Library podcasts

Coding QA Podcast

Podcasts

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 28 Chatting with James Bach

  Published 5 days ago, running time 1h5m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico sit down with James Bach to talk about everything to do with testing. James ideas were very influential in shaping the test methodologies that our team practices, especially around the use of exploratory testing, and he shares his views and passion about becom.

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 27 Unit Testing With Brad Wilson

  Published 22 days ago, running time 0h36m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico sit with fellow team member Brad Wilson to talk about Unit Testing. Brad is a developer in the ASP.NET team, he has a lot of experience developing using Test Driven Development and is one of the creators of the xUnit testing framework. *What is Unit Testi.

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 26 Reducing Waste

  Published 30 days ago, running time 0h26m

  In this episode Federico and Matthew talk about how to apply a concept from lean manufacturing to rethink the processes of software development. Taking the real example of a âRegression Runâ they discuss how to dissect the process to identify waste that the team can then drive to eliminate.Ne.

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 25 Test Priorities

  Published 1 month ago, running time 0h30m

  On this episode Matthew and Federico talk about how our team partitions the test bed by using priorities. They discuss why having an incremental automation test bed is important and how having a standarized meaning for priorities can help.News: *Microsoft Ajax Library Preview 6 *Wel.

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 24 Process Overhead

  Published 1 month ago, running time 0h26m

  In this episode Federico and Matthew share some of their personal anecdotes regarding process overhead. By examining concrete examples, they discuss pitfalls and how to remove unnecessary processes.News: *MVC 2 Preview 2 ReleasesProcess Overhead *The process of keeping internal

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 23 Port-a-Test a portable test bed

  Published 1 month ago, running time 0h26m

  In this episode, Federico and Matthew talk about the benefits of having an automated test bed that can be easily transferred and run from any machine. They discuss some of the differences between a remote execution test bed and a portable test bed, and how the latter has worked well for the MVC f... all, qa, paradigm

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 22 Swatting Bugs

  Published 2 months ago, running time 0h26m

  In this episode of CodingQA, Federico and Matthew share their experience of what an appropriate response is to critical bugs found during development. Using a real case from MVC, they discuss how the feature crew reacts to high impact bugs and how the problem is addressed for the future.News:... problem, for, qa, beginning

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 21 Agile Manifesto

  Published 2 months ago, running time 0h32m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico give their impressions regarding the agile manifesto. Drawing from experience in the ASP.NET QA team, the meaning of the agile values are discussed, with examples of how the MVC feature crew applies them and some pit falls.News: *ASP.NET 4.0 Ajax Prev... qa

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 20 Test Contexts

  Published 2 months ago, running time 0h28m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico sit down to talk about test Contexts, and how our team uses this concept in automation. Positive and negative points are discussed as well as the challenges that the QA team faces when applying the concept in excess. *News *The ASP.NET QA team is h... concept, qa, hiring, if

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 19 But QA is important tooâ¦

  Published 3 months ago, running time 0h18m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico continue to elaborate on the concept of treating the QA role as a âserviceâ and discuss some of the feedback and discussion that has carried on during the week with their co-workers.News *Federico has been confirmed as a speaker for Dev Connections!... qa, as, discuss

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 18 Would you like fries with that?

  Published 3 months ago, running time 0h25m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico discuss what it means to treat the QA role as a âserviceâ rather than a ârequirementâ.News *Fede has a new blog about testing. *Fede to give a QA talk at Dev ConnectionsQA as a service *Signs that development team sees QA as a burden.... qa, reputation

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 17 MVC 2 Preview 1

  Published 3 months ago, running time 0h31m

  In this show Matthew and Federico share their experiences working as testers in the MVC feature crew. They go over how the team works, the development lifecycle from a QA point of view, the principles that the team adopted as well as an honest assessment of what didnât go so well. *News ... qa, ui, test, dynamic data

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 16 "The Right Stuff" to be Successful

  Published 4 months ago, running time 0h25m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico sit down to talk about the personality, skills, and traits of a successful QA member. Join them as they each enumerate what they think makes up a great QA member. Tune in and learn what it takes to become a Mercury 7 astronauts, errrâ, a great QA member.Ne... qa, traits

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 15 Bug Review

  Published 4 months ago, running time 0h31m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico sit down to talk about some interesting bugs and lessons learned that our team has run across while testing ASP.NET. This is a different type of show that we are experimenting where the bugs take center stage.News *Silverlight 3 is releasedBugs Showca... talk, asp, silverlight, as

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 14 Charting with Lakshmi Padala

