Tackling your to-do list

Ok so this week I found a blog that was fairly insightful to
me. It was on tackling a to do list. I find that I have a hard time at this and
I think it is partly because my mind wanders around and I get an idea or
thought and next thing I know I am off to the races on something completely
different than what I was just doing. So this guy talks about 8 strategies to
help getting your list done and I think I am going to try and put this into
practice.

1 Priority

The idea is this, the whole list is not a
priority and just doing the things on the list and marking them as done does
not necessarily determine your progress, focus on priorities.

2 No second thoughts

Do not overthink things or starting your
project. Jump right in and get it going. This is by far one of my not so good
qualities, I tend to overthink everything and make it far more difficult than
it needs to be.

3 Limit distractions

This is another biggie for me as I can
easily get sidetracked. Focus on the task at hand. Whatever that something is
that is distracting you now can be taken care of later.

4 Learn from mistakes

I am a proponent of this and I think it is
key no matter what environment. Mistakes are unavoidable, it’s what you do with
them or about them that counts. Learn from them and move on.

5 Set a short-term goal

Making a goal helps to force us to get
things done.

6 Break big activities into small pieces

Do not overwhelm yourself because of the
size of the task, big problems are best solved by breaking them down into
smaller, easier manageable tasks.

7 Fire the perfectionist

Do not demand perfection because rarely if
ever is it going to be or ever will be perfect. He quotes Voltaire who warned
against letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. You will never make a
perfect decision.

8 Think about it

Very important. Replace counterproductive
thoughts with positive ones that help motivate and keep you on track.

Links:

http://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/posters/8-ways-to-tackle-your-to-do-list/

http://qahiccupps.blogspot.nl/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/back-end-and-front-end-validations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

http://blog.coverity.com/2014/11/14/dissecting-19-year-old-bug/

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/some-basic-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

From the blog format c: /s by c-braley and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Tackling your to-do list

1 Priority

The idea is this, the whole list is not a
priority and just doing the things on the list and marking them as done does
not necessarily determine your progress, focus on priorities.

2 No second thoughts

3 Limit distractions

This is another biggie for me as I can
easily get sidetracked. Focus on the task at hand. Whatever that something is
that is distracting you now can be taken care of later.

4 Learn from mistakes

I am a proponent of this and I think it is
key no matter what environment. Mistakes are unavoidable, it’s what you do with
them or about them that counts. Learn from them and move on.

5 Set a short-term goal

Making a goal helps to force us to get
things done.

6 Break big activities into small pieces

Do not overwhelm yourself because of the
size of the task, big problems are best solved by breaking them down into
smaller, easier manageable tasks.

7 Fire the perfectionist

8 Think about it

Very important. Replace counterproductive
thoughts with positive ones that help motivate and keep you on track.

Links:

http://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/posters/8-ways-to-tackle-your-to-do-list/

http://qahiccupps.blogspot.nl/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/back-end-and-front-end-validations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

http://blog.coverity.com/2014/11/14/dissecting-19-year-old-bug/

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/some-basic-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

From the blog format c: /s by c-braley and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Tackling your to-do list

1 Priority

The idea is this, the whole list is not a
priority and just doing the things on the list and marking them as done does
not necessarily determine your progress, focus on priorities.

2 No second thoughts

3 Limit distractions

This is another biggie for me as I can
easily get sidetracked. Focus on the task at hand. Whatever that something is
that is distracting you now can be taken care of later.

4 Learn from mistakes

I am a proponent of this and I think it is
key no matter what environment. Mistakes are unavoidable, it’s what you do with
them or about them that counts. Learn from them and move on.

5 Set a short-term goal

Making a goal helps to force us to get
things done.

6 Break big activities into small pieces

Do not overwhelm yourself because of the
size of the task, big problems are best solved by breaking them down into
smaller, easier manageable tasks.

7 Fire the perfectionist

8 Think about it

Very important. Replace counterproductive
thoughts with positive ones that help motivate and keep you on track.

Links:

http://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/posters/8-ways-to-tackle-your-to-do-list/

http://qahiccupps.blogspot.nl/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/back-end-and-front-end-validations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

http://blog.coverity.com/2014/11/14/dissecting-19-year-old-bug/

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/some-basic-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

From the blog format c: /s by c-braley and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Tackling your to-do list

1 Priority

The idea is this, the whole list is not a
priority and just doing the things on the list and marking them as done does
not necessarily determine your progress, focus on priorities.

