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Automatic Functional Testing for Mac and Linux?

Posted by Cliff on from the true-software-testing-suites dept.

testYourGUIS asks: "I work with a company that tests consumer and business software for various venues. One of the programs we rely on heavily is called Rational Visual Test, which is a VB-like compiled programming language that works directly with Windows API to simulate mouse clicks, text entry, menu pulldowns, and so on. We use them to stress-test various applications, collect the results, and then send the vendors a spreadsheet showing what we found. Recently, pressure has started to produce the same results on Mac OS X and possibly Linux applications. I was wondering if anyone knew of such software that works on Mac OS X, and how to go about doing this for Linux?"

"For example, a vendor has a database interface, and wants to know how many times we can access a series of records, what the results show (are the right, blank, time out?), and how long it took for the search to take place during various times of the day, and so on. So we emulate one of their data entry people by logging onto the system, putting in some search parameter from a script, and then record what the text (or error message) was when it came back. Yes, we could connect directly to the SQL database without their front end, but it's the combination of their front end and the database we usually test. We have found many examples where were can connect raw, for instance, but the front end displays a timeout. We also test things like 'What happens if the user enters a colon or asterisk?' or 'What if the text entered in the box is over 256k?' Then we tell the vendor the results, and they hopefully fix them based on the data we gave them."

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  1. zerg by Lord+Omlette · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You can tell he doesn't give a shit about Linux, he just threw it in there so as to get on the front page instead of on the side.

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  2. Functional testing... for Fag-intoshes??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Maybe the Macintosh *computer* is good, or not. But it is pretty plain that the Fag-intosh lemmings, in thrall to the Steve Jobs reality distortion field, AIN''T!

    Is there anything more pathetic than watching a Mac-droid desperately trying to get some, ANYONE, to take him/her/it seriously?

    The answer is "no".

  3. a little offtopic, but.... by jeffy124 · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I think there's more to that story. A company hired to test program written for Mac OSX and Linux, not just Windows. Anyone else catch what I'm getting at?

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  4. Re:Hmm. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You expect an apple user to be able to count above 5? They could count to 10, if they'd stop jerking off to Steve Jobs' picture long enough to look at their other 5 fingers.