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What is Exploratory Testing? Its Role in Agile Software Development

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Exploratory testing can be defined as the simultaneous test designing and execution process. Unlike “traditional” testing methods, it does not restrict testing to a predefined set of instructions. Rather it encourages the tester to explore and discover potential testing cases in any application.

For instance, a software tester can create a test “idea” at the start and then explore the target application to create additional tests for successfully testing the application. With minimum planning, software testers can use their expertise to determine their next action step “on the fly.”

Why is exploratory testing gaining importance for today’s application development? Today, application companies demand continuous testing and integration to meet changing customer expectations and market demands. A structured approach to software testing (based on defining set test cases) is no longer adequate. With exploratory testing, testing teams can now convert a “user story” (with a sequence based on user persona) into a test case.

How does this type of testing elevate Agile? Let’s explore next.

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The top secure software development frameworks

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Advances in computer technology have prompted the development of frameworks that address security and user requirements in the software development lifecycle.

This article examines several established SDLC frameworks, as well as two frameworks that specifically incorporate risk and security elements. With growing cybersecurity threats, organizations must design and upgrade software applications with security in mind, while still providing users the high performance levels they expect.

Steps in the SDLC

Due to the unique nature of software development, the SDLC process is far from straightforward and, as shown in the flow chart below, includes many loops. These loops help ensure issues are thoroughly checked and verified before software is deployed. Document each step and supporting activities carefully, as those documents will be used throughout the development, testing, training and deployment phases and may be used as evidence for audits.

The seven steps of the SDLC are the following:

  1. Analysis. In this step, the current system or process is analyzed, deficiencies are identified, and desired operating parameters and results are defined. Interviews should be conducted with primary users of the new app, as well as senior leaders whose approval is needed. During this step, developers should prepare a presentation for senior IT and company leadership to ensure they support the project.

    Note: Secure management approval and funding before proceeding with the SDLC process.

  2. Plans and requirements. Once the project is approved, define the new system’s features and capabilities. A project plan should be created at this stage, and developers should clearly state how previous deficiencies will be addressed in the new system. If a spreadsheet or project management software is used, build out the project plan, including subactivities within each major step.
  3. Design. Begin developing the system design, including elements such as hardware, OSes, specialized utilities, I/O, software development tools, communications, security, programming, testing and deployment. Additional activities include project kickoff, operating procedures and related documents, system specifications and potential…

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The Sweet Science of Agile Software Development

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Veteran software developer David A. Kruger offered some thoughts on computer security recently at Expensivity and we appreciate the opportunity to republish them here as a series. Yesterday’s discussion focused on putting a lid on risks. Today’s discussion looks at the sweet science of agile software development — proactive, not reactive responses.

Agile Software Development, Known Art, and Updates to the Rescue

The “get out of it one piece of software and data at a time” requirement seems daunting, if not impossible, but it isn’t as bad as it sounds due to agile software development, the availability of “known art,” and the speed at which large-scale software changes propagate via the Internet.

David A. Kruger

A key attribute of agile software development is frequently releasing incremental improvements at short intervals, which is why we all experience a constant stream of software updates and patches. It is utterly routine for software makers to implement small to very large-scale changes to tens of millions of instances of their software overnight. To speed new capabilities to market, agile development relies heavily on prepackaged code developed by third parties, especially for functions that are common to all software, and that span across differing software architectures and programming languages. Creating, storing, transporting, and processing data are common to all software. The phrase “known art” above and below means there are multiple sources of prepackaged code that can enable the shift to controllable data to be quickly implemented in existing and new software. The key point is this:

Key Point: No new technology must be invented to shift software from creating open data to creating controllable data.

As a person whose first professional software development job in 1986 was to design and build accident analysis software for transportation safety experts, and who has been working with software developers ever since, I do not want to trivialize the amount of work required to shift the digital world from open data to controllable data and from partial authentication to full scope authentication. It will cost tens of billions…

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Online Sports Betting Market Size, Development Data, Growth Analysis & Forecast 2022 to 2028

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The global Online Sports Betting Market report emphasizes a detailed understanding of certain crucial factors such as size, share, sales, forecast trends, supply, production, demand, industry and CAGR to provide a comprehensive perspective of the overall market. In addition, the report also highlights challenges that hinder market growth and expansion strategies used by leading companies in the “Online Sports Betting Market”.

Global Online Sports Betting market research report analyzes leading players in key regions such as North America, South America, the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific. Provides insights and expert analyzes on important market trends and consumer behaviors, as well as insight into market data and key brands. It also provides all the data easily digestible information.

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The authors of the report make an encyclopedic assessment of the most important regional markets and their development in recent years. Readers are provided with accurate facts and figures about the Online Sports Betting market and its important factors such as consumption, production, revenue growth and CAGR. The report also shares the gross margin, market share, attractiveness index and value and volume growth for all segments studied by analysts. It highlights key developments, product portfolio, markets that are served and other areas that describe the business growth for large companies that are profiled in the report.

The report has been prepared using the latest methods and tools for primary and secondary research. Our analysts rely on government documents, white papers, press releases, reliable investor information, financial and quarterly reports, and public and private interviews to gather data and information about the market in which they operate. 

Online Sports Betting Market Segmentation:

Online Sports Betting Market, By Application (2016-2027)

Online Sports Betting Market, By Product (2016-2027)

  • Association Football (Soccer)
  • American Football
  • Basketball
  • Hockey
  • Mixed Martial Arts
  • Boxing
  • Other

Major Players Operating in the…

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