Usability testing tools
Filed Under Usability, Tools, Testing | Posted on June 7, 2008
Usability testing is a part of the development life cycle that is pretty critical. It is part of the series of steps (along with user testing and beta testing) that validate whether the product (and the features) are actually usable by the actual end users; feedback from this stage can make a difference between […]
User Interface Prototyping Tools
Filed Under User, Interface, Tools, Prototyping | Posted on March 6, 2008
There are plenty of prototyping tools available out there, both free and purchasable. All of them have their adherents, and detractors; I was looking for some, so I went out and tried to find out tools that people use. If you use any of these tools and have some comments, please do put a comment.
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Software Configuration Management Tools
Filed Under Tools, Process, Development, Software | Posted on November 20, 2007
Okay, now you know all about what Software Configuration Management actually is (or think you do !); what are the tools that can help you in this regard ? There are a fair number of tools that can help, ranging from professional tools that can cost a decent amount to open source tools that are […]
6 best practices for Rational Unified Process
Filed Under Design, Tools, Techniques, Iterative, Model, Software | Posted on September 16, 2007
The Rational Unified Process has 6 best practices for software development:
– Develop s/w iteratively: The waterfall model is just not a workable solution in today’s world; you cannot develop a sequential model of first laying out all the requirements, then creating a design for it, and then doing development. There is a need to have […]
Test automation and tools
Filed Under Tools, Testing, Software | Posted on September 12, 2007
Automation requires tools to execute. At the simplest level (very basic), the test tool should be able to record a sequence of tests and carry them out. In a slightly more complicated way, test automation is the use of software to control the execution of tests, the comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes, the […]
