Weekend testing lends itself well to areas such as localization, language, and mobile app and device testing. Its key advantages include:
More tester interactions and tester clubs: Each tester builds upon their respective experiences and this collaboration enriches the quality of testing.
Demonstration of testing: Questions ranging from How can you complete testing without test cases? and How can you repeat testing? to How will the client accept that we tested? are easily answered, thanks to a transparency policy. Testing remains open for scrutiny by anyone at any time. You can witness testing happening right in front of your eyes.
Tester opinion and better open source software: Weekend testing thrives on the use of open source software for tracking bugs; as a result, clients who are averse to spending need not incur costs for purchasing commercial testing tools.
Scalability and time to market: Midsized software suppliers may be forced to increase the number of team members over...