11 Sep
Benefits of Test Automation
What is Test Automation? Software often aims at providing automation to manual tasks. However, in classic approaches, testing developed software is still done manually. Therefore, the basic idea of test automation is to “write programs that test programs”. As a
31 Aug
Define once, reuse always – the power of mutants in Software Testing
When defining test cases, a lot of manual effort is spent on repeatedly deriving tests based on predefined methods (e.g. Boundary Value Analysis), with the aim to maximize coverage of created test suites. As white-box evaluation metrics, such as code
26 Aug
Challenges in modern software testing
Software testing is an important and critical factor in the whole development process. The challenges in modern software testing are constantly growing. Trends like agile software practices and DevOPs lead to reduced release cycles. This affects not only digital leaders
20 Aug
Testing as a crucial part of software development
Testing is an important activity in software development. It aims at finding incorrect implementation of requirements before software is shipped and potentially tremendous results occur. Prominent examples of such errors are the crash of the Ariane 5 skyrocket [1], the
11 Aug
Metamorphic Testing – What matters when defining test cases?
In software testing, test cases are currently defined by specifying expected output for a particular input. If this expected output does not match the actual output of a tested system, a fault is detected. However, this usually requires the tedious
03 Aug
Towards a new generation of test types
Current research shows that the way we think of testing is wrong. Building user interface tests on top of service or integration tests, which are again built on top of unit tests, is proven to be inefficient when being applied
15 Jun
C/C++ under Windows – Free alternatives part 1
If you develop under Windows with C/C++ you do not necessarily have to use Microsoft Visual Studio. This blog series shows alternatives based on free software and available for all operating systems. This can be an advantage if a team
10 Jun
Manager at the Test Center: Different skills are required
If a project is handled in a test center, it is not always visible to the customer. Both the distribution of tasks in a team and the test capacities remain hidden for the time being. If, on the other hand,
06 Jun
Test automation specialist have many qualities
The range of tasks of the software tester has expanded considerably. For a long time, testing had been only one of many tasks in software development. Also, the quality of the test personnel was not always as high as during
03 Jun
Study proves: More and more companies rely on tests
In companies, tests are used worldwide to ensure quality, help planning budgets and better coordinate training. Especially in agile environments, tests play an increasingly important role, but automation is also becoming more and more important. This is also shown by
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