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  • SeeTest Adds Support for Windows Phone 8

    SeeTest, a testing tool developed by Experitest has been updated with an ability to test Windows Phone 8 applications in addition to iPhone, Android, Blackberry and Symbian.

  • Coverity 2012: How to Get a Low Defect Density

    This article contains the testimonies of several project leaders detailing the process used to achieve a low Coverity Scan defect density.

  • Service Virtualization as an Alternative to Mocking

    Mocking via dependency injection is often a messy endeavor. For even the simplest of applications it often involves creating new interfaces, taking on a dependency to an IoC Container, and in general adds a lot of unnecessary complexity. And after all that, you still have to write the mocks themselves, many of which aren’t useful for anything besides simplistic unit tests.

  • Stripe Open Sources Abba, an A/B Testing Framework

    Stripe has open sourced their JavaScript A/B testing framework called Abba.

  • Google Open Sources Testacular, a JavaScript Test Runner

    Google has open sourced Testacular, a JavaScript test runner based on Node.js. The tool can be used to test all major web browsers, can be integrated with CI tools, and it works with any code editor.

  • Twitter Open Sources Clutch

    Clutch enables developers to write hybrid applications for iOS and to run A/B test experiments on iOS and Android devices.

  • Azure has its own Chaos Monkey

    Steve Marx, founder of Site44.com, has released WazMonkey, a simple version of Netflix’s Chaos Monkey for Azure. It allows developers to test their Azure deployments in much the same manner as Chaos Monkey tests Amazon Web Services. The methodology of testing employed by both WazMonkey and Chaos Monkey randomly injects real life failure scenarios into existing cloud-based software deployments.

  • Anthony F. Voellm Discusses Testing 2.0 at the Google Testing Blog

    In his recent posting "Testing 2.0" at the Google Testing Blog, Anthony F. Voellm is discussing the evolution of testing. While some experts might believe, almost all research in testing already has been done, Voellm anticipates what he calls “Testing 2.0” . This evolution of testing could comprise aspects such as automation of complex decisions on quality issues.

  • Microsoft Test Manager 2012 Adds Manual Testing Support for Win8 Tablets

    Of all the forms of testing there is one that simply cannot be skipped. It doesn’t matter how good your automated tests are, manual testing still has to be performed before an application ships. With the release of MS Test Manager 2012, Microsoft intends to make it manual tests significantly easier.

  • NASA Develops Space Launch System Flight Software

    Developing launch vehicle flight software requires a big focus on embedded systems and quality attributes such as safety. To develop such mission-critical software systems, sophisticated test beds are necessary. According to a NASA press release from the 31st of May, the software test bed computers for the new Space Launch System (SLS) are now available.

  • Google Has Open Sourced WindowTester Pro

    Google has decided to open source WindowTester Pro, a Java tool used for automated SWT and Swing GUI testing.

  • Coverity: Open Source Code Has Fewer Defects than Commercial One

    A Coverity study concludes that open source code using static analysis has on average a lower number of defects than commercial code, but they are on par when it comes to code of similar sizes.

  • Unit Testing on Mobile Devices with .NET/Mono

    An ongoing problem with specialized platforms is the lack of support for unit testing. Developers are forced to compromise the quality of their tests or their build process in order to get anything working. Recently MonoTouch has made progress in this area, but Windows Phone and Mono for Android still lag behind.

  • SQL Server Unit Testing with tSQLt

    tSQLt is a free, open-source framework for unit testing in SQL Server. By writing tSQLt test cases, developers can create fake tables and views based on production data, then compare expected versus actual results. Tests can be created directly in SQL Server Management Studio.

  • Byteman 2.0.0: Bytecode Manipulation, Testing, Fault Injection, Logging

    JBoss has released Byteman 2.0.0, an open source Java bytecode manipulation tool licensed under GNU LGPL 2.1. Byteman is a Java agent which helps testing, tracing, and monitoring code. It allows developers to change the operation of Java applications, either as it is loaded or during runtime.

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