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The Future of Testing: Moving Testing Forward

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Information

What information do you use to help you test your software? Specs? User manuals? Prior (or competing) versions? Source code? Protocol analyzers? Process monitors? Does the information help? Is it straightforward to use?

Information is at the core of everything we do as software testers. The better our information about what the software is supposed to be doing and how it is doing it, the better our testing can actually be. I find it unacceptable that testers get so little information and none of it is specifically designed to make it easier to do our jobs. I am happy to say that this is changing … rapidly … and that in the near term we will certainly be gifted with the right information at the right time.
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The Future of Testing: Testsourcing

Monday, September 6th, 2010

In the beginning, very little testing was outsourced. Testing was performed by insourcers, people employed within the same organization that wrote the software. Developers and testers (often the same people performing both tasks) worked side by side to get the software written, tested and out the door.

The first two generations of testing look like this:

(1st) Insourcing Provide tools
(2nd) Outsourcing Provide testing (which subsumes the tools)

The next logical step in the evolution of testing is for vendors to provide testers and this is exactly the era we’ve entered with crowdsourcing.
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Certifications in the Technology Industry

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

The value of IT certifications is a constant debate in the tech industry. Some veteran IT professionals claim they’re of limited value, while others see them as key building blocks for a better career.

Technology professionals generate much debate over just that question. Many claim vendor-specific programs best measure a candidate’s skills, while others propose vendor-independent exams are the only worthy way of measuring real-world expertise. Still other observers believe the highest-level accreditations - Microsoft’s MCSE or new Architect Series certification, Cisco’s CCIE, etc. - are the only credentials that truly hold value.

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Software Outsourcing: Optimizing the Approach

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Providing outsourcing of IT services for more then a decade, Softheme, a Ukrainian software outsourcing company, gathered an extensive knowledge base on various aspects of the business. Analyzing our past experience we identified the approach which works best for our company and though it might be useful to share this approach with the community.

To learn more about how we optimize the approach to software outsourcing, please view the presentation below:

Software Outsourcing: Optimizing the Approach

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Tags: approach to outsourcing, business process, knowledge base, offshore development, outsourcing provider, proactive control, programming, resource management, Software development, Software outsourcing, team work, technology, testing
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Softheme Summarizes 2009 Results and Achievements

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

2009 was a tough year for all businesses worldwide due to complex economic conditions. Software outsourcing has also experienced the influence of recession, being one of the most globally integrated business domains. It was the year of cutting costs and seeking new opportunities; and when it has passed, it’s a good time to summarize the outcomes.

“Today it’s evident that the past year not only slowed down some outsourcing trends but also streamlined the evolvement of others,” states Softheme Chief Executive Vadim Sharko.

Softheme Summarizes 2009 Results and Achievements

“iPhone development was one of those new trends for us which gained in popularity during 2009. Development of small and single-purpose applications for mobile devices is financially beneficial – they require relatively modest investments and are sold well. Each day Apple’s AppStore is refilled with a variety of new hot applications and tools.”

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