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Mike Cohn and the Daily Standup Meeting

News by Jonathan Vanian
 Although the idea of having daily standup meetings seems pretty ubiquitous in our world of software and agile, it’s nice to remember that not everyone in the general workforce has caught on to our... Read More

Is Test Automation a “Project”?

Article by Lisa Crispin | Comments (2)
 Recently I read a post on a mailing list about “failed test automation projects.” This expression made me stop and think. Automating different types of tests is an integral part of software... Read More

Three Components of Effective Defect-management Systems

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Management Myth #1: The Myth of 100% Utilization

Article by Johanna Rothman | Comments (17)
 A manager took me aside at a recent engagement. “You know, Johanna, there’s something I just don’t understand about this agile thing. It sure doesn’t look like everyone is being used at 100 percent... Read More

The Boutique Tester Revisited

Article by Matt Heusser | Comments (4)
 Three years ago, back when I had one of those day job things, I published a paper called "The Boutique Tester." Since that time, I've gone independent, sold testing and training services, had a... Read More

Seven Ways to Make Testing Irrelevant on Your Team

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 Wouldn't it be great if everyone on your team loved testing and working with testers? When developers and testers have a respectful relationship, it's easier for developers to see the value and take... Read More

Mark Zuckerberg and The Hacker Way

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 An excerpt about company culture from Mark Zuckerberg's letter included in Facebook's IPO filings, via ABC News:The Hacker WayAs part of building a strong company, we work hard at making Facebook the... Read More

Mozilla Developing Push Notifications

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 If you work as a developer on a website, you probably know how annoying it is to be able to successfully communicate site updates to your loyal followers. I attribute this to the limitations of the... Read More

VMware Launches vCloud Integration Manager

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 Palo Alto’s VMware, Inc. launched its vCloud Integration Manager this week, which the company says is “designed to help service providers automate the delivery and operations of VMware vCloud... Read More

Load Testing With the Cloud

Everyone, it seems, is talking about the cloud. As with past hyped trends in IT, it is important to see past all the talk and look for concrete ways to take advantage of this new technology’s... Read More - Get this content

8 Common Myths About Performance Testing in Production

In today’s web environment, performance matters – a lot. And one of the best ways to ensure that your application will perform as expected is to do production performance testing. Testing your... Read More - Get the content

Automated Testing With Commerical Fuzzing Tools

An examination and review of the 6 most widely used, commercially available fuzzers. Vital information for those considering the purchase of beSTORM, Codenomicon Defensics, Appscan, Burp Suite Pro, N... Read More - Get this content

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Mike Cohn and the Daily Standup Meeting

Although the idea of having daily standup meetings seems pretty ubiquitous in our world of software and agile, it’s nice to remember that not everyone in the general workforce has caught on to our... Read More

GE to Open Technology Center in New Orleans

Do you currently live in the Big Easy (New Orleans) and need a job in software? You might want to check out General Electric, which announced that it will be opening its new GE Capital Technology... Read More

Google Releases New Test Version of Chrome Designed to Work With Dart

This week, Google released a new test version of its Chrome browser, which can apparently run programs written in the company’s Dart programming language.From the Google Code blog: Read More

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.8 Developer Preview

Apple is taking its OS X release cycle to one major release per year, according to industry writers who got an early review. The company will release OS X 10.8, or "Mountain Lion," this summer, just... Read More
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