The software industry is facing a crisis: never before have so many people relied so much on the software we produce. It is no great stretch to say that millions of lines of code execute everyday on our behalf. Software is in everything from our coffee makers to our airplanes and controls the growing and distribution of our food, the generation of power to heat our homes and runs our governments and financial institutions.  And yet bugs in software are so common that they escape not even the newest, most naïve user. Indeed, this industry has a reputation of producing rubbish.
 
Microsoft is seeking to join forces with local testers to review and collaborate on a new generation of software testing tools, codenamed Rosario, aimed squarely at ending this quality problem. As software saturates the technology that shapes our lives, the testing community must rise to the challenge of ensuring that the highest possible quality is reachable.  
 
So to ensure that the product takes a big step in ending the quality problem, the Rosario team would like to invite those of you who test software for a living to get together on the second Monday of each month to discuss how you test your software, discuss best vs. actual practices, interact with some of the testing thought leaders at Microsoft, and evaluate the current designs of Rosario.  We hope that your feedback will serve to shape a product that solves real world problems and reduce the quality gap.

 

While you are free to attend SIG sessions on an ad hoc basis, we would kindly ask you to send us an email (with your name and contact details) when you plan on attending.