Great Exploratory Testing Video · 504 days ago by simpletestmanagement
Cem Kaners video explains why we need exploratory testing. Show it to your boss as James puts it. The video itself can be downloaded from here.
Fixes and new features · 559 days ago by simpletestmanagement
We deployed some new features and fixes to simpletestmanagement.com today:
- Only one instance of a testcase can be added to a testset from now on
- Latest created testset is now used as default value in testrunner
- If no testsets are available for the project when accessing testrunner – user is presented with an error message and hi/she is redirected to testset view
- Project <-> testcase link in testrunner is now correct
- CSV, PDF and HTML export added!
Software complexity · 559 days ago by simpletestmanagement
Chris Stewart has written a create piece Why Software Sucks?.
“Software needs to be simple. Software development needs to be fluid and agile in practice. Developers need to see the forest, not just the trees. We need to solve customer problems and deliver functionality. Developers shouldn’t spend days building component after component, abstracting to the point where the next developer is clueless, and ignoring simple deliverables as functionality.”
Hear, hear! This is exactly something that we are trying to achieve with SimpleTestManagement.com. SimpleTestManagement.com was born out of frustration of using crappy test management solutions. Bottom line is that if you need to use something daily – you want it to be easy and fun to use.
“Lets make software not suck anymore!”
To help us making test management to suck less – let us know what are the most important features you need, what we could do to make test management even easier. You can do this by adding a comment to this post, writing to forums or emailing us.
Videos added · 564 days ago by simpletestmanagement
We added some videos to see how easy simpletestmanagement.com really is to use. Here’s the list (we’re adding more soon):
- Adding a testcase
- Adding a testset, running tests and viewing statistics
- Finding the activation key :)
Beta is out! · 577 days ago by simpletestmanagement
We’re proud and happy to announce that we just released simpletestmanagement.com into a beta. I would have never guessed that the final preparations would take 42 days (previous post) and there is still a lot to do.
Please keep an eye on these threads on the forum:
Beta is nearing! · 619 days ago by simpletestmanagement
Our initial set of features is almost done. We’re still missing the layout. I’ve already seen it once – so I know it exists :D
We’re not picking any dates yet, but it’s coming!
First post · 638 days ago by simpletestmanagement
We’ve used different kinds of commercial and non-commercial test management software. We’ve used Excel sheets. We’ve even used pen and paper (not a bad choice at all). All this time we wondered why there isn’t nice, simple test management software for smb-sized companies. Why all we got is bloated and complex software. Even open source projects had too much features which nobody would ever use. Design? Usability? Let’s not even go there..
Why is this? It’s because big companies matter. And they have lots of requirements for features. Do they have requirements for design and usability? Probably not or if they have – are those from testers or managers?
If you are tester and you use test management software daily, you probably don’t want excess features getting in your way. You don’t want badly designed features that are hard to use.
Our mission is to make test management less painful – as it always should have been.
-ryanc