Pre-Conference In-Depth Tutorials

Each selection runs a full day and includes lunch.

Tutorials for Tuesday, Sep. 24, 8:30-4:30 (Selections A – E)

A	A Roadmap for Automating Software Testing Michael D. Sowers, Software Development Technologies This tutorial provides a practical guide for selecting testing software and managing test automation. Michael Sowers presents core testing tool terminology, concepts, and best practices while illustrating techniques for evaluating and implementing tools. Live demos are used to illustrate representative, full-function tools. Learn how to effectively integrate tools into the testing process. Examine a best-of-breed list of tool vendors and test automation projects. • Gain an unparalleled perspective on tool selection • Become familiar with common test automation concepts and jargon • Experience common tool functionality first hand
	About the Instructor Michael D. Sowers has more than two decades of experience in the engineering and quality fields with extensive experience in requirements gathering, defect prevention techniques, defect containment approaches, software verification and validation practices, and software engineering methodologies.

B	Web Performance Testing Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering Many organizations are seeking to deploy mission-critical Web sites/applications that are intended to attract large numbers of revenue-generating visitors.This tutorial helps the developer or tester already experienced in testing small-scale Web sites understand the technologies needed to make Web sites more secure and scalable. Learn about the automated tools available to assist you in testing your site before and after it goes live, and identify the differences between load, stress, integrity, and endurance testing. • Learn ways to check a Web server for open ports • Gain insight into the different attack points that a hacker could seek to exploit • Discover why a firewall shouldn’t be your only line of defense
	About the Instructor Lee Copeland has more than 25 years of experience as an information system professional. He has held a number of technical and managerial positions with commercial and non-profit organizations in the areas of software development and process improvement. He has taught object-oriented seminars and consulted extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad.

C	Test Automation Development: Building Your Toolkit Jamie L. Mitchell, BenchmarkQA Experienced testers know that creating test automation is a software development task — and that means programming. Luckily, the test automation tools available today supply good, robust languages for programming. But automation programming can be very different from application programming; this tutorial addresses the problems testers need to solve in their specialized environment. Using real-world examples of solutions already in use, Jamie Mitchell discusses coding techniques, and how to use that code in scripts. He also provides examples using easy-to-understand pseudo code. (Actual working tool code for TSL, QA Basic, and SQA Basic will be supplied.) In addition, a custom DLL to enable some bonus functionality will be distributed to all attendees. • Set up the programming environment in WinRunner, QARun, and Robot • Build scalable scripts: error handling, fault tolerance, synchronization • Extend the toolset — external logs, screen snaps — using DLLs
	About the Instructor Jamie L. Mitchell has been an active automation programmer, architect, designer, and mentor for more than 10 years. As a principal consultant at BenchmarkQA in Minneapolis, he has written and supports an infrastructure of code libraries that works with any automation tool to extend its capabilities and simplify its use. Jamie holds a master’s degree in computer science from Lehigh University.

D	Establishing a Test Automation Framework Linda Hayes, WorkSoft, Inc. Linda Hayes presents a detailed implementation approach for test automation that accelerates the development effort, dramatically shortens the learning curve, allows nontechnical analysts to develop and execute automated tests, and even simplifies test library management and maintenance. Learn how this practical and proven approach can be used with any testing tool. • See how this approach applies to Web, client/server, and character-based applications • Obtain sample scripts • Watch a demonstration of a completed test library
	About the Instructor Linda Hayes is CEO of WorkSoft, Inc., a software company specializing in test automation. She has more than 19 years of experience in software quality and testing and holds degrees in accounting, tax, and law. Linda is a frequent speaker and award-winning author of books and articles, including a monthly column in Datamation.

E	Test Automation on a Shoestring: Doing More with Less Elisabeth Hendrickson, Quality Tree Software, Inc. Want to automate your tests but don’t have the budget for big-league tools? Elisabeth Hendrickson offers case studies where test automation was accomplished with simple tools for small budgets. She delivers practical advice for creating the automation you need from the tools you already have or can easily get your hands on. Fact is, everything you need to get started is probably right in your “kitchen drawer.” • Learn how noncommercial tools have been used for testing • Explore ways to test through non-GUI interfaces • Discover freeware and shareware testing and test assistance tools
	About the Instructor Elisabeth Hendrickson is an independent consultant who specializes in software quality assurance and management. She has more than 13 years of experience working with leading software companies, and is the founder of Quality Tree Software, Inc. An award-winning author, she has published more than 20 articles and is a frequently invited speaker at major software quality and software management conferences.

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