2 No second thoughts

3 Limit distractions

This is another biggie for me as I can
easily get sidetracked. Focus on the task at hand. Whatever that something is
that is distracting you now can be taken care of later.

4 Learn from mistakes

I am a proponent of this and I think it is
key no matter what environment. Mistakes are unavoidable, it’s what you do with
them or about them that counts. Learn from them and move on.

5 Set a short-term goal

Making a goal helps to force us to get
things done.

6 Break big activities into small pieces

Do not overwhelm yourself because of the
size of the task, big problems are best solved by breaking them down into
smaller, easier manageable tasks.

7 Fire the perfectionist

8 Think about it

Very important. Replace counterproductive
thoughts with positive ones that help motivate and keep you on track.

Links:

http://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/posters/8-ways-to-tackle-your-to-do-list/

http://qahiccupps.blogspot.nl/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/back-end-and-front-end-validations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

http://blog.coverity.com/2014/11/14/dissecting-19-year-old-bug/

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/some-basic-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

From the blog format c: /s by c-braley and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Tackling your to-do list

1 Priority

The idea is this, the whole list is not a
priority and just doing the things on the list and marking them as done does
not necessarily determine your progress, focus on priorities.

2 No second thoughts

3 Limit distractions

This is another biggie for me as I can
easily get sidetracked. Focus on the task at hand. Whatever that something is
that is distracting you now can be taken care of later.

4 Learn from mistakes

I am a proponent of this and I think it is
key no matter what environment. Mistakes are unavoidable, it’s what you do with
them or about them that counts. Learn from them and move on.

5 Set a short-term goal

Making a goal helps to force us to get
things done.

6 Break big activities into small pieces

Do not overwhelm yourself because of the
size of the task, big problems are best solved by breaking them down into
smaller, easier manageable tasks.

7 Fire the perfectionist

8 Think about it

Very important. Replace counterproductive
thoughts with positive ones that help motivate and keep you on track.

Links:

http://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/posters/8-ways-to-tackle-your-to-do-list/

http://qahiccupps.blogspot.nl/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/back-end-and-front-end-validations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

http://blog.coverity.com/2014/11/14/dissecting-19-year-old-bug/

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/some-basic-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

From the blog format c: /s by c-braley and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Tackling your to-do list

1 Priority

The idea is this, the whole list is not a
priority and just doing the things on the list and marking them as done does
not necessarily determine your progress, focus on priorities.

2 No second thoughts

3 Limit distractions

This is another biggie for me as I can
easily get sidetracked. Focus on the task at hand. Whatever that something is
that is distracting you now can be taken care of later.

4 Learn from mistakes

I am a proponent of this and I think it is
key no matter what environment. Mistakes are unavoidable, it’s what you do with
them or about them that counts. Learn from them and move on.

5 Set a short-term goal

Making a goal helps to force us to get
things done.

6 Break big activities into small pieces

Do not overwhelm yourself because of the
size of the task, big problems are best solved by breaking them down into
smaller, easier manageable tasks.

7 Fire the perfectionist

8 Think about it

Very important. Replace counterproductive
thoughts with positive ones that help motivate and keep you on track.

Links:

http://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/posters/8-ways-to-tackle-your-to-do-list/

http://qahiccupps.blogspot.nl/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/back-end-and-front-end-validations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

http://blog.coverity.com/2014/11/14/dissecting-19-year-old-bug/

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/some-basic-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

From the blog format c: /s by c-braley and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Tackling your to-do list

Ok so this week I found a blog that was fairly insightful to me. It was on tackling a to do list. I find that I have a hard time at this and I think it is partly because my mind wanders around and I get an idea or thought and next thing I know I am off to the races on something completely different than what I was just doing. So this guy talks about 8 strategies to help getting your list done and I think I am going to try and put this into practice.

1 Priority

The idea is this, the whole list is not a priority and just doing the things on the list and marking them as done does not necessarily determine your progress, focus on priorities.

2 No second thoughts

Do not overthink things or starting your project. Jump right in and get it going. This is by far one of my not so good qualities, I tend to overthink everything and make it far more difficult than it needs to be.

3 Limit distractions

This is another biggie for me as I can easily get sidetracked. Focus on the task at hand. Whatever that something is that is distracting you now can be taken care of later.

