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software testing

Breaking software for fun and profit. If you build it we will break it.

Tracking UI element interaction

This is a table that can be used as a worksheet to track how much interaction with UI elements is necessary to complete a use case.

tail -f and Notepad++

If you are using Windows the excellent freeware editor Notepad++ can be used in conjunction with PuTTY to more easily capture server logs.

negative testing

A table outlining possible negative tests based upon a functional assertion. Developed in an environment that produced software without requirements or use cases.

test metrics

Various test metrics applicable for use in modern development methodologies like agile and test driven development.

test strings

Strings useful when validating input fields in a GUI or shipping user-generated text through web services and into databases.