QA&TEST 2008: WebLog

Autistic people as software testers

The highlight of a Danish company dedicated to software testing is that has a 75% of autistic people at its workforce. Thorkil Sonne, the founder, became interested in integrate autistic people in the working world in 2004, when his son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (a type of autism that seriously affects the way of [...]

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The Test Manager?s Vade Mecum

As a tester or test manager, do you have an essential set of tools you take with you to new projects? Whenever I join a project I take with me the collection of low-tech tools I’ve designed and assembled to help me manage testing. It’s tremendously useful to have at hand templates, spreadsheets, and practices [...]

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Jamie Tischart confirms his attendance to QA&TEST

Jamie Tischart, a real guru in the testing world, has confirmed his presence as speaker in QA&TEST 2008. Tischart will provide one of three keynote of the conference, entitled Fusion Testing. Tischart has been in the Quality Assurance industry for the past 15 years working in several different industries. Desktop Software, Telecommunications Hardware, Internet Applications, Financial [...]

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Steria and Visure, new exhibitors for QA&TEST

QA&TEST 2008 is proud to present two new exhibitors: Steria and Visure Solutions. Steria is a company that offers integrated services like critical processes business consultancy, and development and management information systems. As a European leader in global IT services to companies that consider new technologies vital part of its business strategy, Steria is focused on [...]

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Build checklist for embedded software projects

Code review checklists are usually a pain. They’re often ridiculous in length or content. They’re not fun to use. Checklists can be an excellent way of finding defects early in the development process, but most of the time, checklists are so impractical that they’re more of a hindrance than a help. The problem is that people [...]

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