Overview High memory use in a .Net application is usually the result of Common Language Runtime (CLR) objects growing in size continuously. When the application memory use grows to over 1.4GB in size, the next time the application tries to “New” an object it will hit a CLR exception of type System.OutOfMemoryException
Read more →Despite its importance in the software development cycle, controlled lab testing can never identify all the issues that actual users might encounter. For mobile apps in particular, there are literally thousands of combinations of devices, operating systems and network conditions, making comprehensive testing of all scenarios impractical.
Read more →Test data generation has matured beyond the realm of inputs, as it is described on Wikipedia. Test Data practices must consider the overall quality of the digital assets for a business. The data are not only persistent, they are often the most important IT artifacts for these
Read more →How many times must a test case be run over and again because the data does not work for the test case? Some other times, the test case executed correctly, but when the code gets into production it crashes because of an unexpected “data behavior” to later
Read more →The Bell X-1 is the historic US plane credited for breaking the sound barrier. The “sound barrier” is a term coined to represent the belief that man and aircraft could not travel faster than the speed of sound. Stemming from the perception that drag (air-resistance and friction),
Read more →In software development, I find that many firms place insufficient emphasis on requirements―one of the most fundamental building blocks of successful software origination. Requirements are the “what” of the matter―what we are supposed to build. However, humans are creatures of action. They are so enamored with the
Read more →Let’s consider how code coverage and other similar processes, as requested, fit within the workflow of an application during design and development. I think of this in the following stages: Local development – quality analysis Centralized build – quality analysis Test coverage workflow (next post) Test case
Read more →I like models and I love automation on top of them. Software development in almost any form requires a logical model and an implementation in code. The best developers can find the re-usable patterns or code within a complex system to minimize their work. Functional testing gurus
Read more →The chilling reality is, old test cases never die, they cluster, clutter and disrupt testing and development indefinitely. But why? Because no one can be confident that the old test cases aren’t necessary, no one wants to cull a case when it isn’t clear if it tests
Read more →This post was written by Skytap Content Managing Editor Noel Wurst and originally appeared on the Skytap blog. A top focus for application development today is on acceleration, but faster is not always equal to better. The bigger challenge is to improve both the speed and quality of
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