Judging by the photos we post on ZIMSblog, software development is primarily an activity requiring people to huddle over their laptops. It may not look quite as exciting as feeding the penguins, but if you could look inside the brains of the people in this picture you’d see a great number of happy synaptic sparks.
End-to-end testing is an exciting occurrence for us, because it shows us the ”light at the end of the tunnel.” We certainly have plenty of work to do between now and next March when ZIMS Release 1 is completed, but end-to-end testing marks the very beginning of a new major phase for the ZIMS Project: Deployment. (You will hear more about deployment in the next few weeks. Stop by the ISIS booth at the AZA and EAZA annual conferences for more information on ZIMS deployment!)
End-to-end testing follows the testing done by subject matter experts two weeks ago, who were testing ZIMS functionality and the overall look, feel and ease of navigation.
End-to-end testing is an exciting occurrence for us, because it shows us the ”light at the end of the tunnel.” We certainly have plenty of work to do between now and next March when ZIMS Release 1 is completed, but end-to-end testing marks the very beginning of a new major phase for the ZIMS Project: Deployment. (You will hear more about deployment in the next few weeks. Stop by the ISIS booth at the AZA and EAZA annual conferences for more information on ZIMS deployment!)
End-to-end testing follows the testing done by subject matter experts two weeks ago, who were testing ZIMS functionality and the overall look, feel and ease of navigation.
This week's testing is conducted by members of the ZIMS technical team. They are conducting the first ZIMS end-to-end test, making their way, screen by screen, through the entire application. The goal is to ensure that each screen satisfies every technical requirement stated in the original work plan. Those technical requirements were conceived and set by the global zoological community in meetings held all over the world. The essential job of the ZIMS project is to make sure that ZIMS does what the community has asked it to do.
Pictured Above clockwise: Hassan Syed (standing), Josh Courteau, Nury Sword, Aasim Turk, Doug Verduzco, Gargi Verma, Isaac Koss and Ranita Basu Ray. Not pictured: Craig Yellick, Elisabeth Hunt, Nate Flesness. Click here to see the ZIMS team bios.
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