunity.

Skills:
The main skills required for the QA guy are
Active with Excellent communication Skills
Observation skills
Management skills
A little of programmatic skills (yeah, you need this as well)
A certificate in Testing
And experience is desirable.

In the case of a fresher the initial package (yeah, the remuneration) won't be that attractive, but the package weight increases with years of experience. Updating ones knowledge to the current technologies in the market helps in the QA's case as well. So be updated to make an impression. If you have any tips and tricks regarding this, do update the same as comments, so that others can be benefited from the same.

Bugs, testers and extra functionality.

The Software we uses may contain lotta bugs... and its the duty of the testers to eliminate them before the final release.. err.. the actual sentence would be, to find and report them.. so its like what Terminix do. or rather may be its done b the programmer itself. What ever the case is it must be bug free. A software can be said to be as a good one, if it is usable in the eyes of the final user, if its functional in the eyes of the tester and if its less buggy in the eyes of the project members(and of course in the eyes of customer and testers as well.)

Extra functionality.
Extra functionality is always welcome. but imagine a customer complaining that he is directed to other pages on certain keystrokes or certain combination keys(for him it may be undesirable). That will be a pain. So when ever a customer gives out his requirement(s), either stick to the same or discuss with him what ever extra functionality you are gonna add. This clears the last minute debate(over the money and functionality) before the release.

Software Assurance (SwA)

Software Assurance (SwA) is: “the level of confidence that software is free from vulnerabilities, either intentionally designed into the software or accidentally inserted at anytime during its lifecycle, and that the software functions in the intended manner.”

— Source: Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Instruction No. 4009, “National Information Assurance Glossary”, Revised 2006

Beautiful Minds : Software Quality Assurance Tip #1

One of the main thing that a software tester should keep in mind
" Keep your communication soft and simple. There is a difference in saying it hard and in a soft voice."

When u say "I need this to be done" to a programmer, he/she wont like the same. Better say, "It would look good if u can do like this."

Beautiful Minds : Software Testing

Software testing is not to confirm that there is no bugs existing in the system, but to confirm that the system will work without any major fail.

So its juz to ensure that there are some bugs existing in the system. :)

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