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    Learn About Test Studio’s R2 Release via a Webinar on 9/29!

    We’ve got a great new release of Test Studio coming up which contains a number of tremendous new features and some great updates to existing functionality.The list is long, but here are a few highlights: Dive into your web application’s performance with our new performance testing feature set Bring your manual test cases into Test Studio where you can manage them, record results, and even create “fast forward” automated steps to offload tedious prerequisite setup tasks Take advantage of HTML 5 with Test Studio’s enhanced support for interacting with a variety of HTML5’s common tags Improved element management: search the ...
    May 27, 2021 2 min read
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    Why Microsoft Needs a Metro-Only Edition of Windows 8

    The Microsoft developer ecosystem has been alive with buzz about Windows 8 all week at the Build conference. What everyone is talking about is the new Metro user experience and interface and the new WinRT API that supports it. I was one of the lucky ones who got a ticket to Build before it sold out and received the developer prototype hardware tablet running the early preview of Windows 8 (I’ve never had prototype hardware before!) After playing with it for a few days, I can say that while the app store is not open yet and it is obvious  that the software is pre-alpha (there is no Metro mail client for...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read
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    TeamPulse TFS Sync Tips & Tricks

    In my previous post I went into detail about how TFS process templates affect the sync process and in this post I’ll give some pointers on how to make the TFS sync experience in TeamPulse even better by explaining some of the finer points and also show you how to make sync work faster. You can test the TFS sync by downloading the TeamPulse trial and installing it on your machine. Using a TFS query to speed up sync If you have a big project, as we do, the sync process can take a while. The part that takes the ...
    January 09, 2024 3 min read
  • Productivity Testing

    Performance Testing: Laying the Groundwork

    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 ...
    May 27, 2021 5 min read
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    Using Email Notification in TeamPulse

    One of the new features introduced with TeamPulse R2 2011 is the Email Notifications.  With this feature we aimed to improve how TeamPulse handles the most important pillars in the Agile process – collaboration and communication. With TeamPulse R2 2011 you can now subscribe to receive email updates whenever a work item (user story, bug, issue, or risk) is updated. This way you can automate the process of tracking work item progress and save time.  With Agile teams, the desired method of communication is face to face discussions, but with today’s distributed teams, this is not always easy to do ...
    May 27, 2021 4 min read