Posts Categorized: Beta Testing

What Makes Great Software?

In the technology and information age, companies across the country are battling each other to get the newest and most innovative software to the market. But what separates successful software from the rest of the pack? Generally speaking, successful software is the kind that’s reliable and easy-to-use. Furthermore, great software offers features people need and… Read more »

Browser Statistics

Browser Statistics As a departure from our usual blog topics of software testing concerns and methodology, let’s talk a little bit about where we get some of the statistics that we use in our work. One of the more common topics that comes up in our labs when scoping out website testing is, “What browsers… 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 »