tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.comments2023-10-24T09:17:42.258-04:00Peak PerformanceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11678206907629678117noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-3964468532866308502013-05-07T22:44:52.849-04:002013-05-07T22:44:52.849-04:00Perhaps most people do not know what a software qu...Perhaps most people do not know what a software quality assurance engineer does. In my opinion, if you call yourself a "tester", you are not doing your job right. An SQA engineer ensures "quality" and does so in so many ways that if one did this work, would be proud and confident enough to not only call themselves an SQA engineer but to also get paid the salary range described above. I am an SQA and I ensure quality from the top down as well as I engineer the tests that I apply on the software. I also am happy and I do get paid.<br />~My advice to new SQA engineers:<br />Don't pay attention to negative feedback, as it will only keep you at the level of accomplishment and salary as those from which the feedback came from. Value yourself and keep learning!MPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522069134539653933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-48134210008978335992013-03-28T09:34:23.963-04:002013-03-28T09:34:23.963-04:00I don't agree that QA is most happiest job. In...I don't agree that QA is most happiest job. In some aspects QA is a cool job but QA is far from the happiest position. QA is one of the most unpopular positions to be in as we constantly need to take a position which promotes quality over deadlines. I find it hard to believe QA was rated in the top for happiest position. QA Geekhttp://www.proitonlinetraining.com/online-qa-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-26994508390625550052012-12-21T15:59:36.617-05:002012-12-21T15:59:36.617-05:00Hey Scott,
One of the clearest, to the point blog...Hey Scott,<br /><br />One of the clearest, to the point blogs I've come across regarding certification. All the answers are right there - the questions you suggest the readers ask themselves. <br /><br />"So, in certain contexts, these certs may be useful... but the only thing I actually *learned* by prepping for the certs was how to guess what the vendor would want me to answer - which is how I responded to questions that I didn't know the answer to." - Puts a smile on my face, because I know exactly what that means.<br /><br />"If you feel that you will learn important and useful things about being a tester, I submit that you can learn more by putting the same effort into reading books & articles, trying new techniques at your job and having thoughtful discussions with senior testers you respect (i.e. self guided personal mentoring)" - In my opinion priceless. From my own experience this method is a true investment in making yourself a better software tester (for your job and for your career).<br /><br />- @qualitycaptainqualitycaptainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-27001022297059654442012-10-18T02:52:29.893-04:002012-10-18T02:52:29.893-04:00hi i thank you sharing a good content i realy like...hi i thank you sharing a good content i realy like your article and writing style you describe step by step <a href="http://www.kualitatem.com/performance-testing/" rel="nofollow">Performance Testing</a> guide line nice job keep it up Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736819142095843941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-34058190038647747762012-10-06T10:04:25.211-04:002012-10-06T10:04:25.211-04:00It's hard to come by well-informed people on t...It's hard to come by well-informed people on this topic, however, you seem like you know what you're talking about!<br />Thanks<br /><i>my webpage</i> :: <b><a href="http://www.malvorlagen.cc/malvorlage/Wildschwein/" rel="nofollow">Bild Wildschwein</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-35670161287798538362012-09-17T07:43:49.438-04:002012-09-17T07:43:49.438-04:00Hi..
