Whenever you implement automation of GUI steps, suggested heuristic might help you to keep track of operations you need to code.



(click on the picture to see mind map in online version with expanded nodes)

SEED NATALI acronym stands for the following.

• Synchronize till object


• Exists


• Enabled


• Displayed


• verify Number of Arguments


• verify Type of Arguments


• Log test flow


• Investigate any issues occurred

Found a cool tool today called Website Grader. Website Grader by HubSpot is an SEO tool that helps you diagnose how well your website doing in terms of SEO, social media, and traffic.

I ran Website Grader for QTT...


Some interesting notes from the analysis report:

• The blog scored low due to a low volume of incoming traffic (links, tweets, etc...).


• The readability level is "Primary / Elementary School". That's exactly where we want it.


• We are missing metadata. (I should probably add that...)


• Interior pages are missing descriptions as well. (Who the heck is the admin for this site? Oh wait....)


• I learned something really interesting about domain expiration. (I had no idea.)

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All said and done, a very helpful little tool. I ended up running a couple other websites I have as well. Needless to say, the feedback was consistent. I make all the same mistakes with each site. Guess I need to renew some domains and update some metadata this weekend.

The purpose of learning is growth,
and our minds, unlike our bodies,
can continue growing as we continue to live. 
Mortimer Adler

Today I'm writing about an unusual type of tests. These tests do not target hardware or software but brains of a tester, or - Wetware.
 



Lumosity website offers a variety of brain training and development games. The games help improving the following mental activities.

• Speed


• Memory


• Attention


• Flexibility


• Problem-solving

If you want to give it a try without registration, you may begin with one of these:

• Lost in migration


• Word bubbles


• Memory matrix


• Speed match


• Word sort

Logical reasoning, focusing, peripheral vision, dissective thinking, concentration, visual memory, - all these and others are the skills that we are sharpening in our daily work. Let's give them a test now!

Stella is a handy web application testing tool developed by Solutious Inc, a small software company based in Montreal. Stella is a very lightweight Ruby test tool for functional and performance testing. Like JMeter, Stella doesn't simulate a browser; it generates HTTP requests and parses the responses. Currently, Stella provides support for automatic parsing of HTML, XML, XHTML, YAML and JSON.

A few months ago, I wrote an introductory article on Stella for SearchSoftwareQuality.com - you can find it here.

Today I offer a time-saving tip for those who has to work on multiple test desktops, including virtual machines.

What do you do when preparing for your test session?

• Opening folders?


• Opening browsers?


• Opening test cases?


• Opening test reports?


• Starting application-under-test?

If each desktop or VM is configured for a specific testing environment, the steps above probably become even more complicated.

• Opening folders: "Well.. let's click "My computer"..then Q:\ drive... then "Projects".. then..."


• Opening browsers: "What ip should I use, again? Is it 13.24.597.68:3397? "

Would you like to have a magic button to bring everything up in one click?



Today you can create one for yourself and your team.

[sourcecode language="bash"]

@echo off

REM Open mailbox
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE"

REM Open folders
explorer.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents"
explorer.exe "c:\project\test cases\module1"
explorer.exe "c:\temp"

REM Open browsers
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" google.com
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" yahoo.com

REM Open bugtracker
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" jira.com

REM Open documents
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\Temp\TestReport.doc"
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\Temp\TestPlan.xls"

REM Start Application Under Test
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe"

REM Last but not least
start "QuickTestingTips" "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" softwaretestingclub.com

[/sourcecode]

Instructions

Create a text file on your desktop, and paste the source code.
Save the file and change its extension to ".bat". - You've just created an MS-DOS batch file.
Double-click on it to start it, or right-click and select "Edit" to put relevant parameters.

• Use REM to comment out a line


• Use quotes while supplying an extended syntax path (i.e. with long names and space characters between words)


• Study extended MS-DOS batch file syntax if you want to make your scripts even more powerful


• Store scripts in a shared folder to make them accessible by teammates

Downloads

herewego.bat