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Learn how to design test fixtures that balance reuse, readability, and execution speed, and avoid common smells as your test suite grows.
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A practical checklist for research conference program chairs, covering the responsibilities and tasks that are easy to overlook when organizing a program.
Read articleSource code analysis and manipulation – Conference Deadline
An announcement of the SCAM 2016 submission deadline, introducing the conference’s focus on source code analysis, manipulation, and research discussion.
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Can software engineering metrics drive meaningful change? Reflections from a keynote on measurement, developer behavior, and data-driven improvement at Microsoft.
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Why saying no matters in agile product ownership, and how clear expectations help teams keep expanding feature requests and user stories under control.
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Explore how TestHound detects test fixture smells and helps developers understand setup code, reduce maintenance costs, and improve automated tests.
Read articleTesting Practices for Plug-in Systems: Confessions
Findings from interviews with 25 practitioners on testing Eclipse plug-ins and applications, including the challenges of interactions, versions, and configurations.
Read articleEclipse Test Suite Exploration Tool
An introduction to a tool for exploring Eclipse test suites and understanding the configurations and interactions involved in testing extensible plug-in systems.
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