Im Mani..Im working in BigClasses,I have been...Hi..<br />Im Mani..Im working in <a rel="nofollow">BigClasses</a>,I have been searching for this info since a long time..I got a good stuff from you..ThanQtharunihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263921693584268315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-40883702409380164782012-08-12T07:27:54.594-04:002012-08-12T07:27:54.594-04:00Scott- great article, excellent point. Same theory...Scott- great article, excellent point. Same theory with Nasdaq's crash during the Facebook IPO. Load and performance testing and monitoring of your site(s) on a regular basis is imperative. On that note....BlazeMeter's load and performance testing cloud is a virtual lab- so users can test upwards of 50 or even 100k concurrent users, find bugs, fix and retest as needed on a regular basis. We actually had the pleasure of doing some load testing for a few sites pre-Olympics to test for these types of bugs. Regular load testing is the MUST DO of site and app success. It's the preventative medicine of the online world ;). www.blazemeter.comDanielahttp://www.blazemeter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-68318021541666561032012-08-10T02:26:48.197-04:002012-08-10T02:26:48.197-04:00i agree with your post maintain software quality t...i agree with your post maintain software quality to check these software performance testing i really like your blog post nice job keep it upPerformance Testinghttp://www.kualitatem.com/performancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-62852852417386716572012-07-26T10:59:31.532-04:002012-07-26T10:59:31.532-04:00Is it bad that I yelled laughed and yelled "s...Is it bad that I yelled laughed and yelled "so true ..." at the screen as I read this? Thank you! :)Michelle Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-61170539367351873792012-07-25T17:25:27.906-04:002012-07-25T17:25:27.906-04:00@Arifa - Scott is more than capable in defending h...@Arifa - Scott is more than capable in defending himself BUT the work he does in the COMMUNITY almost demands that fellow testers call out the arrogance in your comments. Scott is a leader in the testing community - online and in person, spoken at many conferences, authored many books, articles, blog posts and has been the voice of a number of webinars. I know Scott - I have met him and i have *worked* with Scott on few community activities.<br /><br />My question to you Arifa - is WHAT have you done? Who are you? Where is your reputation and credibility?<br />The answer of course is nothing, no one, no where.<br /><br />BEFORE you criticise, think about what you are criticising. WHEN someone like Scott is offering constructive criticism understand that he is trying to help you.Brian Osmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-30760509801995795632012-07-19T07:31:57.433-04:002012-07-19T07:31:57.433-04:00I have discovered that your career is what you mak...I have discovered that your career is what you make of it, and here is what I mean.<br /><br />If you are in QA, and are not involved in the product development from beginning to end, it is your responsibility to get there.<br /><br />If you are in QA, and you find that you are just pushing the same buttons over and over again, and this makes you happy, then stay there. If you are unhappy, then expand your scope. Automate those tasks, and then automate more.<br /><br />If you are in QA, and you want to develop, then level up your skills, and develop ways to ensure the product has less bugs, or ways to prevent bad code.<br /><br />I think the only part about QA that has any negative connotations is this. You are the bearer of bad news. You have to tell engineers and developers when they have made a mistake. You are sometimes the long pole in the project, so you mess with the timelines. If a customer finds a bug, it is YOUR fault. Everyone has a reason to hate QA. <br /><br />In my experience, rarely has qa decided when to release a product. That is normally the decision of sales, believe it or not. I can find bugs if I look, so the product release is when the market says it has to go out. The severity of the bugs goes down over time, so if we have to release to get a customer, then we get it out there and start the cycle again.<br /><br />This is based on my experiences so far, and these are my opinions.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382603289965284542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-11122017775951589412012-07-06T16:28:46.308-04:002012-07-06T16:28:46.308-04:00Wonderful, what a website it is! This website prov...Wonderful, what a website it is! This website provides valuable facts to <br />us, keep it up.<br /><i>my page</i>: <b><a href="http://www.consoleclub.co.uk/reviews/best-xbox-live-arcade-games/" rel="nofollow">best xbox live arcade games</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-60571418957679873532012-07-02T13:04:49.340-04:002012-07-02T13:04:49.340-04:00I cannot recall ever being accused of not acceptin...I cannot recall ever being accused of not accepting criticism. If that is what is happening here, I'm both confused and embarrassed. <br /><br />An alternate explanation is that I accept that your experience is exactly what it is & I'm happy for you; however, *my* experience (spanning more than 10x yours with first hand information about 100x more orgs and second hand information about upward toward 1000x more) says that your experience is as far from universal as both the survey results and the interpretation thereof by the so-called expert than none of us testers have ever heard of.