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Topic of the week : Recession wipes out Business Case for Offshoring Go to Topic

Recession is a concern for everyone in nearly every industry-fear of lost...

Will the new American government affect the IT industry??

Yes

Recession Proof Technologies


	5 Data Security
	4 Virtualization
	2 Embedded Technologies

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Are the students changing after entering the corporate office?

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	Argument added by Kriti Das, HR Manager, ANZ Information Technology \| Topic: Corporate Layoffs \| 1 year ago
	I believe that students do change after entering the corporate world. If they dont change then they just cant fit into the corporate world. They need to carry an attitude that makes them employable by the employer.

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Negative thinking help in software testing?

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	Referred by Yogita Jaywant Patil, XML Associate, Trac Mail \| Topic: Managing the Software Process \| 1 year ago
	Yes vs No

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Manual Testing vs Automated Testing

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	Argument added by Yogita Jaywant Patil, XML Associate, Trac Mail \| Topic: Today's Testing Challenges \| 1 year ago
	It covers all the part of the testing and where you want users feedback then it is the only way to get it.

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How much % of development effort should be invested in testing ?

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	Argument added by Yogita Jaywant Patil, XML Associate, Trac Mail \| Topic: Software Development Methodologies \| 1 year ago
	Yes it should be 25% of higher bcoz it give the final result to the client so it must be perfect .

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In TDD model which is easy ? Hire a automation tester and groom him in developing code to test vs Hire a developer and groom

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	Referred by Krishna, Software Testing, Ness Technology \| Topic: Today's Testing Challenges \| 1 year ago
	In TDD(Test-driven development ) model where a test engineer need to have good expertise in development/coding skill, what do you think easier to achieve? Argument for Yes: Hire a automation tester and groom him in developing code to test. Argument...

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Developers are not good testers. What you say?

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	Argument added by Krishna, Software Testing, Ness Technology \| Topic: Today's Testing Challenges \| 1 year ago
	Yes, a developer can also become a good tester. I believe its all about attitude of the person. If the person has right attitude of testing the product coupled with qualities like ‘test to break’, ‘strong desire for quality of the product’, ‘attention...

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Do companies really understand testing importance or they mostly do it for a mere formality...

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	Argument added by Krishna, Software Testing, Ness Technology \| Topic: Recession wipes out Business Case for Offshoring \| 1 year ago
	I think companies do completely understand about the importance of the qa/testing cycle or effort in the Software Development Life cycle. Else they would not be interested in spending money in keeping a testing team! A validated product would give a...

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How a testing resource can prove himself in testing SAP projects

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	Argument added by Leena Pawar, Tech Architect, IT Infotech \| Topic: Today's Testing Challenges \| 1 year ago
	Hi Rohini, interesting subject to discuss. But can you elaborate it more by giving some description. So that we can understand what exactly we need to discuss. Thanks :)

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Do you think experience matters in Business development

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	Rated 5 star and Argument added by QualityPoint Technologies, CEO Office, QualityPoint Technologies \| Topic: Developers Vs Business Analyst \| 1 year ago
	I go with this proverb. Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones. -Ralph Waldo emerson Collection of Inspiring Business Articles

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Which one is the best : Manual Testing or Automated Testing?

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	Argument added by karthik, QA&QC-Executive, GE \| 1 year ago
	It is purely context dependant!! ay for example we need to test some security st, how would you test it without the help of tools...for example in a typical cryptography if u want to decrypt something, for a size of n characters u need to check for 2...

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Just Check Out....... Go to Topic

It's time to learn something about MEN.

I think everyone might have read abt Mom's, Wife's and Girl's... Its time to learn something abt Men... Who is a boy / man ? A boy/man is one of the most beautiful creations of God . He starts compromising at very tender age. He sacrifices his chocolates for his sister. Later he sacrifices his love for just a smile on his parents face. He sacrifices his love for his wife and children by working late nights. He builds their future by taking loans from banks an

Check out the effects.........

Anna hazaare says: bring back the black money........ do you know what will happen if 1.456 lac crores comes back........ 1. India financially no. 1 2. each district will get 60000 crores and 1 village will get 100 crores 3. No need to pay taxes for next 20 years 4. petrol 25 Rs. diesel 15 Rs. Milk 8 Rs. 5. no need to pay electricity bill 6. Indian borders will become more stronger than the china wall.. 7. 1500 oxford like universities can be opened. 8. 28000 kms rubber road (like in paris) can

Social networking web sites for Corporate network Go to Topic

IS your online passwords and datas safe ????

