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Q&A; with Hacker Historian George Dyson – Wired

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:23:03 +0000

Turing’s answer – “… You can’t predict how software will behave by inspecting it. The only way you can tell is to actually run it.”

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Zucchini – an iOS testing framework

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:54:40 +0000

A Zucchini feature file consists of sections bound to contexts of different application screens. Every screen you proceed to needs to be backed up by a CoffeeScript class describing all UI elements you want Zucchini to interact with as well as custom actions you feel like performing on that screen.

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Cloud Assault – Load Testing

Brent Sordyl — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:51:34 +0000

We built Cloud Assault because we want to help you change the world. We make dynamic use of cloud resources to provide you with simple, effective, powerful testing solutions for your APIs, websites, and infrastructure at a price that can’t be beat.

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The Two Things about Software Engineering

Brent Sordyl — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:02:12 +0000

The Two Things about Software Engineering:
1) Nothing about the code (size, speed, elegance, conformance to standards, etc.) is important if it doesn’t actually work.
2) Whatever you don’t have automated tests for probably doesn’t work (and if it happens to work now, it will inevitably stop working at some point in the future without your noticing).

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BetaBait – Find Beta Users and Testers

Brent Sordyl — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:39:52 +0000

BetaBait connects apps developers with testers. A collection of eager consumer and professional early adopters waiting for the newest beta web, mobile and social applications.

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Why code review beats testing: evidence from decades of programming research | Kevin Burke

Brent Sordyl — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:49:38 +0000

No one approach to bug detection is adequate. Capers Jones – the researcher behind two of the papers McConnell cites – divides bug detection into four categories: formal design inspection, formal code inspection, formal quality assurance, and formal testing. The best bug detection rate, if you are only using one of the above four categories, is 68%. The average detection rate if you are using all four is 99%.

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iOS Integration Testing

Brent Sordyl — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:57:46 +0000

Today we’re happy to announce KIF, the “Keep It Functional” framework. KIF allows for realistic iOS integration testing through simulated user interaction.

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Sauce Scout – Cross-browser Testing (in your Browser!)

Brent Sordyl — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:48:51 +0000

Sauce OnDemand is a drop-in replacement for Selenium RC, so configuring your scripts to run in the cloud takes minutes. If you have Selenium Builder or an RC driver, you can Run Your First Test Right Now.
If your app is behind a firewall, Sauce Labs offers a secure automated tunneling system to bridge your infrastructure with ours – keeping your data safe.

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Programmers make Excellent Testers – Arguments and Counter Arguments

Brent Sordyl — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:15:26 +0000

Programmers are /usually/ blind to their own mistakes. Their testing is limited by cognitive bias (confirmation bias)

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