PQA Panel Talks: Automation War Stories
For our fourth episode of PQA Panel Talks, we asked test automation experts Jim Peers, former PQA team member and current Senior Quality Assurance Engineer [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Automation Script Maintenance
We think of spring as a time of renewal and cleaning up our homes after getting through the winter. So, why not take some time [...]
Will Continuous Integration (CI) and DevOps Mean the End of the Traditional QA Skillset?
Testers who have been working in the industry for a while know that one of the undeniable characteristics of software development is change. Often, when [...]
An Automation Panel Part 3: Getting Started with Automation
On Monday, January 15, 2018, PLATO’s Director of Quality, Mike Hrycyk, brought together a group of PLATO testers to form an Automation Panel. If you’re [...]
An Automation Panel Part 2: Record and Playback and a Tester’s Path to Automation
On Monday, January 15, 2018, PLATO’s Director of Quality, Mike Hrycyk, brought together a group of PLATO testers to form an Automation Panel. This Panel [...]
An Automation Panel Part 1: What is the Role of Automation in the Testing World?
On Monday, January 15, 2018, PLATO’s VP, British Columbia, Mike Hrycyk, brought together a group of PLATO testers to form an Automation Panel. Automation has [...]
Conferences – From Academia to Testing, the Same with Differences
Although I have been in testing for 17 years, until recently I had never attended a Testing Conference, let alone spoken at one. My new [...]
An Introduction to Data Warehouse Testing
Businesses rely on accurate and complete information in order to keep historical records and for analysis that is useful for forecasting and strategizing. The problem [...]