Testing

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Most applications have large and complex databases at the back end, making it hard for developers to adequately test their work before it goes out. Having a fast, repeatable process to deliver data on demand is an essential part of an effective software development lifecycle, ultimately leading to improved customer satisfaction. In this article, we’ll explore the journey our own engineering team went on to leverage our own tool, Redgate Clone, to spin up short-lived database instances in containers for automated testing.

2023-10-25

Generate Test Data Sets for Testing SQL Server Database Applications

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Testing

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In this tip, we will discuss the process of generating test data to verify query logic without relying on real-life data, along with some helpful guidelines. We will also cover various scenarios and their corresponding solutions.

2023-09-15

Testing before coding: shifting farther left

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Testing

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A term I have only recently learned is "shift left testing." You can read more about this on Wikipedia here. The term was coined in 2001 and generally means testing earlier in the development lifecycle. Hence, shifting your testing left in the timeline. Just how left should you shift your testing, though? In my mind, so early, the rooster hasn't entirely fallen asleep yet.

2023-03-01

Stairway to SQL Server Automated Database Testing

by Sebastian-Meine

SQLServerCentral

Stairway

Automated testing is a way to ensure you can repeatedly examine your code as you make changes by running a series of tests. Since these are automated, you have the ability to execute all tests with one programmatic call rather than hoping a developer runs all tests. This also allows the effort of writing tests […]

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2023-10-15 (first published: 2023-02-22)

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Crowdsourcing quality: Can the hive mind/herd mentality help you in software testing?

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SimpleTalk

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Crowdsourcing is one way to get a job done. In this article, Devyani Borade describes crowdsourcing quality testing of software.

2022-01-26

The Importance of Testing

by Grant Fritchey

SQLServerCentral

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Today, Grant Fritchey talks about why testing early is so important.

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2020-02-17

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Testing Databases: What’s Required?

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Testing

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Phil Factor reviews the various types of database test that need to run during development work, what sort of test data they require, and the challenges with managing this data, and in keeping the test cell stocked with the correct database, and data, in a way that allows rapid cycles of database testing.

2019-07-18