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May 2006
More Incremental Improvements
May 23, 2006
Over the past week or two we have been working with customers and beta users as we continue to refine Test Run's installation process. Over the past week and a half we have made a number of silent releases to these customers and the public to make sure that Test Run is constantly improving. Many thanks to these dedicated and patient users who download and install Test Run repeatedly to help us with our Beta process.
One of the great outcomes of this process is a detailed Windows XP Installation Guide that we authored to help people through the installation, setup and initialization process of Test Run. The document discusses installation on a Windows platform specifically, but many if not all of the concepts apply to Unix, Linux and Mac OSX systems as well, since Test Run is architected to run on any LAMP stack.
We have also closed to loop on a number of critical bugs that hampered people's ability to add and remove test cases from test plans in some cases. As always, these bug fixes and enhancements can be monitored in Test Run's real time change log.
First impressions
May 15, 2006
In working with a recent customer, I learned just how difficult Test Run could be to install for some people. Geeks like me always run the risk of taking for granted having tons of software installed. So to address many of the problems users have reported having while trying to get Test Run setup, I released an interim release of Test Run called Beta 8.5. This release contains the following key features:
- a number of bug fixes detailed in the real time Test Run change log
- a greatly enhanced setup process, including:
- more detailed in-app instructions on how to resolve failed dependencies
- clearer language around failed dependencies
- an extra step to allow users to confirm their PHP installation’s email settings
- several bug fixes which failed to fully create the administrator’s profile
And that’s Beta 8.5.
Beta 9 development continues. We are working hard on this one, but the changes to the application are substantial and will take time to develop and test.
About Byrne Reese
Byrne Reese is a product manager by day and an engineer by night.
He conceived of Test Run to help project managers like him stay up to date and informed of what his team was working on.