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This site will allow anyone interested in QA at any level of experience ask any QA related questions from methodologies to tools. – Todd Bumbarger Jun 9 '10 at 17:13

So in other words, you want SO-like SQAforums? – Helen Jun 21 '10 at 17:40

There are two sites that could /potentially/ roll up with this site: testing.stackexchange.com and exchange.softwaretestingclub.com – Alan Sep 8 '10 at 3:48

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87 Example Questions (10 closed)

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added by percent20 Jun 2 '10 at 18:20

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added by Helen Jun 10 '10 at 21:25

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added by Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 16:36

Good question regarding QA automation that can be answered from any one in the industry, regardless of what sdlc they use. – Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 17:18

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added by Chris W. Rea Jun 3 '10 at 14:43

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added by Dave Hunt Jun 8 '10 at 16:50

Perhaps a better way to approach this question would be "How do I create an automated test for X?" – John Nelson Jun 9 '10 at 13:55

Sure. I was hinting at checking versus testing. – Dave Hunt Jun 9 '10 at 14:17

Yeah. Be specific :-) The purpose of this stage is to figure out what kinds of questions are on-topic/off-topic. – John Nelson Jun 9 '10 at 17:06

I think this question is valid as it is, and a common interview question. Your suggestion is fine as another example of a on-topic question. – Dave Hunt Jun 11 '10 at 8:21

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added by Steve Hook Jun 3 '10 at 16:40

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added by Jessie Jun 3 '10 at 17:23

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added by Helen Jun 10 '10 at 20:34

	best is too subjective for any tester to effectively answer – David Heise Sep 10 '10 at 5:53
	Agree that the word 'best' is troublesome. A better question would be 'What testing blogs do you get inspiration from?' – Rikard Edgren Sep 16 '10 at 8:36

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added by Michael Cheng Jun 23 '10 at 17:20

I'd start here chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html :) – warren Jul 23 '10 at 15:05

FYI: These are just example questions, they aren't meant to be answered here ;) – Michael Cheng Jul 29 '10 at 2:42

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added by Tester101 Jul 14 '10 at 12:25

	personally, I don't think this one has any distinct answers - but as a CW it'd be fine – warren Jul 16 '10 at 12:42
	the best testers can come from just about any discipline. Hmm. but formal training? not sure. – Aaron B. Jul 21 '10 at 4:09

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added by Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 16:55

On topic regarding QA automation, specifically QTP. – Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 17:11

+1 This is a great example question, because it demonstrates a specific problem that you need help with, and has a definitive answer. – John Nelson Jun 9 '10 at 13:58

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added by John Nelson Jun 2 '10 at 16:56

Good question specific to both QA automation and the test complete tool. – Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 17:12

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added by Todd Bumbarger Jun 3 '10 at 13:06

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added by Helen Jun 10 '10 at 20:48

Good example of a tool question, neutral and covers more than one product. – chills42 Jun 21 '10 at 15:37

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added by Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 16:16

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added by user452 Jun 2 '10 at 20:01

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jun 24 '10 at 0:27

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added by Gordon Gustafson Jul 4 '10 at 23:21

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added by Aaron B. Jul 21 '10 at 3:45

I like where it's going, but it seems a little too open-ended/arguable. – stack Jul 29 '10 at 23:35

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added by warren Jul 23 '10 at 15:06

Can the tester read and understand the code? – jasnow Sep 4 '10 at 21:01

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added by John Nelson Jun 2 '10 at 17:04

question is too basic – John Nelson Jun 2 '10 at 17:05

I think these types of questions should be allowed; not everybody using these tools will necessarily be pros already. I'm sure they'll get "RTFM" in the comments, but there could also be some valuable answers to basic questions. – Chris W. Rea Jun 3 '10 at 14:40

@Chris okay, I can see your point. It's actually much more "answerable" than a lot of the other proposed questions. I'm sold :-) – John Nelson Jun 3 '10 at 14:52

