Software Test Optimization

 Where has the last year gone?  It is time again to review yearly trends in software testing!  Decent read: intro to top 6 below; I know the suspense for the others will be overwhelming. Geeks2 top-10-software-testing trends 1. IoT Testing - everything is connected. See #6 2. Codeless Automation - is this finally the year for a major shift?  History says “no”. 3. Blockchain - follow the $$ 👍🏻 4. Big Data - is this finally the year for gold in big data?  Find smart data analytics people yet. 5. Performance Engineering - speed is king 6. Cybersecurity - true #1

Anyone who knows me, knows I have a passion for software testing. Software testing is a diverse field lacking standardization, and software test standardization is a specific area I enjoy.  So when I found this article sharing data on people and skills from applications for a specific software testing position, it was a must read. I highly recommend you spend at least five minutes reading this and thinking about software test standardization:  https://www.kenst.com/2021/03/hiring-a-software-tester-an-analysis/  by Chris Kenst Reviewed by KLOMAR 

Welcome!  To clarify the most significant confusion our viewers face, let me clarify the current KLOMAR focus: KLOMAR can translate your automated software tests (Selenium, RPA, test data, and others) and English language manual software tests into new automation languages or standardized common language English manual tests. KLOMAR does not do language localization or linguistic services. Please let us know how we can assist - even if it is beyond our current focus.

 Review of: devops.com : chaos mindset teaching-your-code-to-cope/   BY  MAX DE LAVENNE  ON  FEBRUARY 2, 2021 This is not a political post 😎 As a software tester, I have always been a chaos tester. Negative tests, stress tests, unexpected states and inputs ... put it all together and you have chaos!  Whether you are a developer, a tester, or a closet hacker, this is a good read worth your time.

 Data science, and understanding ubiquitous data streams, is clearly a hot technology topic.  The foundation of these exercises is having clean factored data (time, location, source, and all relevant attributes).  Often these data streams are in different formats and have different factors, or these rough streams require data mining to capture and catalog. How many of us have received emails and snail mail generated from dirty data sources?  I personally enjoy seeing these errors in my mail pieces and searching for clues in the defects presented. Do you have text and data conversion projects planned in 2021?  Do you have plans to verify and validate clean data?

 REVIEW:  How many developers does it take to test a product? September 28, 2020  by  Wayne Rash OVERVIEW: A collection of feedback from specific and named software organizations on how they form their development teams. Summary Quotes: " While in most cases, for every two to five developers, one tester would be fine..." "many variables come into play, ranging from  the availability of automation tools in testing  to the income reliability of the project, to how much of the testing can be automated" Software Criticality factor - "mission critical applications, including automotive, heavy truck, and mining equipment product development. A single failure could lead to death or disaster." Further thoughts from the reviewer:  We need a way to rate the efficiency and skills of test team.  AKA some warm bodies can reduce the efficiency of a test team.  We need consistency on how we generate test cases and determine coverage.  We need software ...

 REVIEW:  Konica Minolta settles lawsuit alleging flaws in EHR software for $500,000  by  ELISE REUTER  of MedCityNews "The whistleblower case alleged that an electronic health records company acquired by Konica Minolta cheated on certification tests to hide software issues." Summary: -" In 2015, Konica Minolta acquired Viztek , a North Carolina-based health IT company." -"Viztek allegedly hard-coded its software to pass certification requirements" (a.k.a. doing the Volkswagen) -Not a lot more details here, but another example of the length of deceit people and companies will go to hide defects rather than fix them.