Bug- Experts Throw Solutions for Budding Testers

Date:   Monday , January 10, 2011

The worldwide market for computer software and systems testing services is projected to reach $56 billion by 2013 despite taking a hit from the global economic crisis.There are issues and concerns related to testing like Tools and mechanical Part of testing, Handling Process and Metrics, which has been a hassle for the testing community to grab a share of the huge pie. Siliconindia’s Softec Conference helps testing professionals to have a broader view and gain solutions on the same from the experts.

The latest edition of the event that took place in Mumbai had a great response from the audience especially from the younger testing professionals. This event brought in several Software Techies from all over India who gained an insight from the top leaders of STAG Software, Rave Technologies, Fluxonix, Accenture, Smartesting, and Symantec.

Automation Framework around Open Source
Re-usable test automation frameworks coupled with open-source tools and technologies is a key solution to shrink test cycle times and related costs. Hemant Satam, Associate Vice President, Datamatics said, “There are several opportunities using open source in automation testing; having a completely planned framework will help us to leverage the benefits in a way that we can increase the ROI of automation testing beyond acceptable levels. We need to understand the integration of various applications within our eco system including other products used in organizations and collaborating with systems that may not follow open source architecture.”

Hypothesis Based Testing (HBT)
A new approach to detect defects during testing is by using HBT. In simple words, as T Ashok, Founder and CEO, STAG Software said, “HBT is a personal test methodology that enables rapid defect detection. Sharp goal clarity, purposeful activities, wide net are vital for good testing and cannot typically speeded up by mere tools or the organizational process.”

Architecture Testing
Sagar Patankar, Practice Manager, KPIT Cummins Infosystems said, “Time to market has become key focus while maintaining High Quality of Service for n-tier architecture testing to ensure high defect containment.” An optimum approach will be by using Testing accelerators to provide speed and agility and ensure high quality n-tier architecture testing. Some of the key testing accelerators are Test case optimization, planned percent distribution of unit tests, Integration tests, GUI functional tests across n-tier application, Performance and load testing approach, Script less automation testing.

On the same lines, Michel Guez, Managing Director of Smartesting said, “There are softwares that enable organizations to produce functional tests that faithfully reflects their business needs and provides a very effective maintenance of these tests all along the application life cycle. By so doing, one can move beyond testing, towards certification of the IT.”

The Reactions
People were thrilled to learn about the entire array of the testing space in IT with specific sessions delving deep on one or the other type of specialized testing. The theme for the event was ‘Bridging the Gap; Meeting New Challenges’. “Conference was well organized across the testing community targeting a good mix of corporate and college audience to create and nurture large spread of knowledge in various dimensions of testing. It gave a good insight and visibility into domain specifics and well and non functional aspects of test coverage. It was very well supported by platinum and co-sponsors in multitude of value added products and solutions in modern testing community. Was very well focused on presentations by the subject experts in their respective arenas gave confidence in segregated world of testing solutions products and services,” said Ankur Damle Senior Manager at Accenture