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Test automation and Continuous Delivery
This article shows how automating certain programmable aspects of a test suite can help software delivery. Covered are automated testing, costs per deployment, tests as documentation & manual testing.
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.NET Static Analysis and Parasoft dotTEST
Static analysis has a broad set of capabilities to offer the .NET world. It can enforce pattern-based rules, whether they're based on proven standards or custom patterns that help you identify application-specific defects. Nevertheless, some defects cannot be detected by this analysis technique. The flow analysis feature of dotTEST does exactly that.
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Discover Recording JVM Debuggers
A debugger is a great tool for examining the internal state of an application, reproducing however a specific issue is a completely different matter. Fully replicating the production environment into a staging area might even be a feat on its own. Meet recording debuggers that remove all the guesswork and extra effort by monitoring the application in production and knowing exactly what happened.
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Three Tips to Successfully Load Test Microsoft Silverlight Applications
While Silverlight is an attractive option for developing expanded application, it brings new challenges to organizations. In preparation, companies must adapt their testing approach. Given the way new technologies work when deployed on internet/intranet applications, a careful approach to testing is important.
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Virtual Panel: State of the Art in JavaScript Unit Testing
Unit testing is a commonly accepted practice in order to deliver maintainable code. This is especially true for a dynamic language like JavaScript and there are currently several frameworks and libraries for a team to choose from. InfoQ had a Q&A with the creators of some of the leading JavaScript unit testing frameworks about their projects and what they offer to developers.
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Testing Misconceptions
In this article Liam O'Connor explains some of the common misconceptions about testing. If you write your tests with these in mind, he hopes that it will help you and your team to decide when it is appropriate to test, and when it isn't.
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FlexMonkey Deep Dive
FlexMonkey is an open source tool from Gorilla Logic for testing Flex and AIR applications. This article provides a brief introduction to FlexMonkey and then walks through debugging issues that can be encountered when testing with it.
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Using Coding Katas, BDD and VS2010 Project Templates: Part 3
This is the third and final part of the late Jamie Phillip’s exploration into the world of coding kata’s and Behavior Driven Design. This part shows how to incorporate VS 2010 project templates into the testing process.
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Using Coding Katas, BDD and VS2010 Project Templates: Part 2
This is the second of a three-part series on how Jamie Phillips used a combination of coding katas, behavior driven development, and project templates to improve his development practices. In this part Jamie introduces the reader to behavior driven development and explains how it can improve the effectiveness of unit testing.
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Using Coding Katas, BDD and VS2010 Project Templates: Part 1
This three-part series on using coding katas in practice Behavior Driven Development was written by the late Jamie Phillips, a well-known member of Boston's Agile and .NET communities. When we saw the first draft of this article we were all eager to publish it, but he passed away before we could finish the editing process. With the permission of wife Diana, we proudly present his final work.
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Introducing the Tellurium Automated Testing Framework
Jian Fang describes the The Tellurium Automated Testing Framework he created which features a novel approach to automated, referred to as a UI module, to try and improve the often brittle state of automated web UI testing code.
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Eight Quick Ways to Improve Java Legacy Systems
Even Java systems can be "legacy" systems. This article explores 8 quick and relatively low risk ways to improve even the crustiest Java application. Applications that may have previously been written off as dead can find new life by using these tips to improve performance, reduce operations overhead and grease the gears of the development lifecycle.