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How to manage Build time in TDD

Hi in my project we have hundreds of test cases.These test cases are part of build process which gets triggered on every checkin and sends mail to our developer group.This project is fairly big and is been for more than five years. Now we have so…
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Where should I put my testing code in relation to the code it is testing?

The two obvious places I can think of would be some sort of "testing" folder right next to the code I'm working on. So something like: \project-code \my-feature \production-code \testing ***my tests*** …
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How to automate testing where the quality of results is largely subjective

I have been evolving an automation and statistics generation program through a series of rapid prototypes to see if the license cost of an API generates a good return on investment. The limited time frame, and my own limited experience has led to a…
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Best practices for testing infinite input domains like a parser or rule based system?

Testing a text-to-speech engine is a rather daunting task. The engine itself parses input and applies rules for pronunciation based on phonetic analysis of individual words. In addition exception lists for the pronounciation rules exist to improve…
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I'm on a 2MBPS internet connection but i want to check a website like i'm on a 256 KBPS connection on same PC?

Does anyone know how to test? I'm on Windows XP? and Firefox , IE7 installed
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bollinger bands in R

I am having trouble backtesting a Bollinger Band strategy in R. The logic is that I want to take a short position if the Close is greater than the Upper Band and then close the position out when it crosses the Average. I also want to take a Long…
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How do you stress test your own software?

I've been working on an app, by myself, and I am at a stage where everything works great--as long as the user does everything he or she is supposed to do. :-) The software needs more testing to see how robust it is, how well it works when people do…
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How to initiate automated testing?

I started as a software engineer at the company I'm currently at. Over time, I was either the only one willing to or capable of taking responsibility for various systems, and so I was "promoted" to being IT Manager. Now, during my time as software…
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How do you measure if an interface change improved or reduced usability?

For an ecommerce website how do you measure if a change to your site actually improved usability? What kind of measurements should you gather and how would you set up a framework for making this testing part of development?
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How do you mock params when testing a Rails model's setter?

Given the code from the Complex Form part III how would you go about testing the virtual attribute? def new_task_attributes=(task_attributes) task_attributes.each do |attributes| tasks.build(attributes) end end I am currently…
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Project nearing completion. Time to begin testing. Which methods are feasible towards the end of the development cycle?

Let's assume one joins a project near the end of its development cycle. The project has been passed on across many teams and has been an overall free-for-all with no testing whatsoever taking place along the whole time. The other members on this…
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Pinescript //@version=5, trying to combine 2 EMAs and PSAR and add buy/sell signals

im really new at coding, so i know it doesnt run, but this what i got. I want to show buy signal when PSAR goes below the chart and the EMAs are below the chart(EMA200 below EMA20) I want to show sellsignal when PSAR goes above the chart and the…
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how to create test strategy for additional functionalities which are not mentioned in requirement?

Can anyone please explain how to create test strategy for those functionalities which are additionally added in our application & that is not mentioned in requirement doc. For example - there is one functionality of button click that on double-click…
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How to use automation for testing application involving highly complex calculations?

I want to following things for testing a application involving complex calculations: How to use test automation tools for testing calculations?(using automation tools like QTP or open source tools) How to decide coverage while testing calculations,…
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How to detect the context from which an application is being executed? Whether from Command Prompt or from within a Windows Form

I am trying to run a set of test cases through one of our internal applications. I need to be able to automate these tests and run them through the command line and log various things. The problem is that the existing code does not separate the view…
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