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<center>Quality through testing | <center>Quality through testing | ||
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Here are several different ways you can help.</center> | Here are several different ways you can help.</center> | ||
=== Keywords === | |||
* testace<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Test_case]</ref> | |||
== Punctual testing == | == Punctual testing == | ||
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Once on the mailing list just read the emails coming in. They'll either ask for volunteers for a shared event or will give very specific instructions on how to test a new feature on which we want a lot of coverage. When we ask for volunteers we'll usually use the following tools for testing : | Once on the mailing list just read the emails coming in. They'll either ask for volunteers for a shared event or will give very specific instructions on how to test a new feature on which we want a lot of coverage. When we ask for volunteers we'll usually use the following tools for testing : | ||
* [https:// | * [https://moztrap.mozilla.org/ MozTrap] to manage our [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Test_case testcase] | ||
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla] to manage our defects and [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Software_bug bugs] | * [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org Bugzilla] to manage our defects and [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Software_bug bugs] | ||
Having accounts on both on these systems is needed in order to participate. | Having accounts on both on these systems is needed in order to participate. | ||
=== Finding regressions === | |||
While testing you might find some portions of Thunderbird that used to work, but do not work anymore. These are called [[Regression_Testing|regressions]]. | |||
== Daily testing == | == Daily testing == | ||
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== Maintaining the Test cases == | == Maintaining the Test cases == | ||
A main part of our manual and community driven testing relies on | A main part of our manual and community driven testing relies on test cases .<ref name="testcase">https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Test_case</ref>. What we do is we publish a call for help from volunteers and then split the test cases between those volunteers. | ||
This means : | This means : | ||
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Not too technical, but a good level of English is needed. | Not too technical, but a good level of English is needed. | ||
== References == | |||
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