Software testing is an integral, costly, and time-consuming activity in the software development life cycle. As is true for software development in general, reuse of common artifacts can provide a significant gain in productivity. In addition, because testing involves running the system being tested under a variety of configurations and circumstances, automation of execution-related activities offers another potential source of savings in the testing process. This paper explores the opportunities for reuse and automation in one test organization, describes the shortcomings of potential solutions that are available “off the shelf,” and introduces a new solution for addressing the questions of reuse and automation: the Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF), a multiplatform, multilanguage approach to reuse. It is based on the concept of reusable services that can be used to automate major activities in the testing process. The design of STAF is described. Also discussed is how it was employed to automate a resource-intensive test suite used by an actual testing organization within IBM.
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昨天全台灣都在瘋狂的大樂透，當然我也去買了，結果還是一樣沒中。假如我中了頭獎，這麼多錢還真不知道要怎麼花？不過有可能寫 blog 的時間會更多些。
終於被抱走了！頭彩12億1545萬餘元，北、高各一人中獎，每人6億770萬餘元，創樂透史上最高獎金，扣掉稅金，每人仍4億8616萬元，開出頭彩的台北市大川商行、高雄市翠茜小吃店，也樂瘋了…
看到 mvm 寫的在 smartphone 上的 Money 軟件，我也獻醜一下，show 一下我寫的 ezMoney 軟體。
Develope tool：VB6
Database：Access
Graph component：MS Office Web Component
在沒有資金使用商業元件之前 ( 其實我最想用的是 ChartFX )，OWC 是我能找到最好的 graph component，除了可以畫各種圖之外，還可以一次把12個月的圖都顯示出來，還可以儲存成 gif 檔。例如 Today 部分，我是以內嵌 IE 控件顯示 web page，所以長條圖就必須儲存成 gif 檔，而其它顯示圖則是直接以 OWC 來顯示。
主要功能：
- 記帳：可自訂收入/支出/信用卡 account，添加 transaction
- 預算：可已設定 accounr budget，以日、週、月、年顯示 budget status，如超過 budget 會顯示紅燈
- 介面：學習 Outlook UI，提供一個 Today 可以顯示 account 以及預算的 summary。而且新增以及修改交易都可透過 double click 進行
- 圖表：使用 MS OWC 顯示一些統計圖表
- 中文：全中文的操作介面(不過在簡體OS上好像會出現亂碼)以及幫助文檔
操作畫面與詳細功能介紹...
未來方向：
- 期待 VS 2005 一些新的 Component，如 DataGrid 讓整個使用操作可以更直覺
- 統計圖表可以做一些 drill down 的分析動作 (希望能做到類似 LR analysis 的功能)
- 寫個 PDA 或是如 mvm 的 Smartphone 版，可以作同步
下載：http://www.oldsidney.idv.tw
The .NET Framework provides a surprising new way to quickly and easily create user interface test automation. By using objects in the System.Reflection and System.Threading namespaces, you can write automated tests in minutes instead of hours. This article walks you through the building of a typical Windows-based application that will be used as the test subject. The author then runs through the creation of a C#-based test tool that simulates clicking the test app's UI controls and checks the application's state. After the tool is built, the author explains in detail how it works so you can modify and extend it for your own use.
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