posted 11-05-2001 06:40 AM         

I have been told that Java is seen to be a safer language that c/c++, therefore how important are these tools in reference to Java?

Which tools you are using?
What do you see going on in your company ref Java, or others in the industry.?

The list of tools I am looking at are:
QA Systems, Parasoft, M Squared Technologies, Codework, Sitraka, Compuware, Rational, Mercury Interactive, Segue.

Can anyone point me to any feedback of which are the best for Java and why?

posted 11-06-2001 10:33 AM         

Contact Compuware directly for more detailed help, on site evaluations and consultations at www.compuware.com/products/qacenter or at 800.521.9353. Best regards.

posted 11-06-2001 12:46 PM         

I love it when sales reps and corporate employees of Compuware find these boards.

It's great. Hey emeralds, consider the source. We've all used different tool sets and we've all had differeing results with those tools. Is there one tool that's better than the others? Nope.

Is there ever going to be? Nope. Each tool has specific traits that are more beneficial to differing testing needs.

I used Compuware's tools for close to 4 years (I'm also an ex-employee), I'm currently working with Mercury Interactive and performed trials with Segue and Rational as well.

Each of the products had strong points. Each has weak points as well.

As far as Java, I think they're all weak because none of the tools listed above work on a Mac. That's the main reason my company writes in Java (cross platform support).

I like Compuware's approach of just dropping in their QARun or TestPartner and they will hook into the app without having to add any additional support.

But they lag way behind the market when adding in new support issues for current and future releases of JVM's. I think this is because they have to change their whole testing product in order to add the new support.

Whereas Mercury's WinRunner uses an add-in for Java that hooks in only when you tell it to. They are able to update this add-in faster than Compuware can update their whole application. Again, this doesn't make one better than the other.

My best suggestion would be to perfrom a trial of each automation software you can get a hold of... pressure Mercury - they will do trials.

Good luck with your task.

posted 11-06-2001 01:03 PM         

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Originally posted by emeralds:

The list of tools I am looking at are:
QA Systems, Parasoft, M Squared Technologies, Codework, Sitraka, Compuware, Rational, Mercury Interactive, Segue.

Can anyone point me to any feedback of which are the best for Java and why?

Kind Regards

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Keep in mind as well that many of the tools you're listing here are designed for very different types of testing or validation. From what I can see, the first set you've listed are used for unit testing, and the second are larger-scale functional testing of an application through the user interface.

It has been stated before, but mostly because it is the only way to get the tool that will work the best for you - the benefit of any tool is how well it works in your environment. Once you've chosen a 'tool of choice' in one area, look at integration with the other tools you might be using - Sitraka and Mercury are partners with very tight integration, for example, and I'm sure there are similar partnerships among other vendors.

Once you've narrowed things down, or if you seem to be having issues, post questions here or in the forums specific to the tool, and maybe we can provide more help.

posted 01-03-2003 04:04 PM         

Closed!