In our first lesson of testing for usability in an application, we will use the very popular Google Maps new feature called StreetView. This will be a very simple test, but often times these type of bugs / issues are the most often missed by Developers and QAs. So let’s get started…
Test Case
Google Map’s Street View “A” ( or Address) pointer
User Story (Behavior Driven Development Style)
As an average internet surfer
I would like to use the Street View
So that  I …

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In accordance to my past and present experience I could say, the most challenging role to adapt to agile development is the role of tester, as agile development contradicts so many things that testers have been taught is “best practice”.
Many testers might have gained training or experience with water fall model and would have spent lot of time practicing V-Model where in the system testing correlates directly with the system specification and testing commences with the completion of software development …

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Everyday, there is something new in the software world. As QAs, we need to be on top of our profession. Once again, learning is the key to our continued success.
Last week, I had a chance to review ( again..) some of the most popular automation testing tools in the market today.
Based on the my own research and reviews, I am no longer surprised that the free open source tools are still leading the popularity over the more expensive proprietary software …

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Learning any new stuff always fascinates me. I never believe that anyone knows too much to quit learning.
Yesterday, I downloaded the demo version of the proprietary testing tool from ThoughtWorks called TWIST.  Within hours, I was already writing my own test projects and creating scenarios. What is amazing with TWIST is its capability to combine both manual test scenarios and the underlying automated script in one place. The BAs can write the use cases or use stories, then QAs and …

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This post will be the first in our series of exploring “Agile Testing”.
The technology world evolves faster than most of us would like to admit. But change can either be good or bad, it depends on ones perspective and the actual verifiable results from those who have actually implemented it.
The latest word in computing is “AGILE”. Is it just a fad? Is it for real? It has been around for almost a decade now thou some …

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