March 2009 - Posts

• ASP.NET QA Podcast – Episode 3

  Download : Episode 3 In the third installment of the ASP.NET QA Podcast 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 Mark’s eyes. Release of the Mobile Browser Database by Live Dublin. April refresh of the Lightweight Test Automation Framework. Interview with Mark Berryman. What is the difference between Test Manager and Test Lead. A little history of Mark and how he came to join the ASP.NET QA team. Responsibilities of a Test Lead / What Mark is working on. What Mark looks for in a tester on his team. Challenges Mark faced when he was an IC (individual Contributor). What Mark would change on items he has tested in the past. How Mark Manages risk on his team. Who is Marks favorite person in the whole world. Links from the show : Mobile Browser Database Federico’s Email Matthew’ Email ASP.NET QA Team Blog Posted Mar 31 2009, 05:08 PM by Matthew M. Osborn Filed under: Podcast, ASP .NET

• ASP.NET QA Podcast – Episode 2

  Download : Episode 2 In the second installment of the ASP.NET QA Podcast 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 browsers the team tests on and how they decided which browsers to test. What it means when the team says they support a browser. How the team manages the risk of not testing on every possible browser. The timeline for testing features on multiple browsers. The infrastructure the team has to test on multiple browsers. How the team keeps up with the fast growing browser market, such as the release of four major browsers in just a few months. Links from the show : ASP.NET MVC RTM 1.0 Silverlight 3.0 Web application installer Web application gallery Federico’s Email Matthew’ Email ASP.NET QA Team Blog Posted Mar 20 2009, 12:52 PM by Matthew M. Osborn

• ASP.NET QA Podcast – Episode 1

  In the first ever ASP.NET QA Podcast Federico and Matthew discuss the motivation behind the community involvement from the QA team and the release of the QA team’s Lightweight Test Automation Framework for ASP.NET and what it is. Introductions to the podcasters, Federico and Matthew. What is it that the ASP.NET QA team does. The recent release of ASP.NET MVC RC2. The recent release of the source code to the Lightweight Test Automation Framework. The purpose of the release of the framework to codeplex.com and where it fits in the market. Why the QA team chose to write their own automation framework. Links from the show : ASP.NET MVC RC2 Release Federico’s Email Matthew’s Email Lightweight Test Automation Framework forum Download The Lightweight Test Automation Framework Disclaimer : This is our first try at creating, editing, and publishing a podcast.  Please bear with us as we iron out all the wrinkles in the process. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Download : Episode 1 Posted Mar 11 2009, 10:53 PM by Matthew M. Osborn