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added by Helen Jun 10 '10 at 21:03

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added by Cristian Jun 18 '10 at 2:08

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added by ascarb Jun 22 '10 at 22:55

	So, what is it that bugged you about this question? Just wording, or do you feel discussion about quality metrics not be discussed, or something else? – ascarb Jul 9 '10 at 18:29
	Actually, the vote should have been positive. Blame my non-native english to misunderstand the question :-) – Hakan Jul 10 '10 at 6:30
	Thanks for checking it! – ascarb Jul 11 '10 at 1:59

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added by Crispy Jul 8 '10 at 15:45

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added by Tester101 Jul 14 '10 at 12:12

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added by Aaron B., edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 9:42

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added by TristaanOgre Jun 3 '10 at 15:05

This is a great generalization of the kinds of questions that would be ideal: "When is tool A more appropriate to use over tool B?", however I think the question itself is a bit like saying "How can you tell which fruit is your favorite?" – John Nelson Jun 3 '10 at 16:37

I agree with John Nelson that this question is too general, but more specific questions ("Is X a good tool for situation Z?" or "Is X or Y better for collecting data of type W?") would be great here. – Lizard Aug 3 '10 at 22:31

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added by ascarb, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 15 '10 at 13:46

	This question would have been a lot better if it wasn't specific to selenium. Development patterns should not be specific to the tool you use. All the same, good question. – Johan Jul 15 '10 at 11:42
	You can might want to ask this question on the Selenium forum too. – jasnow Sep 4 '10 at 21:04

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added by Isentropic Jun 23 '10 at 6:33

semantics. And maybe smoke. :) – Aaron B. Jul 21 '10 at 3:44

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added by Ula Karzelek Jul 2 '10 at 21:49

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added by Gordon Gustafson, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 10 '10 at 1:58

Personally, I like TestNG. It's got all of JUnit's features but the test configuration and testsuite definition is more flexible, it handles test failure and interdependency better, and there's a well-featured reporting mechanism already in place so you don't have to spend your time mucking about trying to make the reports pretty. TestNG has got plugins for Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, and NetBeans, it can be triggered with an ant task, and it's free. Here's the web site: testng.org/doc/index.html Here's the author's Google Tech Talk: youtube.com/watch?v=TtcEpryRy44 – Logan Jul 7 '10 at 19:56

@Logan: There's really no need to answer the example questions - the goal is to decide if they are good or bad for the given site proposal. – Helen Jul 7 '10 at 21:19

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added by Chris W. Rea Jun 3 '10 at 14:35

closed as off topic by alfredozn, Damien, Dave Hunt, Tester101, Todd Bumbarger Jul 19 '10 at 17:31

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by ascarb Jun 22 '10 at 22:56

	Care to explain why? At both GTAC, and CAST I've been asked this question, or had discussions around it. – ascarb Jul 6 '10 at 13:30
	I love getting book recommendations from other testers. Maybe not "inspirational" and "motivating" in that warm fuzzy kind of way, but I'm glad someone told me about Beautiful Testing, and this is the kind of site where I'd look for suggestions like that. – Lizard Aug 3 '10 at 21:01

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added by Aaron B., edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 9:44

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added by Logan Aug 3 '10 at 9:43

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added by Alan Sep 5 '10 at 17:38

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added by CBA Sep 10 '10 at 13:04

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added by Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 16:20

	Lots of info on this everywhere, but lots of different opinions on how it works in their business environment. – Todd Bumbarger Jun 2 '10 at 17:07
	+1 - this question will be a rat-hole. Ask about ET in context (ack), and there will be a better discusion. – Alan Sep 5 '10 at 17:47
	I agree w/ above thus voting "not a good example" – Turker Sep 16 '10 at 0:07
	Yes, the question in too open to provide meaningful answers. A better question would be 'What's your preferred (short) definition of Exploratory Testing?' – Rikard Edgren Sep 16 '10 at 8:38