<br /><br />Nor does your experience do anything to change the entirely flawed methods of the survey itself or the completely unsupported "conclusions" drawn from the data.<br /><br />I did take the survey, I do have training with such things, and I did consult a highly respected PhD researcher to critique my assessment of the survey and the conclusions (honestly expecting her to tell me all the ways in which I was mistaken) who not only agreed with my assessment, but pointed out additional ways in which it was (as my children would <br />put it) an "Epic Fail".<br /><br />So, my opinion is my opinion. My experience is my experience. What I believe is good/bad for testerland may be right or wrong. The positions presented in the article may be right or wrong (incidentally). But right, wrong or otherwise, the positions presented in the article are not the result of scientifically, statistically, socially or cognitively valid analysis.<br /><br />My recommendation, if you and/or others who share your position are so inclined, would be to invite me and my "research consultant" to review, or possibly collaborate on establishing, a valid research model to figure out what is *actually* going on out there.<br /><br />Anything else is simply "experience & opinion vs. experience & opinion" -- a.k.a. one thing that's valid & true, but about the past and one thing that is only possible to judge the general utility of post-facto.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678206907629678117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-14706670566945603812012-07-02T02:40:14.210-04:002012-07-02T02:40:14.210-04:00Scott,
I forgive you for not accepting criticism.Scott,<br />I forgive you for not accepting criticism.Arifa Batoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-9185298911265787182012-06-27T09:45:20.990-04:002012-06-27T09:45:20.990-04:00Arifa,
1. I can forgive your English, assuming it...Arifa,<br /><br />1. I can forgive your English, assuming it's not your first language (I can't speak a second language at all, so my compliments both on how much you've learned & for having the courage to post publicly in a non-native language)<br /><br />2. I can forgive you for not agreeing based on your experience.<br /><br />3. I can forgive you for your obvious enthusiasm & love for your role in your company.<br /><br />4. I cannot help but think it odd that a tester posting a comment, disagreeing with the author, on a blog about testing either cannot count to 5, or failed to proofread well enough to notice that the comment has no number 4.<br /><br />5. I would like to suggest that in the future, at least until you have a broader experience than one year of testing with one company in one country on one series of games for one operating system, you restrict your public comments to sharing your own experiences as opposed to making statements that are clearly intended to be read as near universal facts. <br /><br />I make this suggestion as someone with much experience in this field, much experience moderating online communities, and much experience teaching recruiters and hiring manager how to find and screen testers. My post, while certainly controversial & abhorrent to some, is only debatable (factually) regarding definition of terms (which is a large part of my point in the first place), and would not disqualify me for any job or role that I'd be willing to consider taking in the first place AND has not only *not* lowered my stature in the testing community, has raised it in some segments of the community. <br /><br />I suspect that the day will come when you send me a note asking me to allow you to edit your post, or for me to take it down altogether.<br /><br />I could be wrong, but if you spend enough time in online tester communities and this post continues to receive the volume of traffic it has been receiving, I feel fairly confident in my prediction.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678206907629678117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-19026173325982214512012-06-27T01:42:03.374-04:002012-06-27T01:42:03.374-04:00I ain't agree with most of what the author sai...I ain't agree with most of what the author said in this blog-post. I know my experience as a QA is negligible as compare to the other people here (mere one year of QA in smart phones' games). But as per my understanding I would like to jot down a few things here:<br /><br />1. Yes, QA people involve since the very beginning of project life cycle and their say is equally important like PMs, Devs etc<br /><br />2. As far as the ensuring the quality of product is concerned its not the responsibility of either JUST QA or JUST the PM, a software is a result of a team's efforts, so each and every team member is equally responsible for the good quality of the product. PM's main responsibility is to deliver the product on TIME, where as delivering good/high quality product is the responsibility of every one in the time and can be held accountable accordingly.