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TechWell Corporation (formerly Software Quality Engineering, SQE), was founded in 1986 by Bill Hetzel and David Gelperin as a consulting company to help organizations improve their software testing practices and produce higher quality software.
During the late 1980s, Hetzel and Gelperin developed a software testing methodology, the Software Test and Evaluation Process (STEP) and an accompanying training course called Systematic Software Testing.
During the 1990s, more than 10,000 testers from all parts of the world took this course and learned the STEP approach for testing.
Notably, SQE coined the term “Test Then Code” in 1987, many years before approaches like test-driven development (TDD).
SQE launched its first industry conference, Applications of Software Measurement (ASM) in 1991, followed by Software Testing, Analysis and Review (STAR) conference in 1992 and EuroSTAR in 1993.
In 1998, when the STAR conference in the United States had grown to attract more than 1,000 attendees, it was split into STAREAST and STARWEST.
In 1999, the company created a publishing division with the launch of Software Testing and Quality Engineering (STQE) magazine as well as a companion website (STQE.net).
In 2001, StickyMinds.com [1] was launched. The name "StickyMinds" was inspired by the STQE name read: Sticky. In January 2004, the magazine name was changed to Better Software magazine to reflect the broader focus on the entire software lifecycle.
The company launched the Better Software conference in 2004, followed by the Agile Development Practices conference in 2007.
TechWell conferences have been recognized as top conferences [2] in the industry and cover the software lifecycle:
In addition to conferences, SQE Training [9] (a TechWell company) provides software improvement training across the entire software cycle.
SQE Training offers courses in the following topic areas: agile development, configuration management, DevOps, software testing, security, mobile development and testing, project management, software requirements, and development and testing tools.
SQE Training is a registered education provider for the PMI, as well a provider for certifications and continuing education for ScrumAlliance, ICAgile, and ISTQB. [10]
TechWell also provides free communities for software professionals with information on emerging trends, latest ideas, and industry news.
AgileConnection [11] offers how-to advice on agile developmen t principles, technologies and practices. Community members get access to articles, interviews, presentations, and Q&A discussions.
StickyMinds [12] is a resource for software testers, SQA professionals, and anyone interested in improving software quality and features in-depth articles, interviews, and how-to advice on the latest in software testing.
TechWell Hub [13] is a Slack community where software professionals engage in vivid conversations around agile, testing, DevOps, security, and more.
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Dr. David Gelperin chaired the working groups developing the IEEE 829-1989 software testing documentation standard. With Jerry E. Durant he went on to develop the High Impact Inspection Technology that builds upon traditional inspections but utilizes a test driven additive.
Dr. William C. Hetzel is an expert in the field of software testing. He compiled the papers from the 1972 Computer Program Test Methods Symposium, also known as the Chapel Hill Symposium, into the book Program Test Methods. The book, published in 1973, details the problems of software validation and testing.
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Better Software magazine was a quarterly digital magazine published by TechWell Corporation. It covered topics of interest to software testers, developers, project managers, and business analysts. Better Software was originally published in 1996 as Software QA magazine, focusing primarily on software QA and testing. Software QA was renamed Better Software magazine in 2004.
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