Are you going to, or considering going to, Agile Testing Days in Berlin, Germany on 14-17 November? I’ve got a limited set of discount codes that will get you 25% off the ticket price! Please contact me via e-mail: jim.holmes@telerik.com if you’d like some. No strings attached, although we'd love to meet up with you while we’re there! (BTW: I’ll be doing a 25 minute session on Tuesday, 15 Nov. at 15:20 in room D3. I’ll be covering common test automation woes.) About the author Jim Holmes Jim Holmes has around 25 years IT experience. He is co-author of ...

There has been a fair share of speculation and rumors around the upcoming Build conference lately, nobody can deny that. As of writing this blog post (Thursday, September 8th) Microsoft has managed to sell out a conference only just recently letting attendees know that there will in fact be two keynotes, Big Picture Sessions, and a few get-togethers. Folks are excited, excited about Windows development, and this is a good thing for everyone. Yup, that’s right—a Silverlight MVP is excited about what comes next. “Why?” You ask. Well, because I work with some very smart people. “Who?”...

One of the coolest things that HTML5 brings to the table is technology for doing rich visualizations directly in the browser. Think about it. For years, web developers have been forced to do one of three things if they want to present a rich visual element...

Performance testing isn’t something you can slap together and figure out as you go. While you certainly can (and likely will!) adjust your approach as you move through your project, you do indeed need to sit down and get some specifics laid out around your testing effort before you begin working. First and foremost: set expectations and goals. Ensure everyone’s clear on why you’re undertaking the performance testing project. If you are looking to meet specific metrics for delivering your system then you’ll need to be extremely detailed and methodical in your initial coordination. Does your system have specific metrics ...

It is hard to believe that we are already moving into the sixth installment in this series. It seems like only yesterday we were musing over UX, utilizing our UX base to craft plans for a better UI, and making data considerations in regards to a model and an ORM. Crazy how time flies and how much work goes into a sample demo application before we even begin development! In honor of the Build conference next week I wanted to dive into our current codebase (TFS + Get Latest Version is our friend here, the developers don’t know I’m...