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The bread and butter of QA.

  • Welcome back to QA Basics in game development! Bug writing basics are done! You know all you need to know! Bug Writing Isn’t That Simple I covered what I believe are the crucial components and key rules for writing bugs but there’s always challenging bugs out there that will test that structure. More often than Read more

  • Welcome back to QA Basics in game development! It’s time for the penultimate post in Bug Writing! Today we’re tackling the last few bits in one go. They’re key parts of a bug but there’s not a huge amount to go over, so I’ll just outline what they are and give some points on how Read more

  • “Every choice leads to a different result. That’s the way the world works.” – Makise Kurisu Just like Kurisu says in Steins;Gate, the steps you take matter — especially when you’re trying to reproduce a bug. Welcome back to QA Basics in game development! In today’s post, we’re tackling Reproduction Steps! Sorry PlayStation, and all Read more

  • “We’re literary” – Buffy Summers“To read makes our speaking English good.” – Xander Harris Welcome back to QA Basics in game development! In previous entries, we discussed three key attributes of a bug that help streamline assignments when time is limited. Today, we’re diving into the first substantial component: The Description The Description should, at Read more

  • “What we’ve seen, heard, felt… anger, joy, and sorrow… these are the things I will pass on. That is what I live for.” – Solid Snake Welcome back to QA Basics in game development! This week we’re looking at Impact and Severity and this one could get controversial! I’ve seen these approached in different ways Read more

  • “I don’t care if it is an orgy of death! There’s still such a thing as a napkin.” – Willow Rosenberg Development can get busy, messy, and practically chaotic in the blink of an eye. Processes can go wrong, people get stressed, and what does QA do? We stir things up and hand the team Read more