Hi, from now on this website is NOT updated. You can read new content on my blog: www.skilledtests.com/blog ErkanPost edited by: erkan, at: 2007/03/19 10:47...

In this series I would like to show my view on: how is the relationship between skills in other professions and in testing. (Well, actually since I believe that everybody tests at any time - at lea...

Close your eyes for a moment - imagine you are binding your shoe laces. (If you do not bind/unbind, then imagine with which foot you go into your shoes/sandals.) Question 1: With which shoe la...

Here is a screen saver created by Pradeep: testertested.blogspot.com/2007/02/testers-screen-saver.html I like the idea and give you now the opportunity to judge yourself. BTW: there are bugs in t...

the heuristic: Happened just to me. I have produced big work, well this one I did at the toilet. First, I felt eased. But I did not look before, if there was enough paper left. Perhaps I was sti...

So, this heuristic I call: If I leave my appartment, I am always sure, that I can go back inside again. I learned as child: always check - before closing the door - if you have your keys with y...

I have decided to add regularly heuristics. At the moment I am attending James Bach's class Rapid Software Testing (see here www.skilledtester.de/james-bach.html for more info) I would like...

Stephan Goericke, director of iSQI (www.isqi.org) talks in the following video (2:20 mins) about ISTQB issues at his vist in Riga, Latvia, where he mentions that there are more than 50000 ISTQB Certi...

Jon Bach: Breaking Down (and building up) Exploratory Testing Skill (257 MB, 53:36 min) Google Tech Talks March 16, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7894844001159492923 Content: First...

Google has announced its Google Testing Blog googletesting.blogspot.com...

James Bach - Unbearable Lightness of Model-Based Testing (104,5 MB, 80:02 min) This talk was given on January 8th, 2007 from Virginia to a meeting of the Calgary Agile Methods User Group, over GoToWe...

A Model-View-Presenter movie: One example of one interpretation of Atomic Object's version of model view presenter Brian Marick, Sat, 06/01/2007 (23,3 MB, 20:23 mins) www.testing.com/movies/fremtoh...

The book is now available at amazon (not direct at Amazon, but Amazon offers a link to another shop). Have fun, if somebody has it, can they share their views on it? Thank you, Erkan...

Hello Praveen, sure - if you want, you can share your experiences later too. Might be interesting for others also. Bye, Erkan...

Hi, Thanks a lot for your valuable suggestions. I will work on this and will find my correct destination. I hope I will get all the support and guidance from you in the future. Thanks again. ...

Hello Praveen, thank you for the info. But unfortunately my knowledge in software testing is zero Well, in my opinion we all test always in our lives, willingly or unwillingly. So, I am sure ...

Hi Erkan, First of all thanks a lot for your reply. Here I am going to describe briefly about myself and I hope that will help you to help me better. I finished my three-year course of Diplom...

Hello Praveen, welcome in the forum. So, to assess the situation better, there is need of more info. E.g. where you would like to improve or be good in. What do you know already? what are your...

Hi all :) I am new to this forum. I am very much interested in software testing and want to be a good professional. All I want is some guidance and help from the experts. Anybody can help me ...

Hello Kalai, ok + nice learning to you. Erkan...

Hi Erkan YILMAZ Now I am proparing for this foundation level exam I will try the following link... also after that definitely i will share my doubts. Regards, Kalai...

Bianca Schroeder - Failures in the real world: Collecting, Analysing, and Exploiting Failure Data from Real, Large Systems (248 MB, 49:56 min) Google Tech Talks October 27, 2006 video.google.com/vid...

Scott Barber - Modeling Application Usage Visually (213 MB, 37:17 min) Google TechTalks April 24, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3604103307694983622 q=Scott+Barber hl=en see here for comment...

Hello Kalai, thank you for your posting. For my comment it is necessary to understand, that the forum stays focused. I do not want the forum spammed with questions like: give me the exam questio...

