Entries Categorized as 'Software Testing'

Major Pharmacy Software Bug

Date May 24, 2009 by Isaac

The title sounds somewhat like those spam messages I get.  But, this is a real software bug.  One I would consider serious.
Sometimes the most interesting bugs are discovered by pure accident.  I was picking up a few items at one of the United States major pharmacy chains and discovered a flaw in their software.  But [...]

The Value of Testers

Date April 27, 2009 by Isaac

I am very fortunate indeed to work for a company that truly values test engineers. However, over the years I’ve seen some places that treat testers as second rate citizens. They are simply a check box on the software (or hardware) development cycle.
A couple years ago I had the privilege of listening to [...]

Complete QA

Date November 18, 2008 by Isaac

Most of the time we think about QA we think in terms of software QA.  However, there is much more to the QA realm than just software.  Let me illustrate…
A year or so ago I bought a prepaid Net 10 phone.  During this year I have had numerous support phone calls, web site issues, and [...]

Model Based Testing Video

Date March 8, 2008 by Isaac

I am a huge fan of model based testing, but unfortunately have not had much opportunity to implement it. Even so, I try to keep up with the trends. Here is a Google video about model based testing. Enjoy.