I am associated with TheTestTribe community for close to 8 months now. Being part of TheTestTribe I had an opportunity to work closely with the team to conduct our first online conference – TribalQonf. By the time I called Mahesh couple of weeks prior to the event, Team with Mahesh, Ajay, Geosley, Niraj, Kunal were already working on different tasks. I asked Mahesh on what I could do and he askedContinue reading “TribalQonf 2020! “
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Testers, improve your efficiency!
Hello Testers! All of us do lots of testing daily, few of us create test cases, few create automation code, few execute tests, and few create performance test reports, few security scans. While we do our daily tasks, we all strive to be more efficient on the job and below are few trivial but effectiveContinue reading “Testers, improve your efficiency!”
Incorporating SBTM into Scripted Test case format..
Most of the product companies still have test case creation in place where tests are documented with detailed steps and expected results. Well, too much of documentation deviates the creative exploration of tester, documented test cases are still recommended a few reasons – Repeatability of the test cases Documented evidence of what has been testedContinue reading “Incorporating SBTM into Scripted Test case format..”
Testers adapt tools & make task execution easy!
One of the key characteristics of a great tester is to know how to simplify tasks. A great tester will use right tools at the right time to simplify tasks. Tasks like taking screenshots & videos, test case creation, collaboration, communication, Report creation, test execution can be simplified. Below are few tools that simplify tasks –Continue reading “Testers adapt tools & make task execution easy!”
What is the possibility of finding all important bugs in the software under test?
This is one of the frequently asked questions by stakeholders to testers. Below is a high-level checklist to ponder to answer this question – Do you know in & out of the product functionality? Do you have the same understanding of the product as the product owner? Do you know the users who use the softwareContinue reading “What is the possibility of finding all important bugs in the software under test?”
Testing is beyond checking!
Testing is beyond checking! Target audience: Testers Hello everyone! I always think checking a software is just not enough. Going strictly by requirements, creating tests around requirements and executing them – I think, does not add enough value to clients. Testing is something beyond checking. I’ll try to illustrate this with a real time example.Continue reading “Testing is beyond checking!”
A begining to Xpath
Some information on Xpaths
Sources for information on a product
Many a time, I come across a situation where I have to test the application without any documentation from the client. You can of course question and get the information. However, if the client/product owner is not next to you, it is difficult to get information on the product instantly. Where do I get moreContinue reading “Sources for information on a product”
Paired testing with Ajay Balamurugadas
Date : 18th April, 2011 Time : 4:00 AM Duration : 1 hour On a lazy Monday morning, I’m happy that I spent my time on testing. I’ve paired today with Ajay to learn & practise paired testing. Ajay set us a mission to test the ‘Contact us’ module on the site Flipkart. Ajay mentionedContinue reading “Paired testing with Ajay Balamurugadas”
ITB – Hyderabad Chapter launched
Today is a wonderful moment where testers in Hyderabad met for the first time and it’s very exciting to think that we are going to meet every month :). Why not? Mahindra Satyam office has become venue to host this wonderful event the launch of ‘HYDERABAD CHAPTER’ of Indian Testing Board. Vipul Kocher, President ofContinue reading “ITB – Hyderabad Chapter launched”
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