Hi All :) I am kalai i have joined this group recently. If any body having foundation level model question paper please share with me... regards, Kalai...

The federal government in Germany wants to encourage more information technology in Germany. About 15 Mrd. Euros will be provided until 2009 for a hightech strategy. The first resolution will be...

As it seems, some people are testing already the Wii remote better than Nintendo testers. (Question: Or did Nintendo willingly accept this anomaly to sell before christmas?) On 8th December 2...

Ken Schwaber - A Canary in a Coal Mine (69:14 min) Presented: November 2006 at Agile2006 www.infoq.com/presentations/agile-quality-canary-coalmine ABSTRACT: Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber spoke...

Hi, here you can find: the link to the Standard for Software Component Testing it has 64 pages What you will find there: the following test case design techniques, examples and coverage cal...

Cem Kaner and Magdy Hanna (IIST Chairman) debated the value of certification at the Choices in IT Conference (Columbus, OH on September 28, 2006). mp3: Kaner Position Statement: 21:01 mins, 19,7 M...

I was asked about the specific topics for each exam: Test Manager Functional Tester Technical Tester see here for the topics in Germany: www.isqi.org/isqi/deu/cert/ctal/download/themen.pdfPost ...

Hello everybody, Himanshu has also some useful pages about CSTE, e.g.: SISQA (Southern Idaho Society for Software Quality Assurance): www.sisqa.com/SISQA_downloads.htm visit Himanshu's website...

Hi, Michael Bolton will make a presentation on this topic: Testing Skills That No One Talks About sounds interesting - I will tell you more, when I have more infos. He will be also busy at...

Also other vendors analyze open source code: June 28, 2006 Static code analysis of Amanda, Samba, and XMMS www.g2zero.com/2006/06/amanda_samba_and_xmss_defect_a_1.html...

Hello, in this thread I would like to answer questions regarding especially with ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level topics. General info on the ISTQB exams you can find here: www.skilledteste...

Hello Amit, I have posted here the answer to not spam the CSTE-thread, so that CSTE stays focussed: www.skilledtester.de/index.php?option=com_joomlaboard func=view catid=5 id=173#173 CU, Erka...

in the following I am referrencing to this post: www.skilledtester.de/index.php?option=com_joomlaboard func=view catid=22 id=172#172 Hello Amit, thank you for the explanations. Please do...

hi The URL provides lots of info on the same. As all might be aware, the exams require CBOk to be read very thoroughly. The more number of times reading is done , the better. Exam is made u...

There is a study available about software testmanagement. title: iX-Studie zum Thema Testmanagement authors: Mario Winter, Thomas Roßner, Horst Pohlmann, Timea Illes, Anton Schlatter language: ...

Hello Amit, first a warm welcome to you in the forum. As I see you recently passed the CSTE exam 2 months ago. So, perhaps you could tell something for people who have not started learning for ...

hi myself cste certified.. do let me know what help is required. Thanks...

disclaimer: please see the following info only for learning purposes, I do not want to provoke illegal/criminal activities! This is only thought, so people can see, what the certification looks l...

Douglas Hoffman - Using Test Oracles in Automation ( 477 MB, 89:28 min ) Google TechTalks April 25, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-753663485306555503 ABSTRACT Software test automati...

Ross Collard - Prospecting for Bugs ( 377 MB, 61:46 min ) Google TechTalks April 28, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5423188099670429665 ABSTRACT Testers' ability to identify, assess and...

here you have a discussion about: the best tester and best known tester: www.sqaforums.com/showflat.php?Cat=0 Number=190215 page=0 fpart=1 vc=1...

University Alliance offers a certificate program, which includes software testing. Classes start monthly. The Master Certificate Track (total price: $4995) includes: * Essentials of Software...

just some thoughts on: How do animals help in improving quality in different areas for humans? Just think what kind of different animals you eat in your food? How about rats cleaning the streets ...

