Who and why should we take up this certification?   As soon as I saw this certification in Microsoft website, a question arose in corner of my mind – “Is this something to do with Unit, Integration or Load testing? Does it involve coding?” as I am not very well versed with coding. Started digging for the syllabus to confirm can I take up this test? Yes, syllabus does not include anything about coding, it’s just usual testing activity any tester will do on day to day activities in Microsoft Test Manager and not really Microsoft Visual Studio which may think of.  One may be using Microsoft Test Manager for a long time, however taking up this exam may unveil some of the stuffs we don’t really know as it happened to me. I was using this Microsoft Test Manager for nearly 8-10 months with simple approach, but I learnt more in a month when I was preparing for the exam. Also, having this certification will add into our profile which is quite important in consultancy service in...

Agile certification was one in my bucket list from some time. But couldn't find any well recognized board certifying this. When  ISTQB  announced this certification, I soon made a decision of taking up this. As usual, starting digging for syllabus and books. When I took up the exam back in March 2015 there wasn't much info on this. However bought  a book  from Amazon, which is suggested in the ISTQB website, started reading this.    Book contents/syllabi are fairly easy to understand and not much to read upon. So after reading the book once I decided to take up the exam. But, I must say that this was one of the most confusing testing exams I have ever given. Questions were simple but multiple choices were very confusing. I narrowly passed the exam. My advice is if any one willing to take this exam, attending a training course is not a bad idea.   Unfortunately, apart from the above book I do not have any other content to share.

Priority and S​everity are often the shaken debatable concepts and are almost​ interchangeably used between different people even within the test team. They both are attributes of a bug/defect and play important role in fixing the bug. ​Below I have put in some information which I have gained through experience and reading many blogs over many many years. Hoping this helps to clear confusions (atleast few) any individual may have: What is Severity?​ Severity is an attribute which denotes the implicatio​​n of a bug/defect on the system – how critical the defect is and what is the impact of the defect on the system?. Impact is defined in terms of financial loss, damage to an environment, company’s reputation and loss of life​ etc​​. Severity is an attribute which is set by the tester. Different Levels are: 1. Critical / Show Stopper (S1):  A defect that completely hampers or blocks testing of the product/ feature ...

Bonjour (Hello)! Some facts about France: 1. French, founded in 843, is one of the oldest states in Europe 2. French is the largest European country in terms of land after Russia and Ukraine 3. On an average there are about 3 cooking books get published in France everyday 4. French people are biggest consumers of medicine in Europe Day 1 (02nd April 2010) As this was our first Europe trip, we were very excited of our visit to France. We toured with Kishor and Swathi. Day started quite early as our EuroStar train from Kings Cross was at 7:27AM, Had to get up as early as 3:00AM to travel from Reading and London to be on time. I was very much looking forward to travel in EuroStar especially the journey via the tunnel but was quite disappointed as it didn't feel any better than our First Great Western train. Only I could say is travel via the tunnel gave us good long pitch dark moments with lot of discomforts to our ears. Anyways, reached Paris - 'Gore -Du Nord'...

Hola (Hello), Facts about Spain: 1.  The capital city of Spain is Madrid and  is the greenest capital in Europe. The city enjoys more sunny days than almost any other city in Europe 2. Nudity is absolutely legal in Spain. One will find a lot of nudist beaches scattered through the coas t. We did see this!! 3.  If you are invited to somebodies home and you want to compliment your host on delicious food, you should accept the second serving. But in this case you need to be 100% sure that you are able to finish it. 4. The most controversial sport in Spain is bullfighting. Day 1 (28th May 2010) Our first day was just occupied in travelling from London to Spain. Our flight from London Heathrow to Geneva (Switzerland) was at 2:00PM and then from Geneva to Spain at 6:20PM. Reached our Spain tourist location Barcelona at 7:45PM. Didn't do any sight seeing apart from visiting super market, Capraba, to fill our stomach in the night. Day 2 (29th May 2010) This was the ...

Guten tag (Hello)!, Some facts of Austria: 1. Austrian flag is one of the oldest flags in the world, it dates from 1191 2. 62% of the Austria's land is covered by Austrian Alps 3. The world's largest emerald is displayed in Imperial Treasury in Vienna Day 1 (27th August 2010) As we had early morning 7:25AM flight to Munich (Frankfurt) from London Heathrow, we left our home at 4:45AM to catch the pre-booked Rail Air. Reached Munich at around 10:15AM and then caught another flight to Graz, Austria. Flight to Graz was the smallest flight that I travelled with. I think, it was able to accommodate max 20-25 passengers. We reached Graz at around 12:30PM. Our friend Suchi and her husband were waiting just outside the airport for us. Friends' milana after 15 years!! Since, our plan was to stay in their home and do sightseeings for couple of days, directly travelled to their home from the Airport. Had unforgettable great lunch in their home. Talked for a while as we had lo...

Day 1 (27th May 2011) Hebbar family and we traveled from Reading at around 11:30AM. As Birmingham temple is on the way to Lake District, we planned to visit. Unfortunately, when we reached it was closed after its morning Pooja. What to do, just bought Laddu as Prasadam and headed towards Penrith in the lake district. Had to face huge traffic congestion on M40 and witnessed serious accidents. This traffic delayed our final destination of the day by 1.5 hours. Reached our beautiful self-serving cottage at around 5:00PM. After settling for a while we all went to Morrisons to do grocery shopping which was necessary for our 3 days tour.  Day 2 (28th May 2011) Cooked breakfast and had a very relaxing breakfast in our own time. At 11:00AM we all started our started seeing in pre-booked 7 seater vehicle. Just had a drive towards William Wandsworth village in rainy weather. Had our lunch in the same village and just decided to go for a drive around the lake district and enjoy the ...