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March 17, 2026 Software Testing and QA William Miller

Internal Testing vs. Independent QA: Where Confidence Breaks Down

Most teams test their own software. Most teams also feel confident when they’re close to release.  Then the system hits the real world. Traffic behaves differently than expected. Integrations encounter edge cases no one saw internally. A stakeholder asks, “How do we know this is ready?” A customer reports inconsistent behavior that no one can reproduce on […]

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February 18, 2020 Uncategorized William Miller

Test Cases; Definition and Examples

Test cases are documents that contain conditions to help testers determine whether or not a software product or application is working correctly. Test cases also create a precedent for similar tests. The goal of a test case is to set out data like preconditions, postconditions, test steps, and expected results. Developing Effective Test Cases An […]

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December 19, 2019 Regression Testing, Software Testing and QA William Miller

What is the Purpose of Regression Testing?

Regression testing is a type of software test that helps ensure that changes in software code won’t cause functionality defects. Essentially, flagging functionality errors that show up after code changes is the purpose of regression testing. Many organizations verify critical functionality once and then assume it continues to work unless they intentionally modify it. However, […]

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July 2, 2019 Automated Testing, Software Testing and QA William Miller

Test Plan Versus Test Case; What’s the Difference?

Software quality assurance encompasses many unique terms. People who work in this industry are often bombarded with different software terminology and are sometimes bewildered as to what these varying expressions mean. For example, two common terms that cause confusion are “test plan” and “test case”. Here we break down what these terms mean and what […]

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June 12, 2019 Automated Testing William Miller

Testing Automation is Easier with Modular Programming

Automated testing can be a complicated endeavor. Unless software is stable with many uniform parts, developing a test case that thoroughly checks the software is an involved and timely process. Websites with content pages that follow the same layout are much better candidates for test automation compared to sites that employ many variations in the […]

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