Here are two initiatives to improve software quality for open source software: in USA: Accelerating Open Source Quality In collaboration with Stanford University, Coverity is establishing ...

Hello together, there is a study available by Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart: Office Excellence Check All text at the moment is in German, but you can use e.g. google translator. It is a webbased...

here you have two tools, which are freeware (read more on the homepages of the programs for detailed licence permissions): Wink 2.0 : Tutorial and Presentation creation software www.debugmode.co...

Methods Tools conducted a survey in february 2006. question asked was: How is unit testing performed at your location? Participants: 460 result: 13% Unit testing is not performed ...

in august 2005 Methods Tools made a poll. Question asked was: Do you use tools to automate execution of functional software tests? Participants: 147 result: 38% My organisation has no too...

Hi everybody, here you can download the standard: IEEE Std 829-1998: IEEE Standard for Software Test Documentation www.ruleworks.co.uk/testguide/IEEE-std-829-1998.htm...

James Lyndsay - Achievable Futures ( 145 MB, 35:17 min ) Google TechTalks April 26, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4377161855482062355 ABSTRACT Over the last decade, we've seen huge ch...

Mike Andrews - How To Break Web Software - A look at security vulnerabilities in web software ( 378 MB, 86:38 min ) Google TechTalks April 13, 2006 ABSTRACT It all started out as a place to ...

Ken Schwaber - Scrum et al. ( 410 MB, 61:04 min ) Google Tech Talks September 5, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7230144396191025011 ABSTRACT Scrum is an amazingly simple process that ...

William Pugh - Using Static Analysis For Software Defect Detection ( 301 MB, 62:30 min ) Google TechTalks July 6, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8150751070230264609 ABSTRACT I'll ta...

Lee Copeland - Proving Our Worth: Quantifying the Value of Testing ( 315 MB, 54:38 min ) Google TechTalks August 10, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=114463176347297820 ABSTRACT The re...

Anthony Towns - The Technology Behind Debian's Testing Release ( 232 MB, 48:10 min ) Google Tech Talks October 13, 2006 video.google.de/videoplay?docid=4740076597670713699 ABSTRACT Current De...

Dave Astels: Beyond Test Driven Development - Behaviour Driven Development ( 302 MB, 47:40 min ) Google TechTalks March 17, 2006 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8135690990081075324 ABSTRACT ...

Here we have two videos on agile: Elisabeth Hendrickson - Agile Testing ( 483 MB, 62:08 min ) Google Tech Talks December 9, 2005 video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3054974855576235846 ABST...

the following video - called monkey testing ( 1:02 min ) - has not so much learning purpose - but it is funny :-) Actually I am missing something in the end, but anyway... www.youtube.com/watch?...

see also: Jeffrey Feldstein provides an insight into testing at CISCO in the following video: ( 424 MB, 58:30 min ) Erkan YILMAZPost edited by: admin, at: 2006/11/06 21:09...

This link I have from: Mike Kelly's blog: Intuition and The Expert Mind www.testingreflections.com ode/view/4159 Philip E. Ross: The Expert Mind . Psychology And Brain Science, August 2006 ...

Hi, here is the actual list with: currently active CSTE certificants softwarecertifications.org/static/RosterCSTE.pdf this would make about 5000 active CSTE certificants (active roster ...

Hi Digital, will do so. just added the video, so everybody can also see this :-) CU, Erkan...

Good1...post more like this.. ~Digital...

Hi, here you can find some videos about how to test the Coke vending machine: qainsight.net/2006/10/13/Who+Tested+The+Coke+Vending+Machine.aspx and this one is also worth a test: 1. CLICK ...

Hi, today I want to show you an interesting article by: Holly Bourquin (hbouquin@sqe.com): Stage Fright from: StickyLetter November 1, 2006 At the end of the summer there was a big story a...

Hi, I guess you all know some boxes in testing: there are black box es and white box es. There are even grey box es (see e.g. here www.geocities.com/xtremetesting/GreyBox.html ) in addition...

