| Software Test & Performance Magazine: Winning the SOA Shell Game |
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How to Keep Sight of the Ball When Someone Else is Controlling the Shells By Jim Murphy, Mindreef Nov. 1, 2007 issue | Pages 23-27 Testing SOA-based applications can be like taking aim at a moving target. Even if the services you're testing were developed inside company walls, tiny unseen changes can wreak havoc on automated tests. Multiply that by 1,000 and you approach the shell game that is automated testing of third-party services. This article describes automation techniques and methods I've developed and used effectively over many years in the field of software development and testing. I'd venture to say that no organization, at least in my experience, has nailed SOA yet, especially in the area of quality management, with all its implications and ramifications. And it looks like most companies will venture down that new road at some point. There's a profound difference between testing a distributed system where you control all the pieces and testing a system composed of services not under your control.... View Full Article |
