Welcome to ASK HB!Ask HB is a new column that features actual tech questions submitted from programmers just like you.Ask me your questionLearning a new technology while juggling work and life is difficult. Hacker Bits subscriber, John, agrees. John used …
In response to “The Oracle Problem and the Teaching of Software Testing”
In The Oracle Problem and the Teaching of Software Testing post, Cem Kaner wrestles with teaching how a tester could determine oracles for an exam question about automated testing. Unfortunately, the window for posting replies on the post has expired. …
PyData Seattle 2015 – Simulation, PySpark and Deep Learning Tutorials
One month ago, I got an email from a colleague: The subject of his email was a single word: PyData The email had a single EventBrite.com URL. Intrigued, I clicked… and that’s when my adventure into PyData began. In this post, …
What is a-GPS?
Assisted GPS is used by most mobile phone devices. It can help improve GPS in poor signal conditions. But what is it? How does it work? What is a-GPS? The acronym stands for assisted global positioning system. How does it …
Intro to Software Testing: What is the purpose of testing?
Is the purpose of testing to enforce quality, to find bugs or to automate as many test cases as possible? If the answer is yes to all three, how can all these be considered testing? Can software testers be the …
Quicktime to AVI converter for free
Need to convert your Quicktime mov file to the AVI format? There’s a free and fast way to do it. All you need is a ffmpeg and the parameters and you’re all set to go! Step 1 Make a directory …
Remap keys, map caps lock to control button
The caps locks key is one of the least commonly used keys on my keyboard… Until I mapped it to a control key! A lot of the registry hacks available online for remapping the caps lock and control button involve …