Now each and every thing is being made online right from cinema tickets till paying EB bill. but is our data's and passwords are safe from the crackers hands. If you ask me my answer is no...... User should know the basic's of online usage for keeping there datas safe. if you wish to do so check http://www.educationsure.com

BrainShakers Interactive is now helping for Social Networking / Business Networking for effective growth.

Business Network and Social Media Optimization are the newest tools on the internet marketing front for effective business growth. The world of virtual networking, both business and social, has taken the internet by storm. Everyone who has access to the internet now has at least one social network account. Therefore if you have to reach out to people on the internet, what better way to do it than through a social network? However it is important to optimize social network and business network f

Software Quality Assurance Go to Topic

Which of the triple constraint has severe impact on the quality of Software projects?


	0 Scope

Sr.position

Today's Testing Challenges Go to Topic

What's the best approach to software test estimation?

Top Rated Answer :

I have to agree with suman that there is no simple answer for these but this are some of the approaches even I have considered: Implicit Risk Context Approach Metrics-Based Approach Test Work Breakdown Approach Iterative Approach...

Manual Testing vs Automated Testing

Manual Testing more beneficial

Automated Testing more beneficial

Corporate Layoffs Go to Topic

How to survie during Layoff ???


	5 Demonstrate Your Value
	3 Cost cutting
	2 Look out for a brighter future..

Better ways for a company to handle layoff


	2 Who should go ?
	1 Plan and Educate
	0 Support/Involve in other department as per choice.

Software Development Methodologies Go to Topic

Agile or Waterfall development methods--Which one to choose?

Agile

Waterfall

Story of programmer

1.Two Recursive functions calling each other Mujhe kuchh kehna hein mujhe bhi kuchh kehna hein pehle tum, pehle tum 2. The debugger Jab koi baat bigad jaye Jab koi mushkil pad jaye Tum dena saath mera hamnawaz 3. From VC++ to VB Yeh haseen vaadiyan Yeh khula asmaan Aa gaye hum kahan 4. Untrackable bug -- aye ajnabi, tu bhi kabhi, awaaz de kahin se 5. Unexpected bug (esp. during presentation to client) Ye kya hua, Kaise hua, Kab hua, Kyon hua 6. And then to the client

Implementing True Requirements using a Normalized Process Model Go to Topic

Requirements Testing

Tradationally testing is taken up at the systems integration phase by which time it is 60 to 75% code complete. Even in a interative approach by the time testing starts the code for that particullay interation has been completed. As such we end up performing a quality control function and that too by taking close 100% of the sample. It is both expensive as well cost of defect fixing is very high. Moreover a root cause analysis will reveal that more often than not the requirements are in questio

Requirements A Saga

A month ago, I was handed over few docs by execution team which they had got from the business, and termed that as requirements. The motive of documents was to provide insight, so that some proof of concept can be produced in response of RFP. The requirements were easy and straight forward and we were able to get to one of the pain point and by targeting that we were able to produce some results. As the results were announced, we indeed bagged the deal and for the next level, we had to fly to me

Usability challenges of desiging web apps Go to Topic

How to make your website usable

Usability is one of the key terms that are widely used in web design. In many respects, it is the most important and vital aspect of any web design. Why Usability is so important? It’s a very normal tendency that if an online web surfer visit your website but find it difficult to use then he or she may leave and never become customers. In fact, it’s very important to understand that web design must give its visitors freedom and choice to surf it properly. A good web design is not just about a w

Usability Testing Check points

1. Visibility of System Status The system should always keep user informed about what is going on, through appropriate feedback within reasonable time. # Review Checklist Yes No N/A Comments 1.1 Does every display begin with a title or header that describes screen contents? O O O 1.2 Is there a consistent icon design scheme and stylistic treatment across the system? O O O 1.3 Is a single, selected icon clearly visible when surrounded by unselected icons? O

Developers Vs Business Analyst Go to Topic

Would you offer an BA job to software Engg

Yes

Can developers become better Business Analyst?

Yes

Testing Tool (QTP) Go to Topic

Is the Verbal ability is needed to test in the written test

yes it helps to estimate the communication skills

no facilitates the process of elimination

Does QTP 9.2 works well with AJAX?

Top Rated Answer :

Thanks Navraj... if it does not capture object properties then I think it won't handle checkpoints based on object properties. Is there any way out to capture object properties(AJAX) through QTP?

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