Key Points

• Websites are very similar to ordinary pieces of application software, but different in many important ways.
• Effective testing of websites is best accomplished with a "Test Enabled Web Browser", particularly if Object Mode operation is required.
• Different ways of testing websites will be explored.

Presentation Abstract

• Testing a website BEFORE it is uploaded
• Testing a website AFTER it is uploaded
• Website Testing Strategies

  About the Speaker

  Tobias Mayer is a senior software engineer at Software Research, Inc. He is reponsible for the main design and implementation of the "eValid" Web Test engine. Tobias has a (UK) BSc from South Bank University, London. He is a member of, and OO Metrics consultant to, the Center for Systems & Software Engineering (CSSE) at South Bank University. Tobias has presented and published a number of papers on OO metrics, including papers at IEEE 'TOOLS' 1999 and British Computer Society 'SQM' 1999.

  Tobias had a number of years' experience of facilitaing group work/team building seminars before moving into the software development field. The QW 2000 workshop is intended to be an interactive experience, rather than a lecture. Participants will be facilitated to share ideas, explore pertinent issues, and learn from one another.

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