I recently had to update my password on a site that I joined many, many years ago -- far enough in the past that a "good enough" password was "any five characters." The site now wanted me to have a ...

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In the world of embedded software development, defects can cripple projects, delay releases, and ultimately lead to failures that affect everything from consumer electronics to mission-critical ...

IMDEA Software researchers Facundo Molina, Juan Manuel Copia and Alessandra Gorla present FIXCHECK, a novel approach to improve patch fix analysis that combines static analysis, randomized testing and ...

The hidden price of poor software quality in cloud migrationsDefects that escape into production during migrations quietly multiply cost, risk and compliance exposure – quality built in (not bolted on ...

I'm looking for a program or tool that I could use to test my DVD+/-RW drive for defects. Specifically I get errors when trying to boot up using various Windows Vista DVDs and XP CDs and also the ...

Every enterprise struggles to combat some ingrained partialities but, after 23 years in the QA industry, I’ve found that there’s a particular pattern of bias against static testing. It’s no industry ...

Toyota Motor has purchased Test Advantage’s Streetwise software platform to support its zero defect program. The platform comprises a suite of tools for decreasing semiconductor manufacturers’ ...

Choosing the right software testing partner is an important step toward shortening your software release cycle and stopping defects before they’re reported by your customers. But the downstream ...