The backbone of any good software testing company is its testers. These are the professionals who are “in the trenches” so to speak and are tasked with the pressure-filled job of finding bugs in software and communicating them clearly to the development team. They must not just understand but internalize the necessity for thoroughly exercising… Read more »
When a Good Bug Becomes a Bad Bug
Everyone knows that the role of QA is to find bugs in software. But what happens when the bug details are inadequately communicated to the dev team? We are here to tell you that chaos ensues. All you have to do is spend some time speaking with a developer who is frustrated because he can’t… Read more »
Public Beta Testing vs. Professional QA
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the professional tester, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be… …and that is an example of the difference between public beta testing and professional quality assurance services. Public beta testers start as people who… Read more »
Why Beta Testing is Essential
Recently, several automobile companies have had to recall their cars, trucks and SUVs because something was wrong with their vehicles that could lead to fatalities. The cost to fix the problems is astronomical, as you can imagine, and it doesn’t bode well for these companies’ reputations. These days, most people work (and play) on computers… Read more »
