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Does outsourcing software testing make things better?

I recently wrote an update article about progress being made in a software testing methodology.

The independent Test Maturity Model integrated (TMMi), as it is known, has five stages and the long and short of it is that the testing is carried out throughout the development process rather than when it is finished.

As a result a lot of money can be saved.

See this article about it.

There is a growing proportion of suppliers going through accreditation. This supports a trend that has seen more and more companies outsource testing. According to analyst Nelson Hall, the global testing services market was $8.4bn in 2011, and although 2012 is expected to be flat, it predicts an average 9% growth every year over the next five years.

Suppliers are putting themselves through TMMi hoping to differentiate. TMMi accreditation, for example, gives tier two or three suppliers a chance to stand out against bigger competitors.

Customers are beginning to request it so suppliers are having to do the groundwork. "We have seen a trend for request for proposals (RFPs) to request the level of TMMi they want for a project," said, Geoff Thompson, chairman of the UK Testing Board and consultancy director at Experimentus.

Speaking to me last year IDC said that specialist software testers are increasingly in demand. Jennifer Thomson, software testing researcher at IDC, said that in the past software testing has been bundled with projects and often done at the end of the software development lifecycle, but businesses are increasingly contracting independent software testers to test throughout software development.

"There is a lot more interest in standalone testing across Europe because there is a focus on quality," she said. "When we started looking at software testing about 18 months ago, it was predominantly a process that was added at the end. It was often a reaction to a business requirement rather than a sound methodology."

source:http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/inside-outsourcing/2012/06/does-outsourcing-software-testing-make-things-better.html

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8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

As a web developer, having a place to quickly test code can be extremely handy. For this post, we’ve gathered some very useful websites that allow you to do just that. And along with testing a debugging, many of these sties let you share and backup, which is a huge benefit when collaborating with other developers.

jsfiddle

JsFiddle is a playground for web developers, a tool which may be used in many ways. One can use it as an online editor for snippets build from HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The code can then be shared with others, embedded on a blog, etc.

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

codepad

codepad is an online compiler/interpreter, and a simple collaboration tool.

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

Google Code Playground

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

ideone

Ideone is something more than a pastebin; it’s an online compiler and debugging tool which allows
to compile and run code online in more than 40 programming languages.

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

PractiCode

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

jsdo.it

Our site is engagement-driven. We offer both, vivid environment for developers to showcase their trendy works on JavaScript and HTML5, as well as community to share their codes and learn from each other. That’s why we call our communtiy ‘a coding avenue’.

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

cssdesk

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

JS Bin

8 Useful Websites for Testing Code Snippets

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Regression 2012: Second International Workshop on Regression Testing @ICST

Regression testing has received a significant amount of attention from both academics and practitioners during the last 20 years. Even though the use of regression testing techniques often leads to software applications with high observed quality, the repeated execution of test cases can be so costly that it accounts for half the cost of maintaining a software system.

The regression testing research community also faces the additional challenges of transitioning established techniques into practice, improving the status-quo of the empirical evaluation of techniques, and proposing advanced methods for applying regression testing to modern software that is often complex, rapidly evolving, concurrent, and cloud-based.

Viewing these tensions and challenges as an opportunity and not a threat, and looking to tap the potential of well-established researchers and up-and-coming members of the community, the theme of this year’s workshop is minimizing problems, maximizing potential, mapping prospects.

Source: http://thomas-zimmermann.com/2011/12/regression-2012/

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Supporting Upcoming Intel(R) Many Integrated Core Architecture

Rogue Wave Software, the largest independent provider of cross-platform software development tools and embedded components for the next generation of HPC/High Performance Computing applications, is proud to announce its roadmap for supporting the Intel(R) Many Integrated Core (Intel(R) MIC) architecture in its tools and libraries.

As a participant of the Intel MIC early testing program, Rogue Wave received "Knights Ferry," the Intel pre-release software development platform kit. This kit allowed Rogue Wave engineers to examine the capabilities of Intel MIC, and begin development of software in advance of the launch of Intel’s "Knights Corner" co-processor — the first commercial product based on Intel MIC architecture.

"Developers already using C, C++, Fortran and OpenMP will find that the Intel MIC architecture allows for a fairly straightforward way to leverage many-core architecture for parallelization. Our customers will want to leverage this architecture to accelerate the performance applications that use our IMSL numerical libraries, as well as TotalView, in their development and debugging workflow," said Sean FitzGerald, Senior Vice President of Engineering and CTO of Rogue Wave Software. "Both product families are already very well known among developers who target parallel computing environments."

To support these customers, Rogue Wave has begun development on both product sets and intends to offer an Intel MIC-enabled version of TotalView when the Knights Corner co-processor is made commercially available. In addition, customers will see continual performance increases in forthcoming IMSL releases as Rogue Wave leverages the optimizations from Intel MIC in more and more of our 3000+ numerical and statistical algorithms.

Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rogue-wave-software-announces-support-for-upcoming-intelr-many-integrated-core-architecture-based-products-2011-11-14

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SBI General signed a contract with Maveric for software testing

SBI General Insurance is a joint venture betwwen the State Bank of India and Insurance Australia Group and a green field venture in the Insurance domain in India. Maveric Systems is an independent software testing specialist. Recently, SBI General selects Maveric for software testing and has signed a multi-year contract. SBI General has rolled out its first set of products across the corporate and retail space with validation and production support from Maveric.

CIO and Head of IT, SBI General Insurance Manoj Agarwal said that General is benefiting from Maveric’s domain expertise in Insurance, dynamic test strategy and good focus on project governance. SBI General is working towards having one of the most advanced technology stacks in the global Insurance space.

Source: http://biztech2.in.com/news/software/sbi-general-selects-maveric-for-software-testing/118912/0

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Tips for gaming testing

Game testing industry is expanding really fast and now there are many ‘game design’ and ‘video game’ testing openings available in market. The video game testing industry is set to become the largest industry. Gaming had its ups and downs over the years but it continues to grow leaps and bounds. Here we’ll talk about some game testing tips:

1. Understand Random Number Generator evaluation (RNG): This is very important to add unpredictability in game. In most games this RNG system is used to map game outcomes.

2. First identify the “game algorithm” from source code to identify issues in game application.

3. Verify the source code for appropriate use of random numbers and error handling.

4. Validate and evaluate the game predefined rules.

5. Verify consistency of game rules.

6. Make sure offensive content or material is never displayed.

7. Regularly Check Game history and system event logs.

8. Make sure Games outcome are displayed for a reasonable time.

9. Irrespective of Single/Multi player games we need to validate bandwidth and client software.

10. Verify Minimum/maximum limits of bets, deposits and other critical game symbols.

11. Verify correct game and system operation after game fail over and recovery.

12. Always verify all reports for data accuracy. Verify reports for date, time, number of wins, money etc.

13. Test System requirements. This is very important in game testing. Verify all the infrastructure and security requirements, Game equipments, network and game synchronization with OS.

14. Make sure sufficient information is always available to users to protect game players.

Source: http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/get-paid-to-play-games-become-game-tester/

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Software: Independent testing times for enterprises

Software testing is essential for businesses developing their own applications. It is key for both in-house applications and heavily customised. However, it is undergoing a period of consolidation now. Furthermore, CSC accquired AppLabs is evidence of this trend. Now it is difficult for IT directors whether to keep software testing independent of software development or not. For one hand dealing with a single supplier is easier and cheaper. However, keeping testing separate from development shoud ensure that applications are analysed ‘warts and all’ and there is no incentive for the integrator or developer either to cover up coding errors, or indeed sell additional services. A recent research shows that IT teams value independence highly.

Source: http://www.itpro.co.uk/636289/software-testing-times-for-enterprises

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SQS announced iqnite software testing conference speaker line up

SQS, the largest independent provider of software quality management, quality assurance and testing services, with principal focus on Europe, also the organiser of iqnite 2011, yesterday announced the speaker line up, workshops and exhibitors at the 2011 event, which will tackle software testing concerns including: independence, automation, agile and security testing with keynotes from Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Jason Taylor of Specsavers.

The conference focus on Innovation and Industries streams in the morning, which was chaired by Helen Willington of Sodexo and the Chartered Institute of IT’s Michiel vander Voort respectively, and Agile and Metrics presentations in the afternoon by Thomas Spielmann of Centrica and Deutsche Bank’s Mark Mitton MBE.

Source: http://www.sourcewire.com/releases/rel_display.php?relid=67155

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SQS Software Quality Systems falls on profit update

SQS Software Quality Systems AG, an independent provider of software testing and quality management services, offering services designed to support the quality of software and information technology systems from initial project definition through the development stage and up to final implementation, and in relation to ongoing maintenance, reported strong financial results for the first half, however, shares in the company dropped 9% as it said second half profits will be at the lower end of expectations. The company’s performance was driven by rapid growth at its Managed Services division, accounting for 19% of total revenues from 11% a year ago. The investments made by SQS into hiring and training new staff result in rising expenses during the first half. Though, the company found these consultants will be fully billable in the third quarter, and should lead to improved margins.

Source: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/32758/sqs-software-quality-systems-falls-on-profit-update-32758.html

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Independent software testing with your business

As we know, software testing (also called quality assurance) is very important in a software development lifecycle. The process of running automated as well as manual tests is crucial during a development cycle. The issue during software development is that developers fail to recognize them early enough rather than that bugs and error occur. Supplier companies need to apply cutting edge in peacefulness to be able to deliver high-quality end products to their clients. Testing procedures encompass automated testing, scalability testing, attention testing, platform testing, product testing, unit testing, functional testing, regression testing, performance testing and various others. Finally, whoever carries out the various tests must advise its buyer to operate with various tests beyond the purpose of mere error elimination.

Source: http://www.smalltownsoftware.com/independent-software-testing-should-your-business-engage-with-a-professional-software-testing-company

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