  Published 4 months ago, running time 0h25m

  **********************

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 13 Test Maintainability

  Published 4 months ago, running time 0h34m

  In this episode Matthew and Federico sit down to talk about test maintainability and several factors to keep in mind that can decrease the reaction time once a test fails. The 3 dimensions of maintainability Regressions (test fails due to a product bug). How easy can I identify the cause of failu... test, easy, episode, keep

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 12 Jim Wang on Microsoft AJAX

  Published 4 months ago, running time 0h20m

  In the twelfth installment of Coding QA Federico is still enjoying his vacation so Matthew sets down with his officemate Jim Wang to discuss the ins and outs of test the Microsoft AJAX libraries. Tune in as Matthew picks Jimâs brain on what it was like to test a client side framework. Interviewin... what, microsoft, qa, is

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 11 Interviewing Hong Li

  Published 5 months ago, running time 0h17m

  In the eleventh installment of Coding QA Federico is on vacation so Matthew sets down with his mentor, Hong Li, for an interview. Join Matthew as he learns a little about one of his fellow team members, servicing an released product, and working with team members that are offshore in China. Inte... is, team, what, qa

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 10 Project Structure

  Published 5 months ago, running time 0h23m

  In this show Matthew and Federico talk about how the ASP.NET team structures itâs sources and the theory behind it all. They talk about how the team handles the organization of all of itâs sources and what seems to work well along with what seems to cause hang ups. News Lightweight Test Automat... what, team, project, structure

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 9 Releasing a Product

  Published 5 months ago, running time 0h33m

  In this show Matthew and Federico talk about what the ASP.NET QA team does to prepare for a release. Taking into account the recent release of ASP.NET 4 Beta 1, theyâll go over several of the "exit criteria" that the product must meet before delivery to the public. News Lightweig... product, release, asp.net, criteria

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 8 Testing, what is that?

  Published 5 months ago, running time 0h34m

  This show is an open discussion about what testing means. Federico and Matthew share their opinions around the meaning of "testing", "quality" and the role of a QA team. They don't always agree but each brings something unique to the table on topics so basic yet somewhat m... testing, quality, role, qa

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 7 â A Tour Around Exploratory Testing

  Published 6 months ago, running time 0h0m

  In this show Federico and Matthew talk about what exploratory testing (ET) is and how the ASP.NET QA team uses this methodology for testing. News Dynamic Data release in CodePlex.com TechEd 2009 Ajax Control Toolkit Refresh released. Exploratory Testing Definition Differences between exploratory... dynamic data

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 6

  Published 6 months ago, running time 0h27m

  In this show Federico and Matthew explore the question of "when too much automation is too much?" Based on their experiences in the ASP.NET QA team, they talk about the danger of automating for the sake of automation, the problems that it can create, and the value of context driven test... testing, asp.net, news, .net

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 5

  Published 6 months ago, running time 0h19m

  In this episode Matthew interviews Carl Dacosta, lead tester for the MVC 1.0 project, and talks about what it was like to develop and test a product with so many releases. MVC crossed the 100,000 downloads mark (currently at 140,000) MVC released under MS-PL license Interview with Carl Dacosta S... mvc, testing, test, process

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 4

  Published 7 months ago, running time 0h0m

  In the fourth installment of Coding QA Federico and Matthew discuss âThe Good,â âThe Bad,â and âThe Uglyâ of the history of the ASP.NET QA Team. Discussion ranges from the dark ages, to the renaissance, to the industrial revolution, to the â21st and half centuryâ. Join them as ... asp.net, process, test, agile

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 3

  Published 7 months ago, running time 0h0m

  In the third installment of Coding QA Federico and Matthew interview Mark Berryman, a test lead on the ASP.NET QA Team. Join them as they learn the ins and outs of test management through Markâs eyes. Release of the Mobile Browser Database by Live Dublin. April refresh of the Lightweigh... test, asp.net, mobile, database

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 2

  Published 7 months ago, running time 0h0m

  In the second installment of Coding QA Federico and Matthew discuss MIX 09 announcements and the ins and outs of supporting various browser versions on the ASP.NET QA team. MIX 09 Conference announcements MVC RTM 1.0 Silverlight 3.0 Web Application Installer Web Application Gallery What br... asp.net, mvc, silverlight, test

• Coding QA Podcast: Episode 1

  Published 7 months ago, running time 0h0m

  In the first ever Coding QA Federico and Matthew discuss the motivation behind the community involvement from the QA team and the release of the QA teamâs Lightweight Test Automation Framework for ASP.NET and what it is. Introductions to the podcasters, Federico and Matthew. What is it that the... test, asp.net, mvc, email