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How can writing Test Cases save my Quality Assurance Team time?

Submitted by Thomas on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 5:49pm
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To those unaware of what test cases are, there is often a tendency to confuse test cases with unit tests. While unit tests apply to specific code segments and modules in order to test whether such code performs the intended tasks, test cases are usually applied to the application as a whole.

How can implementing Selenium Tests save my company time?

Submitted by Thomas on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 5:48pm
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Selenium is a popular testing framework strictly designed for use with web applications, primarily meant for use by developers and Quality Assurance software testers, it is the most versatile tool of its kind since it covers a wide variety of operating system and programming environment platforms. Think in terms of Linux, Windows and Mac, it runs in number of browser environments such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Firefox.

How can I determine if my Quality Assurance Team is on track?

Submitted by Thomas on Sat, 06/28/2008 - 5:46pm
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Determining if your Quality Assurance process is working properly is important for many reasons. One reason is to ensure that your QA department is doing the best they possibly can to seek out and resolve problems before they get to the customer. Another reason is that the quicker you ascertain how effectively your QA department is working, then the quicker you can start delivering products of better quality to your customer as well. You will also experience less costs in funding support staff and the sales services after the application has been delivered to your clients.

How Linux Boots Up

Submitted by Thomas on Sat, 07/05/2008 - 10:25pm
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As it turns out, there isn't much to the boot process:

1) A boot loader finds the kernel image on the disk, loads it into memory, and starts it.
2) The kernel initializes the devices and its drivers.
3) The kernel mounts the root filesystem.
4) The kernel starts a program called init.
5) init sets the rest of the processes in motion.
6) The last processes that init starts as part of the boot sequence allow you to log in.

The Practice and the Benefits of Software Quality Assurance and Procedures

Submitted by Thomas on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:33am
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Various benefits accrue for the implementation of effective Software Quality Assurance procedures in the software development process; these benefits tend to have a way of affecting everyone in the software development process as well as the end-users in a rather positive manner. Before a person can understand the various benefits of SQA it is important to understand how the process takes place and what is involved as well.

Explaining Software Development for the Benefit of Customers and End-Users

Submitted by Thomas on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:30am
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Other than those who are actually involved in the process of software development, few other people actually understand the ramifications of the process. The reasons for this are simple; people assume that there is no need for the end-user or consumer to be involved in understanding the actual process. Few people know how cars are coupled or the mechanics which go into their operation and this doesn’t change anything. Well this explanation is okay except for the fact that you can’t compare the software development process to the vehicle production line in respects of customer satisfaction.

Examining the Role of the Solution Architect in the Software Development

Submitted by Thomas on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:28am
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In the aspect of software development, the role of the Solution Architect is one of the most sought after roles and various talents are required for this coveted position. The lure of this position could perhaps be tied to the financial remuneration that Solution Architects enjoy, their job specifications or at least their reputation with the development industry. The Solution Architect is responsible for the organization of the course of software development at least on a structural level.

Developers and the Need for Secure and Proper Coding Practices

Submitted by Thomas on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:26am
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When it comes to security in creating software, with regards to something going wrong, various parties in the software development suffer repercussions but direct responsibility often falls most on those in Quality Assurance as well as the actual developers of the code.

Software Architecture and its Role in Software Development

Submitted by Thomas on Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:23am
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When it comes to software architecture and the process of software development, we are basically concerned with how the system being developed is to be deployed in implemented in the various user environments where it is required to perform. Various components and structures form a sub-part of all this and software architecture isn’t just concerned with these components and structures but the relationship between them and how to integrate everything properly to result in a fully functional application.

Effectively Tracking the Progress of Software Development

Submitted by Thomas on Sun, 06/29/2008 - 4:43pm
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When a project is embarked upon, it is the duty of Management in the Software Development Environment to plan for budgets, allocate resources and liaise with the client to keep them constantly informed about the progress of the software development process. The thing with doing all these things is that in order to do them effectively, Management has to have a realistic indication of the progress of the software development process.

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