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Myths about Automated Testing

The aim of this paper is the desire to give people the right idea about what exactly is " automated testing " and what it "eat". Introduction Since ancient times, mankind is engaged in mythmaking. The less there was knowledge about the natural environment, the more errors were a man and his amazing myths. With the development of science domain knowledge has expanded. But the area became more unknown. Old myths are gone, but there were new. In this article I would like to talk about automated testing and related fallacies. Some of them are more typical of upper-level managers, part - the average employee. But those and other myths interfere with the proper understanding and development of the technology itself and its successful implementation on the ground to ensure a higher quality of manufactured products. What is automated testing One of the most popular myths is that: Myth 1. Automated testing - it’s just a check of recourse. Along with him freq...

Outsourcing Software Testing

It is hardly necessary to read you a lot about testing, especially the outsourcing of testing . Russian periodical press does not spoil the reader such information. The same can be said about the books - in an endless stream of literature on Windows, Linux, Ci + +, Java, struck readers in recent years, one can hardly find a few publications devoted to this vitally important phase in software development.  This fact indicates that the issues of quality assurance in post-Soviet Russia have been overshadowed by more pressing problems. With the onset of maturity of the IT industry’s priorities are changing. Product quality begins to play a key role in sales, which makes managers pay attention to him.  In addition, the surging interest in offshore software development has prompted developers to get ISO 9001, CMM, giving a "green light" for companies to enter the world market. However, the formation of new manufacturing processes that comply with quality standards, you may n...