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Table of Contents

Software QA and Testing Frequently-Asked-Questions Part 1, covers the following:

  • What is 'Software Quality Assurance'?
  • What is 'Software Testing'?
  • What are some recent major computer system failures caused by software bugs?
  • Does every software project need testers?
  • Why does software have bugs?
  • How can new Software QA processes be introduced in an existing organization?
  • What is verification? validation?
  • What is a 'walkthrough'?
  • What's an 'inspection'?
  • What kinds of testing should be considered?
  • What are 5 common problems in the software development process?
  • What are 5 common solutions to software development problems?
  • What is software 'quality'?
  • What is 'good code'?
  • What is 'good design'?
  • What is SEI? CMM? CMMI? ISO? Will it help?
  • What is the 'software life cycle'?

Software QA and Testing Frequently-Asked-Questions Part 2, covers the following:

  • What makes a good Software Test engineer?
  • What makes a good Software QA engineer?
  • What makes a good QA or Test manager?
  • What's the role of documentation in QA?
  • What's the big deal about 'requirements'?
  • What steps are needed to develop and run software tests?
  • What's a 'test plan'?
  • What's a 'test case'?
  • What should be done after a bug is found?
  • What is 'configuration management'?
  • What if the software is so buggy it can't really be tested at all?
  • How can it be known when to stop testing?
  • What if there isn't enough time for thorough testing?
  • What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?
  • How does a client/server environment affect testing?
  • How can World Wide Web sites be tested?
  • How is testing affected by object-oriented designs?
  • What is Extreme Programming and what's it got to do with testing?

Software QA and Testing Less-Frequently-Asked-Questions, covers the following:

  • Why is it often hard for organizations to get serious about quality assurance?
  • Who is responsible for risk management?
  • Who should decide when software is ready to be released?
  • What can be done if requirements are changing continuously?
  • What if the application has functionality that wasn't in the requirements?
  • How can QA processes be implemented without reducing productivity?
  • What if an organization is growing so fast that fixed QA processes are impossible?
  • Will automated testing tools make testing easier?
  • What's the best way to choose a test automation tool?
  • How can it be determined if a test environment is appropriate?
  • What's the best approach to software test estimation?

Other Software QA and Testing Resources

  • Top 5 List
  • Software QA and Testing-related Organizations and Certifications
  • Links to QA and Testing-related Magazines/Publications
  • General Software QA and Testing Resources
  • Web QA and Testing Resources
  • Web Security Testing Resources
  • Web Usability Resources

Software QA and Test Tools

  • Test tools
  • CM tools and PM tools
  • Web site test and management tools

Web Site Test Tools and Site Management Tools

  • Load and performance test tools
  • Java test tools
  • HTML Validators
  • Link Checkers
  • Free On-the-Web HTML Validators and Link Checkers
  • PERL and C Programs for Validating and Checking
  • Web Functional/Regression Test Tools
  • Web Site Security Test Tools
  • External Site Monitoring Services
  • Web Site Management Tools
  • Log Analysis Tools
  • Other Web Test Tools

Jobs and News

  • Web Job Boards useful to QA and Test Engineers
  • Latest News Headlines -- Technology, Software Development, Computer Security, Tech Stocks, more...

Software QA and Testing Bookstore

  • Software Testing Books
  • Software Test Automation Books
  • Software Quality Assurance Books
  • Software Requirements Engineering Books
  • Software Metrics Books
  • Configuration Management Books
  • Software Risk Management Books
  • Software Engineering Books
  • Software Project Management Books
  • Technical Background Basics Books
  • Other Books

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