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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...

Recession Proof Technologies


	5 Data Security
	4 Virtualization
	2 Embedded Technologies

Recession-Can we convert it into opportunity in India?

If Vibrant Gujrat Kind of model is followed all over India--YES

This is far Bigger problem to be solved by such measures-NO

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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 \| 2 years 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 \| 2 years 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 \| 2 years 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 \| 2 years 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 \| 2 years 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 \| 2 years 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

Just Check Out....

Hi, Who hasn‘t asked this question? How the little arrow moves on the screen of your computer when you move the mouse. The mystery is finally solved…… Click on the link below, move the mouse towards the centre of the screen and all will be revealed. Keep moving the mouse back and forth and stop in the centre and click. Open the below Link........ http://2006.1-click.jp/

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

Social networking web sites for Corporate network Go to Topic

Do women enjoy showing off on social networking site as compared to having serious discussions on professional forums?

Yes

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

Software Quality Assurance Go to Topic

Sr.position

Software Testing will be Boom in future or not?

Yes it is booming @ infinite

But in recession time, software testers are going to be fired 1

Today's Testing Challenges Go to Topic

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

Should be much lower than 25%

should be 25% of higher

Validity of Psychometric Testing in Selection.

Yes

Corporate Layoffs Go to Topic

Sapient Layoffs 8% staff in India on Feb 12, 2009

Sapient Corp. became the latest e-consultant forced into major cutbacks by the economic downturn, announcing layoffs around 8 percent of its work force in India (Gurgaon) on Feb 12 and warning it won't make its expected first quarter profit. Earleir Sapient fired 160 people in July 2008 without notice. Firings were underway with over 200 more people in PIP bench was already fired on november 2008. On an average sapient fire 1 in every 3 employee. Sapient said it has laid off employees as part o

Is it be better to have wide salary cut rather than lay offs in Corporates?

Wide Salary Cut

Lay offs

Software Development Methodologies Go to Topic

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

Should be much lower than 25%

should be 25% of higher

Software development trends in 2008: Outsourcing, agile development

While cloud architecture and parallel programming were the trends in 2007, Outsourcing and agile development will be the trends of software development in 2008. OUTSOURCING SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Outsourcing will become more prominent than before in 2008. Different time zones, different people, different culture and customs will impact software projects than ever before. Software testers abroad will relatively have less work than before because most of the work will be outsourced to India. Ind

Implementing True Requirements using a Normalized Process Model Go to Topic

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

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

Usability challenges of desiging web apps Go to Topic

Stanford Course On How To Build iPhone Apps Will Soon Be Available On The iPhone

Want to learn how to create an iPhone app? Later this week, aspiring app creators will be able to start watching a popular Stanford computer science course on developing iPhone apps right on their iPhones. Stanford will start distributing the course for free as a video podcast through iTunes U . (The podcasts can also be watched on iPods and computers, obviously). With more than 25,000 apps out there, which have been downloaded more than 800 million times , the competition is fierce for making

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

Developers Vs Business Analyst Go to Topic

Would you offer an BA job to software Engg

Yes

Who is more creative minded....a business analyst or a developer....??

Business Analyst

Developer

Testing Tool (QTP) Go to Topic

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?

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

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