2011 began with some pretty basic questions for the software testing world:
To what extent will large organizations dump legacy test tools for open source test tools?
How big would the market for private cloud software platforms be?
Does mankind have the tools to make a reliable success of the complicated world we built?
How big of a market will SOA testing and development be?
What are the best ways to migrate from HP to Selenium?
Let me share the answers I found. Some come from my blog, others from friends and partner blogs. Here goes:
18) The Scalability Argument for Service Enabling Your Applications
I make the case for building, deploying, and testing SOA services effectively. I point out the weakness of this approach comes at the tool and platform level. For example, 37% of an application’s code simply to deploy your service.
17) How PushToTest Uses Agile Software Development Methodology To Build TestMaker
A conversation I had with Todd Bradfute, our lead sales engineer, on surfacing the results of using Agile methodology to build software applications.
16) “Selenium eclipsed HP’s QTP on job posting aggregation site Indeed.com to become the number one requisite job experience / skill for on-line posted automated QA jobs (2700+ vs ~2500 as of this writing,)” John Dunham, CEO at Sauce Labs, noted.
15) Run Private Clouds For Cost Savings and Control
Instead of running 400 Amazon EC2 machine instances, Plinga uses Eucalyptus to run its own cloud. Plinga needed the control, reliability, and cost-savings of running its own private cloud, Marten Mickos, CEO at Eucalyptus, reports in his blog.
14) How To Evaluate Highly Scalable SOA Component Architecture and ESBs
I show how to evaluate highly scalable SOA component architecture. This is ideal for CIOs, CTOs, Development and Test Executives, and IT managers.
13) Planning A TestMaker Installation
TestMaker features test orchestration capabilities to run Selenium, Sahi, soapUI, and unit tests written in Java, Ruby, Python, PHP, and other languages in a Grid and Cloud environment. I write about the issues you may encounter installing the TestMaker platform.
12) Repurposing ThoughtWorks Twist Scripts As Load and Performance Tests
I really like ThoughtWorks Twist for building functional tests in an Agile process. This blog and screencast shows how to rapidly find performance bottlenecks in your Web application using Thoughtworks Twist with PushToTest TestMaker Enterprise test automation framework.
11) 4 Steps To Getting Started With The Open Source Test Engagement Model
I describe the problems you need to solve as a manager to get started with Open Source Testing in your organization.
10) Corellation Technology Finds The Root Cause To Performance Bottlenecks
Use aspect-oriented (AOP) technology to surface memory leaks, thread deadlocks, and slow database queries in your Java Enterprise applications.
9) The 10 Agile Ways To Build and Test Rich Internet Applicatiions (RIA)
Shows how competing RIA technologies put the emphasis on test and deploy.
8) Oracle Forms Application Testing with Open Source Testing Tools
Java Applet technology powers Oracle Forms and many Web applications. This blog shows how to install and use open source tools to test Oracle Forms applications.
7) Saving Your Organization From The Eventual Testing Meltdown of Using Record/Playback Solely
The Selenium project is caught between the world of proprietary test tool vendors and the software developer community. This blog talks about the tipping-point.
6) Choosing Java Frameworks for Performance
A round-up of opinions on which technologies are best for building applications: lightweight and responsive, RIA, with high developer productivity.
5) Selenium 2: Using The API To Create Tests
A DZone Refcard we sponsored to explain how to build tests of Web applications using the new Selenium 2 APIs. For the Selenium 1 I wrote another Refcard, click here.
4) Migrating From HP Mercury QTP To PushToTest TestMaker 6
HP QTP just can’t deal with the thousands of new Web objects coming from Ajax-based applications. This blog and screencast shows how to migrate.
3) The 10 Tutorials To Learn TestMaker 6
TestMaker 6 is the easier way to surface performance bottlenecks and functional issues in Web, Rich Internet Applications (RIA, using Ajax, Flex, Flash,) Service Oriented Architecture (SOA,) and Business Process Management (BPM) applications.
2) 5 Easy Ways To Build Data-Driven Selenium, soapUI, Sahi Tests
This is an article on using the TestMaker Data Production Library (DPL) system as a simple and easy way to data-enable tests. A DPL does not require programming or scripting.
1) Open Source Testing (OST) Is The Solution To Modern Complexity
Thanks to management oversite, negligence, and greed British Petroleum (BP) killed 11 people, injured 17 people, and dumped 4,900,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. David Brooks of the New York Times became an unlikely apologist for the disaster citing the complexity of the oil drilling system.
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