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The article focuses on the redesign and remaking of the 1965 Chevrolet C-10 truck, owned by Rod Bushfield, and states that Bushfield was inspired to redesign his truck, after attending the 2011 SEMA Show.

The article discusses software development game (SDG), a process strategy for managing a mix of processes, tools and technology on software development teams. It states that the SDG helps software development teams determine and record their internal practices and their mix of technology, process and tools, by gamifying decision making. It explains the rules to govern play including Rule 1, which discusses the initial goal of the game being to create a learning organization.

The article offers guides on fulfilling documentation requirements within an exploratory testing approach. According to the article, testing documentation can be done on an exploratory testing project provided that the documentation is compatible with the lightweight, test execution focus of exploratory testing. It suggests not to impose documentation overhead that dominates testing activities and to use something lightweight to solve a problem that seem to require a heavyweight approach.

The article offers information on different styles and variations of exploratory testing that mostly yield similar results. Common exploratory testing style includes the intuitive and the learning dominant style with the concept of touring heuristics so applications can be seen in different ways. Advance exploratory techniques include systematic testing, doing regression testing and the use of automation tools for interactive automated and tool-supported testing.

The article discusses the advantages of applying a combination of manual and automated techniques in testing computer software. This approach, called interactive automated testing, extends the abilities of the tester with an automation tool, and it can also provides a different perspective on the software being tested. The author recommends automating exploratory test fixtures to enhance manual testing.

Looks at the Web Application Testing in Ruby (Watir) project. Description and mechanism of Watir toolkit; Role of Watir project in test automation of Web applications; Interaction of Watir applications with a Web page.

The article discusses the challenges faced by project managers of mobile application projects. It mentions that while some concepts of software development for computers may be true for mobile projects, there are some unique challenges that need to be considered such as device support, device procurement and storage, and store submission. It also introduces the second part of the article which deals with the human factors involved in mobile projects.

The article discusses the need to change computer software development processes that have outlived their usefulness. According to the author, changes in technology have resulted in changes to the way software packages are developed. He states that software developers should start considering replacing processes if using them results in quality problems and over-budgets. He adds that developers should not expect technologies that work in the past to be compatible with the mobile-dominated era.

The article presents the need for a vision of a software product as a starting point for a software project and illustrates how ambiguity can kill software projects. It points out to the need of teams to visualize their product and basic goals before starting a project where they can experience less wasted work, increased productivity, early identification of problems and more meaningful work. Since there may not be enough time and budget on software projects to figure out by trial and error what the products are, setting a destination is recommended.

Provides information on fixing an unrepeatable bug, a computer problem that causes application errors. Approach used by a computer programmer to fix the problem; Recommendations whenever a high-impact unrepeatable bug is detected; Comments by Web server tuning analyst Justin Domshy on testing techniques.

The article provides information from an interview with software industry expert Paul Poutanen. According to him the short message service (SMS) is present in the mobile industry and is the only application that is present in any device. He describes the process of getting an SMS to the end handset as dynamic. He also mentions factors affecting SMS testing.

The article focuses on making changes in software development teams. The author says that team managers should monitor the level of group cohesion and help the team implement just enough positive change to keep it engaged in being productive. According to the book "Crystal Clear Applied: The Seven Properties of Running an Agile Project," by Alistair Cockburn, the people, the technology and the assignment vary over the course of project and software teams should try a different methodology on each project.

The article stresses the importance of computer software testing. The author notes that the focus of some programming teams on the process, practice or tool neglects the quality of the software. He recalls an experience performing an exploratory testing for a software being developed, in which his testing showed several errors and poor quality. He then concludes that software testing should not only use ideals and should consider the actual results.