Measure Test Coverage with Cobertura
Cobertura is an open source tool that measures test coverage by instrumenting a code base and watching which lines of code are and are not executed as the test suite runs.
Articles by Software Testing Magazine
How to Misuse Code Coverage
Code coverage tools measure how thoroughly tests exercise programs. They are misused more often than they’re used well. This paper describes common misuses in detail, then argues for a particular cautious approach to the use of coverage.
Test Driven Development using Flash Builder 4 and FlexUnit
This article presents some of the basics for getting started with Test Driven Development (TDD) using Flash Builder 4 and FlexUnit.
Choosing and Managing the Ideal Test Team
The article “Choosing and Managing the Ideal Test Team” presents how to build and manage efficient test team. It also introduces the “tester’s style analysis questionnaire” to discover the 4 types of tester that exist within organizations.
International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)
The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) is a not-for-profit association legally registered in Belgium. It is composed of 47 member Boards from worldwide countries. It provides software testing certification and glossary.
Association for Software Testing
The Association for Software Testing (AST) is a professional non-profit association that is dedicated and strives to build a testing community that views the role of testing as skilled, relevant, and essential to the production of faster, better, and less expensive software products. We value a scientific approach to developing and evaluating techniques, processes, and tools. We believe that a self-aware, self-critical attitude is essential to understanding and assessing the impact of new ideas on the practice of testing. http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/
How Do You Refactor Untested Code?
“Bug fixing often uncovers opportunities for refactoring. The very fact that you’re working with code that contains a bug indicates that there is a chance that it could be clearer or better structured.”