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Posted by Roy Davis on 13 January 2012 in Roy Davis's BlogThis morning I was reminded why it is important to use a human test on all web forms that allow anonymous submission. My inbox was flooded with responses to inquiries which were made using my email address starting at 2am this morning (when I was asleep). Am I interested in attending National American University? No. […]
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 6 January 2012 in Cloud Computing DigestHappy 2012 folks! I took some time off over the holidays to recharge my batteries and it appears to be paying off. It’s been slow getting back into things but today I’m feeling good and ready to focus on knocking out some of my todo’s. First off my list today, a new Cloud Computing Digest. […]
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Posted by Daniel Falk on 16 December 2011 in Tester Using VS 2010 and TFS 2010This is a technique I use a lot to sift through a given container in order to find a desired control. This is particular useful for “unsupported” controls where the CUIT Builder and associated search functions don’t work properly on these controls. In many cases, the CUITB just gets confused about the hierarchy of a given […]
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Posted by Daniel Falk on 16 December 2011 in Tester Using VS 2010 and TFS 2010I stumbled across this article today. It is entitled “Troubleshooting Record and Playback issues with Coded UI Tests”. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tapas_sahoos_blog/archive/2011/11/07/troubleshooting-record-and-playback-issues-in-coded-ui-test.aspx The techniques entailed in the article follow many of the same techniques I use myself while working through these sorts of problems. The difference being that I had to figure all that stuff out on my own. In […]
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 16 December 2011 in Cloud Computing DigestSorry for the delay in another update. Between the post-holiday coma and fighting off some type of head cold that had me barely operating, it’s been difficult to gather news and get things posted. But that’s all behind me and I’m rested and back with some good updates! Last month, SalesForce took the covers off their […]
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Posted by Scott Reichley on 2 December 2011 in Sogeti HP SolutionsOk, so this one isn’t specific to HP, but because a lot of our Alliance with HP is based on testing solutions and it’s such a great announcement, I think it deserves a post here. The Capgemini group was recently ranked number one for outsourced testing services! Sogeti, a subsidiary of the Capgemini group and a leading provider […]
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Posted by Scott Reichley on 22 November 2011 in Sogeti HP SolutionsHP recently added functionality to be able to run QTP scripts in Google Chrome. All you need to do is download the patch for QTP 11 and you’re good to go. You still can’t record scripts with Chrome, but at least you can now execute them using Chrome.
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 18 November 2011 in Cloud Computing DigestTrying to hurry up and knock this one out today before I pack up my hotel room and head over to the client. Couple more weeks left on this and then I get to spend some time at home. But you’re here for cloud news and I have some good snippets to share with you […]
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Posted by Deepak Vijay Raghavan on 16 November 2011 in Pragmatic Software DevelopmentCame across this funny observation made by David Hill from the Patterns and Practices group while referring the .NET Application Architecture Guide. There is an old joke, told amongst mischievous developers, that in order to be considered an architect you just need to answer every technical question with “it depends”— Q: What’s the best way to implement authentication and […]
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Posted by Deepak Vijay Raghavan on 15 November 2011 in Pragmatic Software DevelopmentDesigning distributed applications is a fun exercise. It is the ultimate Nirvana envisioned by all enterprise architects. One of the proven practices in designing distributed applications is to use a Pub-Sub pattern http://eaipatterns.com/PublishSubscribeChannel.html In this EAI pattern, the subscriber to a message or an event has no idea about the publisher who has published the message. Also, […]
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Posted by Deepak Vijay Raghavan on 15 November 2011 in Pragmatic Software DevelopmentOften the term Test Driven Development can be confusing to newbies who are new to the craft. For people practicing TDD , this is a no brainer. TDD helps one to create tests, watch it fail, and write code to make the tests pass and do it over and again. Since there is a test which needs […]
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 5 November 2011 in Cloud Computing DigestI started a new client this week. I HATE first weeks. You’re either overwhelmed, or underutilized. Add travel on top of it, and you have a less then fully productive week. Fortunately, I do still have cloud news! Opscode, a Seattle based firm has brought its automated, open source, resource management system, Chef, to Microsoft Windows. […]
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 28 October 2011 in Cloud Computing DigestI skipped last week, I know. But we’re back with plenty of news this this time around. Security remains a key issue with cloud adoption and the last couple weeks have been no exception. I found a nice little editorial at siliconrepublic.com that references an Irish survey were 68% of the participating companies said it […]
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Posted by Deepak Vijay Raghavan on 25 October 2011 in Pragmatic Software DevelopmentGot this document through the partner training portal which lists high level questions useful to initiate conversations on client’s BI needs.Although some of these may just be tip of the iceberg, I found it useful to have a concise summary of the questions in one place. https://connex.sogeti.com/Units/Minneapolis/Consultant%20Locker/Deepak%20Raghavan/Useful%20Documents/BI_Customer_Questions.docx HTH, Deepak.
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Posted by Scott Reichley on 19 October 2011 in Sogeti HP SolutionsI’ve been at multiple clients where people are logging in and out of QC just to change projects. It’s typically something that frustrates the users. This is pretty annoying, but is something that you don’t need to do. There is a much easier way to change projects. When you are logged into a project, select […]
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Posted by Deepak Vijay Raghavan on 17 October 2011 in Pragmatic Software DevelopmentMicrosoft release a product similar to Synergy to synch multiple monitors and mouse called “Mouse without borders” http://blogs.technet.com/b/next/archive/2011/09/09/microsoft-garage-download-mouse-without-borders.aspx ++ compared to Synergy - Quick and easy set up Enjoy! Deepak.
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 14 October 2011 in Cloud Computing DigestIt’s that time again. Some good news this week! I often get asked “what’s being put in the cloud”. Well, a recent article on cio.com looks at what’s running in Amazon’s cloud. There are several truths in there: developers are leading the charge into cloud computing, enterprises are adopting the cloud, albeit slowly, and that organizations […]
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 7 October 2011 in Cloud Computing DigestHere we are, back again for the second week in a row. I told you that the recent absence was an anomaly. I have some great articles this week so enough random babble! My first find is about dynamic infrastructure. To leverage the cloud today, when you really need it, you have to pre-position resources there […]
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Posted by William Lieblick on 4 October 2011 in Billy's Sogeti USA BlogPerhaps you have seen the following error: “The workflow template has specified no FormURN for this page.” Often times, this is due to unecessary URL values: AssociationUrl, InstantiationUrl, ModificationUrl You may have code that refers to a TaskType that doesn’t exist! This is a simple mistake! Task.TaskProperties.TaskType = 1; We had a Task1 InfoPath form, but refactored and removed the obsolete […]
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Posted by Brent Stineman on 30 September 2011 in Cloud Computing DigestOk, judging by hundreds of emails I’ve received over the last two weeks, at least two of you really missed my Cloud Computing Digest updates. J Sincere apologies for going dark suddenly like that. Things just got really intense and I it always seemed like I had something more important to get to. But enough […]