Test Run

A few customers with very large accounts began experiencing performance problems with Test Run soon after it was officially released. These performance issues were restricted to only a few accounts, however they posed a risk to all customers when and if Test Run ever came under severe load. Therefore we sought to address these problems proactively by taking the following steps.

First we have optimized the database to make certain searches and queries faster and more efficient. We also deployed support for memcached throughout the application to eliminate unnecessary database queries.

Right now these enhancements have only been made available to users of Test Run Online, but they will soon be made available to users of the downloadable version of Test Run as well.

In a continuing effort to make Test Run more secure for its users, Test Run Online has been upgraded to use SSL from a trusted and well established certificate authority. Now when you use Test Run your account information will be encrypted and secured.

After two years of development, Test Run 1.0 is finally here. Thank you to all the beta testers who have helped make this release and product possible. I honestly could not have done it without your ideas, patience, support and dedication. Thank you.

Most questions can be answered quickly by reading Test Run's list of Frequently Asked Questions. However, over the next couple of days and weeks we will be updating the blog to tell you more and more about Test Run and its capabilities. In the meantime, please keep reading to receive a brief overview of the some of the immediate changes you will notice when you login to Test Run 1.0 for the first time.

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It has been a long time since I have posted to this blog, but it is not because this project and product have been abandoned. Quite the contrary. I simply have been in a habit of posting only to announce releases, a habit I hope to break.

But not tonight.

Tonight I am happy to announce that the long awaited release of Test Run 1.0 is almost here. It is hard to believe that this release has been in development for almost two years. And that in the course of those two years Test Run has been downloaded almost 2500 times. Plus, the online version has had almost 700 sign ups, and over 16,000 test cases have been executed.

This release is the culmination of a tremendous amount of input from users provided over those two years. Without this feedback, Test Run would never have evolved to be so useful to so many companies. In addition, this release is the result of a wonderful collaboration with an incredible partner and design firm, Mule Design. Simply put, they are really good at what they do. And I believe it shows in the final product.

Long story short, in the coming days, users of Test Run will experience a number of changes. Most notably Test Run will be given a completely new design and interaction model to make test case management even simpler and easier.

Sadly for some users, this release will mark the end of the free beta period for Test Run. When Test Run 1.0 is released all existing users will be asked to purchase a subscription to Test Run Online, or a license for the downloadable version of Test Run which can be renewed annually.

There is so much to explain, and still many things to do. But I promise, to answer everyone's questions soon. So before I sign off for the evening to head to bed, I will leave you with one last treat, a sneak peak of the new Test Run web site.

Stay tuned. We are almost there...