Jenkins Environment with Containers
This blob post is about a special setup of Jenkins for multiple projects with different technology stacks, different environments, and other specialties. It helps to minimize resource usage, […]
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Thoughts on the Different Kinds of Test
General Remarks Testing shall assure the quality of a product and that development does not break the already implemented functionality. The quality is defined in ISO 9126 for […]
More DetailsTest Approches for Green and Brown Field Projects
The picture on the right side show the relationships between the different test levels. The tests are a kind of test stages in green field projects. Usually, the […]
More DetailsSample Defect Cost Calculations: Why tests are worth it…
Sample Defect Cost Calculation The cost calculation is not very simple and a lot of assumptions, and estimations are needed. The following definitions, terms, and formulas are a […]
More DetailsCan Programs Be Made Faster?
Short answer: No. But, more efficient. A happy new year to all of you! This is the first post in 2014 and it is a (not so) short […]
More DetailsThoughts on the Agile Manifesto
From time to time, I discuss the agile methodology with clients and friends. The Agile Manifesto was published at http://agilemanifesto.org about 12 years ago. It was debated a […]
More DetailsIs “good enough” good enough?
I thought about the term “good enough” lately. It came into my mind, that the term is used in a kind of way which is misleading. In a […]
More DetailsQuality Assurance in Software Development from its Root
I checked the V-Model of software development again a couple of days ago during my holidays. (For example have a look to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Model_%28software_development%29). The model in general […]
More DetailsThe Killer Difference between Mechanical Engineering and Software Engineering
I always run into the same discussions when it comes to project management and quality assurance in software development. Some people (mostly people without technical background in software […]
More DetailsScrum and Extreme Programming (XP) for Software Quality Assurance
I talked to someone who owned a software company for outsourcing in Asia. The idea was, as always, to provide software developers with lower hourly rates for customer’s […]
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