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Announcing AST and Altom’s Partnership

The mission of the Association for Software Testing is to advance the understanding of the science and practice of software testing according to Context-Driven principles.  Our principles around the education of software testers and their certification are shared in...
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Introducing AST Champions and Automatic Life Membership

The mission of the Association for Software Testing is to advance the understanding of the science and practice of software testing according to Context-Driven principles.  While that mission might appear to be heavily focused on software, we think of it more in terms...
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AST Comments on Online Exams

AST was recently asked for an opinion about online examinations for certification bodies, specifically online Bar Exams.  Our conclusion is that to properly serve their technical and social purposes, online examinations must be administered in a fair and unbiased...
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