"Is your perspective that "input specs" associates with verification, output compared to X is associated with validation? I've never heard of input being verification, output being validation.
I like to compare the terminology to what…"
"I believe the common usage of the terms, without concern for distinctions, as being equivalent, is the key, particularly when the domain shifts the factors influencing performance.
The qualification of web applications, as the domain, is important.…"
"We are planning to examine XPlanner as a tool to manage the agile efforst, with a distributed team. Any other product (open-source preferred) recommendations to consider for Agile?"
Agile testing is a software testing practice that follows the statutes of the agile manifesto, treating software development as the customer of testing.
"I am reading
a) Agile Testing, (published 2009)
b) Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
c)
The first 5 chapters of the book feel like it is directed at converting teams from waterfall methodologies to agile, where the project has internal company as…"
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"Regarding the WinRunner proccess, there can be more sophisticated answers if you have a more sophisticated architecture. The answer here is easily associated to an era that followed simple record playback or a collection of recorded actions that…"
"I learned CVS and have found a lot of companies used it. Subversion is maybe better for future. If you want to work in microsoft environments primarily, VSS."
Software tester since 1993, held CSTE from '98-'00. Experience in formal methodologies, then chaotic and prototyping, and agile more recently. Experience with Mercury and Rational products for automation and performance testing, and the testcase + defects management. Used open source more recently: grinder, Jmeter, CVSTrac, Mantis.