Kathleen Poulsen of Fidelity Investments on Using Hexawise to Improve Software Testing Results

The highlights from a presentation by Kathleen Poulsen, Lead Software Engineer in Test at Fidelity Investments, at the StarEAST 2017 testing conference discussing the use of Hexawise at Fidelity Investments and some of the significant benefits of implementing Combinatorial Test Design at scale.

"Grapefruit Juice Bugs" - A New Term for a Surprisingly Common Type of Surprising Bugs

Justin Hunter coins a new term for a surprisingly common type of defect and explains how to catch these "Grapefruit Juice Bugs" during your testing.

Hexawise TV

The inaugural video on "Hexawise TV" - a site containing videos on a variety of software testing topics, including combinatorial, pairwise, and orthogonal array-based test design strategies.

High-Profile Obamacare Bug Entirely Avoidable

Describes a recent, high-profile problem with the Obamacare website and how this defect in production could have easily been avoided.

Which is Better, Orthogonal Array or Pairwise Software Testing?

Compares and contrasts two applied statistics-based test prioritization strategies - Pairwise and Orthogonal Array Test Design.

Lanette Creamer Provides Suggestions on Reducing Test Case Bloat

A summary of and link to Lanette Creamer's insightful presentation on reducing test case bloat on testing projects suffering from tight time constraints.

Design of Experiments is about Learning ASAP and, in Software Testing, Finding Bugs ASAP

Compares and contrasts Design of Experients strategies with advanced software testing techniques (with a cameo from Michael Bolton).

Getting Started with a Test Plan When Faced with a Combinatorial Explosion

Best practices for starting a test plan when there seem to be too many things that can possibly be tested.

Maximize Test Coverage Efficiency And Minimize the Number of Tests Needed

Understand how Hexawise "front-loaded" tests help you achieve extremely thorough coverage without executing every single test in your test set.

A Fun Presentation on a Powerful Software Test Design Approach

Combinatorial Software Test Design - Beyond Pairwise Testing

Combinatorial software test design beyond pairwise testing from Justin Hunter

I put this together to explain combinatorial software test design methods in an...