From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Test Automation – A perfect candidate for outsourcing

by Manish Mathuria on April 23, 2010

There are functions that are better suited for outsourcing than others. Traits that define a good candidate for outsourcing are as follows:
1.    Lack of ambiguity, clarity of specifications
2.    Difficult to hire and retail skilled human resources
3.    Easy to measure metrics
4.    Low requirement for domain expertise
5.    An activity that spans a time frame (is not short [...]

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Introduction to FitNesse in 10 minutes

by rutvik on April 23, 2010

10 FitNesse questions answered in a simple language
If you are like me and have heard about FitNesse but never got your head wrapped around what exactly FitNesse does and who should use it.Here are some FAQ’s that I think will be useful for anyone starting on using or thinking about FitNesse.
1)What is FitNesse?
While here’s the [...]

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iPhone OS 4.0 – Apple Delivers !

by ashok on April 15, 2010

Apple launched the most awaited and exciting update to its iPhone software – iPhone OS 4.0. Steve Jobs unveiled the new 100+ features to enhance the iPhone Experience.

InfoStretch’s Research Lab is impressed with the following cool features:
1. Multi-Tasking – This was one of the most sought after feature and Apple finally delivers ! Apple [...]

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Mobile Web Application Test Automation-III

by deepthi.reddy on April 14, 2010

In Second part of this article, we had discussion about testing methodology and how browser simulation will work. In this article, I will focus on some of browser simulation tools for IE and Firefox
Tools to simulate for IE
For browser simulation, there are couples of tools available. I compared two tools for Internet explorer:
1. Bayden UA [...]

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Mobile Web Application Test Automation-II

by kanhai.jhaveri on April 14, 2010

Read Part 1 for the introduction to the mobile web application test automation.
Mobile browsers have come a long way from being very basic browsers that displayed only static browsers to the present day advanced browsers that are virtually as equipped as the regular browsers. Mobile Websites rendering full blown content came hand in hand with [...]

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Today’s Internet users are more active on social networking websites such as FaceBook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter and so on and this number is increasing exponentially. As these websites allows staying connected with colleagues, friends, clients to share ideas, activities, interests instantly across geographies, it has become a daily need for everyone. Apart from Internet, these [...]

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Let’s say your organization has now a stable set of manual testcases that is used for regression every time your product releases. As you are aware this set keeps on increasing and soon you are seeing that the regression test cycle is weighing down on your product release timelines. In these days of Agile practices, [...]

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1. Communication at all levels:

Challenge:

Communication plays a major role in any offshore software development and Testing and it is one of the biggest challenge if communication is not proper.

My Solutions:

Effective Communication is the key to manage a project. Communication should be clear in between Product Management, Development and QA on what we [...]

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