This article is devoted to the theme of how to deploy the continuous integration using ESX(i) hypervisor as a text environment storage. There are some easy-to-use mechanisms to manage this environment by means of vmrun.exe console utility included into the VMWare VIX installation package.

This article describes how to use ESX(i) hypervisor in the automated testing process for the scheduled build installation by means of the particular example. It is meant for the beginners in the testing automation, who have some skills of writing autotests in a scripting language. Here we will use AutoIT language – it is intended for the Desktop application automation and is freeware, but reader can use any scripting language.

The most of testers at least once performed testing for compatibility of the developed application with the antiviruses. It’s widely known that antivirus software influences significantly the system functioning and also the work of the particular programs, and nowadays, the antivirus is almost must-have part of the computer system. Moreover, there are a lot of diverse malware protection products, and sometimes they can be unpredictable.

So, to adequately check the product for the compatibility with the antivirus software, you should apply some creative approaches. It is natural that you’ll need some knowledge for that – this is what we aim in this article.

In the first part of this article, we’ll consider the main types of antivirus programs, their features and specialties, and also the current statistics of antivirus product popularity. This is the theoretical minimum that a tester should know to start planning and performing antivirus compatibility testing. In the second part, we’ll discuss the role of such testing and its place in the software product life cycle, and also consider the problem situations that can appear during compatibility testing. This information is especially useful when planning and performing tests.

Testing of Multi-Language Applications

Theoretical fundamentals of modern encodings, process of interaction of code pages inside the OS, specifics of testing and creation of test data are described in this article.

In this article, we will tell you our own way of Impact Analysis introduction and work with it. Why did we decide to introduce Impact Analysis into our work? What practical benefit from this innovation have we got and are getting today? You will get answers to these and many other questions concerning this topic while reading this material.

Many articles and books are available at the present moment. They are about the way how to raise the automation process from the beginning, what and how to automate, and what tool it is better to choose.

I will share with you my experience in auto-testing. The project specificity plays an important role, but I would like to find something in common for all. Also, I want to talk about the way that you really need to follow in order to get a good result.

In this article, you can find the description of the software life-cycle, principles and requirements that are useful to observe in any automation process, the examples and advices in making important decisions in the process planning.