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What Types of Offshore Software Testing Should I Consider?
What are Common Pitfalls with Traditional Offshore Software Testing?
Is Web Application Testing Different?
What are the Advantages of a Dedicated Outsourced Software Testing Company?
How To Get Started with Outsourced Software Testing?
Why Do Offshore Software Testing Project Fail?
What are the Challenges to Web Application Testing?
Web applications have unique testing challenges. The problem is that they only reveal themselves in contrast to traditional software testing. It is easy to assume that testing a web application is just like testing an enterprise installed software application. But, that would be wrong. And, you probably wouldn’t know it was wrong unless you had spent some time testing traditional enterprise software applications. In fact, it is only by comparing and distinguishing the differences that you come to appreciate how very different they are.
Web application testing takes its roots from traditional software testing. But it does require a slightly different focus to be truly effective. Just like driving a vehicle is largely the same, driving a car down the highway is very different than driving a loaded tractor down the side of the highway. You have different areas that you pay attention to so that you get to your destination safely.
It is only through knowing these differences that you can make a smart decision about how to build a test strategy and plan that avoids the following consequences.
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The consequences of failing to acknowledge the difference between testing web applications and testing traditional software can be subtle and vexing. Without acknowledging the differences while building a test strategy and plan, you may find that you see these types of problems as you move your software from development into production.
These consequences are not absolute nor are they insurmountable. In fact, the actions and solutions to avoid the challenges with web application are simple if considered early enough during the development of the test strategy and plan.
Knowing the differences between traditional software testing and web application testing is only the start. In order to avoid the problems outlined above, you’ll need to consider each of the following aspects during test strategy and planning.
Most importantly, consistently acting on these solutions requires testing talent. This requires more than just write test cases, run test cases. Taking advantage of these simple solutions requires an experienced Test Engineer supported by an experienced QA Manager.