Hello Kumar, thank you for this intention. You could also tell some things about the courses, are they high quality? Did you talk with others too - when having the instructor-led sessions? What ar...

Hi Erakan, Thanks for the info, I am planning to take up CSTP exam in this month. I will let you know more details on the same in shortly Thanks and Regards Kumar Nagireddi Sr QAE...

Hi, I was discussing with someone over certifications in general and their worth - here one short excerpt of my post: about the certification: it may be better on CV for a fresher. but bet...

Hello sheetal, a warm welcome to this thread. and I love new ideas, because they give input and let us think of other issues too. BTW: that you are hear means, that you read all of the posts b...

Hello Jagdeep, it is one viewpoint that it is a dilemma , but who knows, perhaps the prince likes some competition. And I tell you there is nothing better than adrenaline rushing through your vein...

25.10.2006 sheetal hey i would like to add something since this is a story but v have to relate it to real life and ans can frog speak this is one of the clue if they r speaking means they r...

25.10.2006 Jagdeep now ... if we look closly ... it is the prince who is in dileama not the princess. he has to prove himself .... over others... O my GOD ... isn't it a 'SWYEMMVARR'(old indi...

Here you can see an advertisement by Google, why working in quality department at Google is great. video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8203273452499468713 q=software+testing Allen Bronstein: Turb...

Please do NOT advertise here. This forum is not for recruiting/promoting. Erkan YILMAZ...

here is a posting by John McConda titled: In Defense of the CSTE www.testingreflections.com ode/view/3886...

the conference theme of the Association of Software Testing for July 2007 will be: Testing Techniques: Innovations and Applications. (Special consideration will be given if your paper or experien...

Hello, in this topic, I will add the anniversaries of some anomalies: stock exchange Tokio: loss of 280 Mio. Euro on 1st November 2005: the stock exchange was stopped because of a crash....

Hello, I guess you all know the VMWare player ? you can use it to run operating systems parallel while your existing OS is running e.g. your system is Windows, then you can start linux in ...

Hello Jagdeep, like Pradeep tells, everything can be, you just have to explain it good, so that we believe it is ok :-) about the blacking out: it could be, that the princess had a headache...

19.10.2006 Pradeep: Jagdeep, As there is no standard answer to this, every answer is equally right and equally wrong and is debatable....

18.10.2006: Jagdeep: @Pradeep @Erkan @Pradeep bhai... there is no first and second frog.... all are same to princess ... as written in scenario that she blacked out. @Erkan .. hey it is r...

18.10.2006 Erkan: very good: Frog(Prince)'s requirement is only to recover himself from frog to human. He may or may not marry the Princess. yes, the princess assumes, the frog would marry her...

18.10.2006 Subhransu: ........And then the frog spoke to her: I am a prince from far far away. A witch bewitched me and now I have to be a frog until a princess will kiss me. Frog(Prince...

17.10.2006 Erkan: Hello Pradeep, first I must thank you very much for the analysis so far. I would like to ask for a favor if possible: since I do not know the Indian culture well, coul...

17.10.2006 Pradeep Hi Erkan, Thanks for letting me know the mission: Approach and not solution This is how I would go about it - I ask myself the following and answer them too 1. F...

17.10.2006 Erkan: Hi everybody, I must thank Sameer, to post it here, so more people get attention to this. This is from my website - there I have also two other stories: one with the kin...

Hello, the story was posted by Sameer at another place, so I will copy the answers from there to here - this thread is not yet finished. (I copy the story here again, because it is not copied exac...

Here you have 13 videos (in total almost 12 hours) from: Google London Test Automation Conference (LTAC) Google Tech Talks September 7th, 2006 video.google.co.uk/videosearch?q=London+Test+...

Hello Ovidiu, thx for your posting and welcome to the forum. let's wait when the syllabus is really released, because until now it was already 3 times announced for release and postponed again. ...