Open Testware Reviews - February 2003

Open Testware Reviews^TM
February 2003

Welcome to the first issue of Open Testware Reviews! With your support, there will be many more issues to come. This issue has two features that you can access via the links below.

Features

ALLPAIRS Test Case Generation Tool -- An in-depth review of a test design tool that can help you decide on a reasonable set of tests among millions of possibilities.
Defect Tracking Tools Survey -- A heads-up on 13 defect tracking tools, all now with updated entries on testingfaqs.org.

News

In future issues, this section will include news items about freeware test tools, focusing on tools and categories that have been covered in previous issues. Stay tuned!

I'll also include some background information about the world of free and open source software. This time around, I'll point you to the items on my web site that are relevant to freeware.

A Survey of Freeware Test Tools - Quality Week 2002 quickstart tutorial (zipped pdf slides, 420K)
What Flavor is Your Freeware? - Tejas Software Consulting Newsletter, June/July 2002, v2 #3
Software Quality Notes: Test Tools for Free -Dallas/Fort Worth Unix Users Group newsletter, June 2001
Book Review: The Cathedral & the Bazaar - Dallas/Fort Worth Unix Users Group newsletter, April 2000
Book Review: Open Sources - Dallas/Fort Worth Unix Users Group newsletter, October 1999

Feedback

I need your feedback here! There's no reason for you to only hear my opinions. Would you like to describe your own experience with any of the tools covered here? Do you disagree with anything in the feature articles? Do you have anything else to add? Please write to me at faught@tejasconsulting.com and put "Open Testware" in the subject.

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