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What is testing? (overview) When testing, you are the headlights of the project. "A project is like a road trip. Some projects are simple and routine, like driving to the store in broad daylight. But most projects worth doing are more like driving a truck off-road, in the mountains, at night. Those projects need headlights. As the tester, you light the way. You illuminate the road ahead so that the programmers and managers, however they bicker over the map, can at least see where they are, what they're about to run over, and how close they are to the cliff. The detailed mission of the testing group varies from company to company. Behind those details, though, is a common factor. Testing is done to find information. Critical decisions about the project or the product are made on the basis of that information."
Read this more detailed description of the process of software architecture to understand the skills and techniques used when designing software using Microsoft tools.
One of the most fundamental testing activities is running tests. If you have Visual Studio Test Professional 2010 or Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, you can run manual tests and automated tests from a test plan by using Microsoft Test Manager. When you run any of these tests from your test plan, you can save your test results into the team project for your Team Foundation Server. You can now view the progress of both your automated and manual tests from your test plan. To run manual tests, you must use Microsoft Test Manager to run your tests from a test plan, as shown in the following illustration. Then you can view your test results from your test plan. Read on >>
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Use the following resources to help you learn more about software architecture, requirements analysis, systems design, and the lifecycle for designing and creating software.
PLAN TESTS WITH VISUAL STUDIO 2010 Test Planning can involve multiple issues: creating a test scenario, gathering requirements for testing, creating environments and configurations, and regression testing. A good test plan can help address these items and guide the entire testing process, as well as optimize your test workflow for a successful end-to-end test run. Watch >> For hands-on labs about test planning, visit the Test Professional Product Tour.
AUTHOR AND RUN TESTS IN VISUAL STUDIO 2010 Test Cases are just one work item type in Team Foundation Server 2010. In this video, you will learn about authoring test cases and running tests by using Microsoft Test Manager, as well as additional concepts such as rich, actionable bugs; test impact analysis; and exploratory testing. Watch >> For hands-on labs about authoring and running tests, visit the Test Professional Product Tour.
AUTOMATE TESTING WITH VISUAL STUDIO 2010 One of the biggest challenges with test automation is identifying good candidates for it. You might also wonder about the "in-between" cases. This video steps through these concepts and introduces you to “coded UI tests” and “Fast Forward for Manual Testing” as part of the approach to test automation in Visual Studio 2010. Watch >> For hands-on labs about test automation, visit the Test Professional Product Tour.
TRACK APPLICATION QUALITY WITH VISUAL STUDIO 2010 Software quality is more than simple bug tracking. It's about improving quality throughout your application lifecycle. Having a great tool to manage your development and test inventory can help you understand the state of your project and help you make more informed decisions. Watch >> For hands-on labs about tracking quality, visit the Test Professional Product Tour. |
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