4 Learn from mistakes

I am a proponent of this and I think it is key no matter what environment. Mistakes are unavoidable, it’s what you do with them or about them that counts. Learn from them and move on.

5 Set a short-term goal

Making a goal helps to force us to get things done.

6 Break big activities into small pieces

Do not overwhelm yourself because of the size of the task, big problems are best solved by breaking them down into smaller, easier manageable tasks.

7 Fire the perfectionist

Do not demand perfection because rarely if ever is it going to be or ever will be perfect. He quotes Voltaire who warned against letting the perfect be the enemy of the good. You will never make a perfect decision.

8 Think about it

Very important. Replace counterproductive thoughts with positive ones that help motivate and keep you on track.

Links:

http://www.franksonnenbergonline.com/posters/8-ways-to-tackle-your-to-do-list/

http://qahiccupps.blogspot.nl/2016/11/the-anatomy-of-definition-of-testing.html

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/back-end-and-front-end-validations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

http://blog.coverity.com/2014/11/14/dissecting-19-year-old-bug/

https://testkeis.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/some-basic-stuff/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mottestingfeeds+%28Testing+Feeds+-+Bloggers%29

From the blog format c: /s by c-braley and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

How To Improve Your Writing Skills as a Software Tester

While looking through my reader feed, I found many interesting articles, but this one stuck out to me the most. The reason to this is due to the fact that I’m a firm believer of strong writing skills especially in the field of computer science.

In a very informative article written by Renuka Kant, touches on how to improve your writing skills as a software tester. In this article, the author listed out 9 ways to improve your writing skills.

Lets begin

What is the purpose on what you are writing
Be aware of your audience
Read
Formatting your work
Keep it simple
Know when to use an active or passive voice in your writing
Make sure you check grammar
Review and edit
PRACTICE

From the blog CS@Worcester – My Blog by justcodeit94 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Levels of testing (Week 8)

There are
different levels in a testing process. Levels of testing include different methodologies which can be used during
the process of software testing. There are two main levels of testing :
functional testing and non-functional testing. One of my
previews posts talks about black-box testing, functional testing
is a type of black-box testing which is based on the specifications of the
software that has to be tested. The software can be tested by providing input
and then the results are examined in order to conform to the functionality
which it was meant for. Functional testing of a software is conducted on a
complete, integrated system to evaluate the system’s compliance with its
specified requirements.

Functional testing includes five steps :

Step 1 The
determination of the functionality that the intended application is intended to perform.

Step 2 The
creation of test data based on the specifications of the application.

Step 3 The
output based on the test data and the specifications of the application.

Step 4 The
writing of test scenarios and the execution of test cases.

Step 5 The
comparison of actual and expected results based on the executed test cases.

In order to have an effective testing process
all the above steps have to be followed and applied to the testing
policies of every organization for this reason it will make sure that the
organization maintains the strictest of standards when it comes to software
quality. This part is about testing an application from its non-functional
attributes. Non-functional testing includes testing a software from the
requirements which are nonfunctional. Performance, Security, User
interface are some requirements examples of non-functional testing. Performance
testing is one important and mandatory testing type in terms of the following: Speed, Capacity, Stability and Scalability. Performance
testing can be either qualitative or quantitative. Security testing includes
testing a software in order to identify any gaps from security.

Security testing should ensure the below list of features:

Confidentiality, Integrity, Authentication, Availability, Authorization, Non-repudiation, Software
data is secure, Software is according to all security
regulations, Input checking and validation, SQL insertion
attacks, Injection flaws, Session management issues, Cross-site
scripting attacks, Buffer overflows vulnerabilities and Directory
traversal attacks.

The levels of testing are important because in order to meet the functional and technical specifications we have to follow all the steps and features that I listed above.

Citation

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/software_testing/software_testing_levels.htm

From the blog Table of Code by Andon S and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

Levels of testing (Week 8)

Functional testing includes five steps :

Step 1 The
determination of the functionality that the intended application is intended to perform.

Step 2 The
creation of test data based on the specifications of the application.

Step 3 The
output based on the test data and the specifications of the application.

Step 4 The
writing of test scenarios and the execution of test cases.

Step 5 The
comparison of actual and expected results based on the executed test cases.

Security testing should ensure the below list of features:

The levels of testing are important because in order to meet the functional and technical specifications we have to follow all the steps and features that I listed above.

Citation

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/software_testing/software_testing_levels.htm

From the blog Table of Code by Andon S and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.

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