On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 5:48 AM, taar15 hotmail <[email protected]> wrote: > > how can i get part of qa first time into qa but was testing hardware chips in > California since 1988 >
Hello! What should I call you? Taar? I've never done hardware testing before, but I bet there is some similarity, at least in terms of philosophy and methodology. We're trying to find defects in complicated systems. But instead of being haphazard we try to be methodical, running pre-defined test cases intended to exercise all major functions of the program. But because of the complexity of most large software applications, we never reach 100% coverage. So we need to be smart about where we apply our effort. Another difference is that our users are a powerful source of defect reports, and this helps us extend our test coverage. But end-user authored defect reports are often poorly-written, ambiguous, missing steps, etc., and require some extra effort from us to turn into useful defect reports. IMHO this is a great area for new volunteers to start with, since it gets them involved with our bug tracking database and looking at real bug reports. In any case, I recommend taking a look at the new volunteer orientation modules, especially the Introduction to QA one. That has some specific recommended start up tasks for new volunteers: http://openoffice.apache.org/orientation/index.html Shout out if you have any questions! Regards, -Rob > > How to Get Involved > You can start now, in three easy steps: > > Subscribe to our public QA mailing list by sending an email to > [email protected] and responding to the confirmation email > you will then receive.Introduce yourself on the list by sending an email to > the QA mailing list: [email protected] our self-paced > orientation modules to help you get started. If you are already familiar > with open source > development at Apache, then you can quickly skim over the Level 1 and Level 2 > modules and concentrate on the Introduction to QA > module. If, however, you are new to Apache, and want a more > methodical approach to getting started, then you can start at Level 1 > modules first. > We hope to hear from you soon! > > > > Posted at 01:12AM Nov 09, 2012 > by robw
