Three Tools to Support a New Tester
Hi my name is Kevin. I’ve been a tester with PLATO Testing for three years. In that time, I’ve found some tools that were very helpful to me starting out as a tester, that I [...]
Three Key Types of Virtualization for a Software Tester
Virtualization is a broad area. Here we delve into three types of virtualization: platform virtualization, network virtualization, and service virtualization. All three types are of high interest in software development. A separate article in this [...]
Containers: Cleaning up and Simplifying the Work of a Tester
Containers are a specialized form of virtualization, but their increasing and varied usage make them a topic in themselves. Containers have been around since the early 1980s, but with the spreading adoption of DevOps methodologies, [...]
Try People-First and Diversity Will Follow
At PQA Testing, we believe in a people-first mentality when it comes to career path and growth trajectory. By investing the time to have a solid and, most importantly, fair approach to titles and roles, [...]
Diversity in the Workplace
I’d like to start out by introducing you to Focus Professional Services Inc. [Focus]. Just like PQA, Focus offers software QA outsourcing services, and just like the PLATO initiative, Focus is a diverse employer. The [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Test Cases – Make Time for What’s Important
There isn’t really a time of year when it is better to look at your test cases and to undertake a spring cleaning exercise than now. Projects, processes, and organizations all have different periods of [...]