FAQ

FAQ1 - Software QA and Testing Frequently-Asked-Questions Part 1

* What is 'Software Quality Assurance'?
* What is 'Software Testing'?
* What are some recent major computer system failures caused by software bugs?
* Does every software project need testers?
* Why does software have bugs?
* How can new Software QA processes be introduced in an existing organization?
* What is verification? validation?
* What is a 'walkthrough'?
* What's an 'inspection'?
* What kinds of testing should be considered?
* What are 5 common problems in the software development process?
* What are 5 common solutions to software development problems?
* What is software 'quality'?
* What is 'good code'?
* What is 'good design'?
* What is SEI? CMM? CMMI? ISO? Will it help?
* What is the 'software life cycle'?

FAQ2 - Software QA and Testing Frequently-Asked-Questions Part 2

* What makes a good Software Test engineer?
* What makes a good Software QA engineer?
* What makes a good QA or Test manager?
* What's the role of documentation in QA?
* What's the big deal about 'requirements'?
* What steps are needed to develop and run software tests?
* What's a 'test plan'?
* What's a 'test case'?
* What should be done after a bug is found?
* What is 'configuration management'?
* What if the software is so buggy it can't really be tested at all?
* How can it be known when to stop testing?
* What if there isn't enough time for thorough testing?
* What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?
* How does a client/server environment affect testing?
* How can World Wide Web sites be tested?
* How is testing affected by object-oriented designs?
* What is Extreme Programming and what's it got to do with testing?

LFAQ - Software QA and Testing Less-Frequently-Asked-Questions

* Why is it often hard for organizations to get serious about quality assurance?
* Who is responsible for risk management?
* Who should decide when software is ready to be released?
* What can be done if requirements are changing continuously?
* What if the application has functionality that wasn't in the requirements?
* How can QA processes be implemented without reducing productivity?
* What if an organization is growing so fast that fixed QA processes are impossible?
* Will automated testing tools make testing easier?
* What's the best way to choose a test automation tool?
* How can it be determined if a test environment is appropriate?
* What's the best approach to software test estimation?

Resources - Other Software QA and Testing Resources

* Top Resources
* Software QA and Testing-related Organizations/Certifications/Conferences
* Links to QA and Testing-related Magazines/Publications
* General Software QA and Testing Resources
* Agile and XP Testing Resources
* Test Automation Resources
* Web QA and Testing Resources
* Web Security Testing Resources
* Web Usability Resources

Tools - Software QA and Test Tools

* Test tools
* CM tools and PM tools
* Web site test and management tools

Web Tools - Web Site Test Tools and Site Management Tools

* Load and performance test tools
* Java test tools
* HTML Validators
* Link Checkers
* Free On-the-Web HTML Validators and Link Checkers
* PERL and C Programs for Validating and Checking
* Web Functional/Regression Test Tools
* Web Site Security Test Tools
* External Site Monitoring Services
* Web Site Management Tools
* Log Analysis Tools
* Other Web Test Tools

Jobs & News - Jobs and News

* Web Job Boards useful to QA and Test Engineers
* Latest News Headlines -- Technology, Software Development, Computer Security, Tech Stocks, more...

Bookstore - Software QA and Testing Bookstore

* Software Testing Books
* Software Test Automation Books
* Software Quality Assurance Books
* Software Requirements Engineering Books
* Software Metrics Books
* Configuration Management Books
* Software Risk Management Books
* Software Engineering Books
* Software Project Management Books
* Technical Background Basics Books
* Other Books