<br /><br />3. Nobody on this planet is satisfied with their job all the time, there are ups an downs sometimes. So labeling it by saying that QAs aren't satisfied or love their jobs is not right and vice versa. But as far as my personal experience is concerned I found most of the QAs are ok and happy with their jobs and SALARY, that includes me too.<br /><br />5. and yes QAs too, make good salaries, trust me on that.<br /><br />PS: I have worked as a QA in Tap Fish Series game (Tap Fish, Tap Fish Exotic, Tap Fish Plus) on Android from Gameview Studios.Arifa Batoolhttps://twitter.com/arifaBatoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-30199385742601398432012-05-24T19:34:46.246-04:002012-05-24T19:34:46.246-04:00I have to admit, that European conferences tend to...I have to admit, that European conferences tend to be more intellectually stimulating from a tester's point of view. There is less hype, and more real technical information and hands on demonstrations. So it doesn't surprise me that this conference also had great content. The fact that the organizers did it as volunteers though. That is truly amazing! The "5 guys" title definitely goes to them. If there were 7 of them, they could be called "the magnificent 7"!Software Quality Nuthttp://www.xbosoft.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-79963480527516836592012-04-30T19:45:50.773-04:002012-04-30T19:45:50.773-04:00After 12 years of doing QA I don't know anyone...After 12 years of doing QA I don't know anyone who likes doing it. Most use it as a means to an end or to progress from where they are to where they want to go. Perhaps video game testers have an enjoyment level that most application / software development test engineers dream of...Kevinhttp://qatestingtips.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-3692506947170040632012-04-27T08:43:02.350-04:002012-04-27T08:43:02.350-04:00Hi Scott, Seems like an interesting concept. Love ...Hi Scott, Seems like an interesting concept. Love to participate next time you organize it. Nice you consolidated the event in practical outcome. Nice tips.<br /><br />derkjandegroodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-45530418096832466642012-04-18T04:20:00.934-04:002012-04-18T04:20:00.934-04:00trackback: http://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2012/04/...trackback: http://jlottosen.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/the-core-purpose-of-softwaretesting/Jesper L. Ottosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799832907394506307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-63190898604978615242012-04-10T23:24:42.467-04:002012-04-10T23:24:42.467-04:00Yet another excellent post on Performance Unit Tes...Yet another excellent post on Performance Unit Testing. Thank you for sharing this post. How about sharing a post with your expertise on performance tuning or performance testing methodologies. Look forward to your next post.QA Thought Leadershttp://www.qainfotech.com/performance_testing_services.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-23865436038955521802012-04-07T03:55:27.693-04:002012-04-07T03:55:27.693-04:00This is exactly what I am trying to achieve. Autom...This is exactly what I am trying to achieve. Automated unit level performance tests which runs every night completely automated and posts the graphs into a centralised place. I use JMeter for unit level tests, R, awk, plyr, reshape and ggplot2 to parse, analyse and plot various graphs (completely automated). I have implelemnted this framework in a project successfully. The graphs will show both history and current test results.Santosh Arakere Marigowdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05764461540649091959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-56197433895697062212012-04-06T23:53:32.338-04:002012-04-06T23:53:32.338-04:00Brilliant! Thanks Alberto!Brilliant! Thanks Alberto!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678206907629678117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-43843913869400929392012-04-06T23:09:56.366-04:002012-04-06T23:09:56.366-04:00Scott, in my chapter "Beautiful Tests" (...Scott, in my chapter "Beautiful Tests" (in the book "Beautiful Code") I have a section on using JUnit for performance testing.<br /><br />Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0QztbuDlKs_ODQ2OWFkYTktZGFjYy00OTAyLWIxNzUtMGJhOWNkMDM1NTQwAlberto Savoiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928255747877638720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166487924843918388.post-90421520987211079192012-04-06T02:21:44.156-04:002012-04-06T02:21:44.156-04:00Very interesting post indeed. Any one from QA test...Very interesting post indeed. Any one from QA testing background will love to read this post. There are various topics that can be discussed when it comes to Software Quality Assurance but then this is unique and very interesting. Look forward to your next post.QA Thought Leadershttp://www.qainfotech.com/innovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com