I was involved in an application that has a program integration point that consists of several projects that are being developed  in parallel streams.
In one of our project automation strategy sessions with our Lead Developer, I asked “How are we going to build security into our code?“. Thou the question came from me, it also made me think “How am I going to test security on these features on a project level?”.
To assist me in this type of testing, I …

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While at a client’s site, I was thrown into a schedule of endless agile meetings! Daily stand-up meetings, sit-down meetings, lunch meetings (Seriously, these meetings do really work!)
Lots of productive meetings. This is a good sign. This is one of the reasons why Agile is becoming  “the way to go“  in software development and implementation. More open communication leads to better understanding of the requirements of the product , fast resolutions of the issues …

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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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We would like to greet everyone a Merry Christmas. This is the first Christmas year of  our blog site so it’s quite special to us. We wish to celebrate more holidays with you!
Cheers and stay safe!

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This post is something about QA Interviews.
I have interviewed dozens and dozens of QA applicants over the years. Up to this day, I am still amazed at the instant affinity I feel for my fellow QAs and testers even during that very short time ( typically one hour) I talk to them. Maybe it’s because we speak the same language, and we do the same day to day job.  Birds of the same feather …
I give short technical interviews especially …

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This is a journey of sharing fun & knowledge in the Quality Assurance (QA) world!!
A decade spent in software testing has taught me so many great lessons in work and  life in general.
As a proponent of simple, usable software products, I would like to avoid technical words and write in a language that can easily be understood ( add the fact that English is not my first language).
But here’s what I am really excited about :
I consciously & subconsciously developed …

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