You've just passed the interview and accepted the offer as a tester. Congratulations! You made it and I'm happy for you. But the joy doesn't last too long really. You then worry about the first day in a new company. My belief is you have one chance to make a first impression - Kevin McCarthy Yeah, I'm talking about the first impression. You know you are ...
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It's another week and here's AskTester Weekly Digest #2. Let's check out what's interesting this week. Women Testers April 2017 Edition is out For those who don't know, Women Testers is software testing magazine dedicated for women who test. Don't get tricked by the name itself, the magazine for anyone who ...
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I have built and started blogging on this site for around 2 years. While I really do enjoy the blogging journey so far, there's a problem with me with this site: My blogging is not consistent In other words, I can't always write and publish posts as frequently as I want ...
Continue reading5 simple reasons why you missed bugs and how to prevent it
Missing bugs sucks. To some extent, it's one of the worst nightmares of testers. Why so? If you are in software testing, you may know that there has been a testing misconception that testers are in charge of catching all bugs in the system. Testers are considered as gatekeepers or goalkeepers. When ...
Continue readingUltimate glossary of software testing terms for beginner testers
When you first get started in software testing (just like me), I’m pretty sure you will be confused by terms used in software testing...The reason is simple: software testing industry has been there for a long time and it keeps changing and being updated frequently while you are so new. No ...
Continue reading2016 Year In Review: 5 Things to Share
As of 2016 is almost over, it's a good time for doing a "year in review". In fact, doing a formal "year in review" is not my habit. I didn’t do that before. I don't know why...I just don't like it. I also find it's weird to wait until the end of year ...
Continue readingSmoke test vs Sanity test vs retest vs regression test
As a software test engineer, you may probably hear about smoke testing, sanity testing, retesting and regression testing. Very likely, many of them are testing activities that you often do on a daily basis. However, for junior testers (and even for experienced testers) distinguishing these terms can be a real challenge. In many ...
Continue reading11 Tips to prepare and pass ISTQB Foundation Level certification Exam (CTFL) with ease
If you are in software testing, you probably heard about ISTQB certification. Setting aside controversial topics like "Certified or not Certified", ISTQB certification is definitely one of the most sought certifications in software testing. Is it difficult to pass the ISTQB foundation level exam? According to ISTQB organization, the global pass-rate ...
Continue readingDifference between severity and priority in defect report – finally revealed
When talking about defects (or also called "bugs"), tell me if this sounds familiar to you: You found a bug that crashes the system. You immediately submitted to the bug tracking system. You are waiting for emails or comments to thank you for finding this awesome problem and the problem will get fixed immediately. You wait...wait...and ...
Continue readingLet’s talk about test automation – An interview with Anton – Owner of Automate The Planet
Test automation is playing more and more important role not only in testing but also in building quality software. According to State of Testing Report 2016, 86% of interviewed organization have automation. To some extent, going for automation is not an option these days. Even though automation testing is not something rocket ...
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