We’ve all heard it said: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” But that is a complete load of old cobblers, both literally and as a metaphor. It’s spouted by people stuck in their ways, who can’t even be bothered to try and are probably more afraid of failure than anything else.
Nature’s beauty and complexity have always inspired poets and philosophers, and I thought software testers deserved to join that list. Here are three small but important lessons testers can learn from the vast wisdom of the natural world.
In many ways, software testing is the art of doing more with less. Efficiency is the name of the game. Testing teams are often encouraged to abandon best practices when timings get tight. I will show you 6 ways you can get ahead of the game and test smarter and faster with the 80-20 rule
I speak to many people with a negative view of test tools, having been burned by them. As a general rule, people with a negative view of test tools fall into one of three camps…
The performance of your website or application is often the deciding factor between a satisfied customer and an angry ex-customer. If you don’t test performance adequately, you leave your solution’s success to little more than chance.
When considering the procurement of software tools, there is often a common misapprehension: Open Source = Free = Economical. But is it that simplistic?
Software testing, like all human activities, can have ecological consequences. This insight includes eight ways you can reduce the environmental impact of software testing and shape a greener future.
By being intentional in your software testing approach, you’re not just reacting to bugs; you’re getting ahead of the game, reducing project durations, reducing costs and enabling robust, reliable, and user-friendly products.
Whenever there’s a debate about open source vs. professional tools, many jump to the defence of ‘free’ open-source tools. But how free is ‘free’ really, or to put it another way, how much money are you prepared to waste on ‘free’ tools?
what happens when the suitcases are back in the loft, and the tan begins to fade? Do our grand plans and good intentions survive the transition from those idyllic settings to our bustling, ‘real-world’ lives?
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