How quickly can you...

1. ...read all 25 words out loud: RED, GREEN, BLUE, ... (Try it now!)


2. ...say all 25 colors out loud: GREEN, YELLOW, WHITE... (Try it now!)

Did the second task require more time and effort? If so, you're experiencing the Stroop Effect, which roughly says that when a label (in this case, the word) is in the same domain as its content (the color) with a conflicting meaning, the label interferes with your ability to comprehend the content.

What does this have to do with testing? Consider the following code:

public void testProtanopiaColorMatcherIsDistinguishable() {
  ColorMatcher colorMatcher = new ColorMatcher(PROTANOPIA);
  assertFalse(“BLUE and VIOLET are indistinguishable”,
    colorMatcher.isDistinguishable(Color.BLUE, Color.VIOLET));
}

Investigating a curious quality tale can be as challenging as trying to investigate an obscure unclear bug reported by beta testers, often influenced by your own knowledge and experience models. Trying to get to how, what, where, when, and who is complicated by missing and sometimes contradictory information.
My initial reaction to the invisible ink pens story was framed by the senior manager, blaming the incident on the "utter stupidity" of his staff.

The goal of the LTP is to deliver a suite of automated testing tools for Linux as well as publishing the results of tests. The new version simplifies code layout, and all tools under lib/ directory are standalone and reusable, all configurable variables are under the file runkdump.conf. There are also included sample configuration files for different distros and test components. Plus too many fix

CppTest is a portable and powerful, yet simple, unit testing framework for handling automated tests in C++. This version is a maintenance release concerning the configuration tools only. and the addition of a more flexible way of handling the pkg-config file. The library itself is not affected.

I posted a bit of research I did for some externally hosted tools previously. Here is a quick rundown of some self-hosted tools. 

 

• VersionOne Community (free - I've used it and I like it, 5 user limit)
• XPlanner (free OSS, seems good, hasn't been updated since 2006)
• RedMine (free OSS, not really agile, more of an issue tracker like Jira)
• ScrumWorks Basic (free, pro version has more features)
• AgileTrack (new to me, seems to cover the bases - didn't see any burn down charts)
• VersionOne Team (like V1 Community except you get support)
• Project Cards (new to me, seems to cover the bases - didn't see any burn down charts. The UI looks a little MS Access)
• OnTime Express (not agile out of the box, but can be customized to support, similar to JIRA+Confluence in that underneath it is an issue tracker and a wiki)
• ExtremePlanner (nice simple system)
• Trichord (more lean than agile, kanban + burndown - interesting)
• OnTime Pro (more features than OnTime Express)
• TargetProcess On-site (new to me, seems similar to V1 and Rally)
• Jira Enterprise (an issue tracking system, but combined with GreenHopper can be very agile)
• VersionOne Enterprise (unlimited users)
• ScrumWorks Pro (more features than Basic)
  

 

There are still seats left for next month’s exploratory testing course co-created by David Christiansen and I . The course is targeted to people new to exploratory testing and is mostly hands on (laptops required). Major topics covered include identifying and using different test oracles, understanding how to structure and manage your testing, and techniques [...]

Article one of a three part series just posted on SearchSoftwareQuality.com. Along with some heavy references to some PerfTestPlus materials (hey it’s where I learned performance testing), it’s got some tidbits from my experience and I think accurately reflects how I approach most of the projects I work now days. I welcome feedback.Now all I [...]

Here is the 2008 lineup for IWST. This year, workshops are held on a Friday and run all day with regular breaks for networking and refreshments. There is no fee to attend any workshop. Email me at Mike@MichaelDKelly.com if you would like to attend.SOA Testing Date: Friday, April 25Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PMDescription: In [...]

David Christiansen and I did recently gave a webcast on SOA testing and some popular tools available. I really enjoyed giving the talk. It runs a little over one hour. You can find it here.We also have an upcoming IWST on SOA Testing. If you have an experience you’d like to share, drop me [...]