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Create a great bug report - your reputation is on the line!

Friday, November 16, 2007

Just say 'no' to bad bug reports! Bug reports that are not written with thought can waste a lot of precious time.


Using Shortcut (hot) keys for testing

Friday, July 13, 2007

User actions can often be restricted through mouse actions, but are often overlooked when it comes to using keyboard shortcuts. Here we present a few simple tips and ideas to get you started.


Testing for colourblindess

Friday, July 13, 2007

An introduction to the issues of colourblindness and what can be done to improve colours being used for software.


Pay per bug

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

One thing we like to do at DrivenQA is to find new ways of working. Anything that encourages more testing can only be a good thing.

We've had a look at selective projects we have been working on and have discovered a pattern: the cost per bug is remarkably similar.


Elearning accessibility - an alternative approach

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) announced that businesses operating websites would be subject to the same or equivalent accessibility requirements as physical premises. Organisations like W3C reacted by introducing guidelines and advice to validate online accessibility. At first, the community seemed to either panic or take the path of least resistance. Whichever route they chose, the result was often the same: a rag bag of quick and easy fixes introduced simply to comply with legislation.


In pursuit of happiness

Friday, May 04, 2007

Are you laughing at the fact that software testing could relate to feeling thrilled, delighted, over the moon and happy?

How could this be possible if software testing and quality assurance is the most dreaded and under funded part of a project?


Top video resource: Becoming a Software Testing Expert

Monday, April 16, 2007

James Bach is well known for Rapid Software Testing and The Context Driven School, he looks at what it takes to become an expert in the complex software testing world.


Rapid Software Testing

Monday, April 16, 2007

DrivenQA explains what Rapid Software Testing is about in simple terms.


Top ten web application security bugs 2007

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is dedicated to finding and fighting the causes of insecure software. As part of their work, they have recently released the Top Ten Web Application Security Vulnerabilities for 2007.


Selenium - web application functional testing

Monday, April 02, 2007

DrivenQA takes a look at Selenium, an open source functional test tool that has gained positive popularity in recent times.


Showing web accessibility statements the door

Thursday, November 02, 2006

An investigation into the use and effectiveness of web accessibility statements.


Characteristics of software testers

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Rosie Sherry from DrivenQA talks about what it takes to be a professional software tester.


Tails - a 'very nice' bug tracking solution

Thursday, August 31, 2006

A review of Tails, a web based issue tracking system.


The hunt for Test Case Management Systems

Monday, August 21, 2006

DrivenQA investigates Test Case Management systems for small to medium size projects.


Sun Microsystems has shown how spending about $20,000 could yield a savings of $152 million dollars. Each and every dollar invested could return $7,500 in savings.

Source: Rhodes, 2000

All organisations, regardless of size, should ensure that those testing the website are different from those developing it.

Disability Rights Commission, PAS 78

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