testing

Google Analytics testing/sandbox environment?

Is there any Google Analytics testing/sandbox environment for testing your JS custom code before putting it to live system? I don't want to use my real tracking ID to see if everything is correct on my dev. environment, neither I want to put my code untested live... Is there any techniques or maybe some fake Analytics tracking lib I ...

How does QA verify that existing product functionality is still working while verifying new product features and functionality?

How does QA verify that existing product functionality is still working while verifying new product features and functionality? ...

Pro's and Con's of unit testing after the fact.

I have a largish complex app around 27k lines. Its essentially a rule drive multithreaded processing engine, without giving too much away Its been partially tested as it's been built, certain components. Question I have, is what is the pro's and con's of doing unit testing on after the fact, so to speak, after its been implemented. It ...

Using log analysis tools during software testing?

Do you think analyzing generate logs during testing cycles can increase quality? ...

can we create database checkpoints for Web applications?(testing)

Hello, Its regarding QTP can we create database checkpoints for Web applications actually while creating database checkpoints we have to create DSN . So my question is can we create DSN for remote databases hosted on some other server. Please enlighten me on this. ...

How might you make a Rails test fixture persistent between tests?

I have a good half-dozen fixtures in my Rails test suite - some quite large - that represent static look-up tables in the database. Since their values theoretically don't change, I'd like to save the time of wiping and reloading the tables between each test. Is there a trick/plug-in/gem/hack to demarcate these fixtures as only needing ...

I am looking for a test CC number that will fail for certain dollar amounts/range

I am using Chase PaymenTech for my credit card processing. I am well aware of the typical test numbers that will work at all times. And I am aware of test numbers I can use that will fail all of the time. What I am looking for is a test credit card number that will work for my initial test of a dollar or less but then fail (receive a Do ...

How can I test when a feature was added to Perl?

Are there any services similar to codepad that will allow you to test Perl constructs on old versions of perl? Ideally, a system where you could enter an expression and it will tell you the oldest version of perl that it will work with. Of course it's possible to use CPANTS for this, but that seems like an abuse of the service (if only...

Testing + production server and syncing MySQL data

I have a web application running on LAMP with a testing server and a production server. Is there a standard practice for keeping the data on the testing server in sync with the production server? The data on the testing server gets out of date pretty quick and I feel like there must be an easier way than just dumping the production serve...

rails gem programming - How do I try it before pushing to gemcutter?

I'm developing a new gem (fork of nifty-generators). Right now my "deployment" consists on the following: I make changes on the gem's source code I commit to github I update the gemspec lower numer (i.e. go from 0.1.1 to 0.1.2) Build the gem and push it to gemcutter (gem build, gem push) Install the new gem (sudo gem install mygem) Th...

Web service performance testing plan, Microsoft .NET WS, SQL

Trying to answer a question to come up with a testing plan. It has to do with using a website and/or webservice that queries a sql server to get data and display to user. * Solution must be able to handle an estimated 2000 users, approximately 700 concurrent users, 10,000 + website hits a month. Database calls should handle ...

Friendly_id for fixtures (slugs)

I am using freindly_id in my application. I have setup a few fixtures in my application. I want to do integration testing on them. During the tests I need the friendly_id, but the DB records created from fixtures do not have the corresponding slugs in the Slug table. Aren't the slugs automatically created from Fixture data? If not then...

Testing in Scrum

In Scrum it's a good idea to test frequently when iteration is finished at customer. But the question is what kind of test should I use when some of the prototype is done with customer? In my knowledge Acceptance test is ok when all the iteration is done - but not some part of it. Examples for the test plan would be helpful ...

Ways to support manually executed tests? (that can be used on a Mac)

Are there any tools that can be used on a Mac to support manually executed tests? I have a number of tests that I'm executing manually and which I'm currently documenting using merely a plain text file. "Tools" can be interpreted rather loosely here, anything that's a step up from the plain text file would be useful: a template for some ...

django: failing tests from django.contrib.auth

When I run my django test I get following errors, that are outside of my test suite: ====================================================================== ERROR: test_known_user (django.contrib.auth.tests.remote_user.RemoteUserCustomTest) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Traceback (most recent call...

Database Testing

Can anyone expalin in detail how to perform Database Testing. I've basic idea about DDL, DML statements. ...

Example of test plan

I have done some research and found test plan over 40 pages. It includes so many elements that it is difficult to keep track. Additionally, it is not provided any examples, just a description of the different tests such as acceptance test, system test, etc. If anyone have made some good and simple test plan for the development of a produ...

How can I test out a new feature on just a percentage of my user base?

When facebook rolls out a new version of their site, they show it to a percentage of users first. How could I go about doing this cleanly? ...

What is batch testing? How do it in manual testing?

Is tester execute set of regression test cases may called as batch test ? ...

Tools to Debug WCF service

What are the tools available to debug WCF service?. ...