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Q1

Q1 is a tool for developing GUI and HTML automated tests. It was specifically designed to provide greater control than other similar tools while maintaining low-cost to make it affordable to small companies and individual developers. Q1's goal is to make automated testing accessible to every application developer and to give back Quality its rightful place as the first priority of every software program (hence its name: Q1 = quality first). Here are some of its features: Smooth learning curve: Q1 does not invent its own scripting language like other tools. Instead it makes use of Windows Scripting technologies and lets you use whatever language you're comfortable with. Reusability: Instead of introducing a small set of proprietary functions which deal with files, databases and so on, Q1 lets you take advantage of rich, tested and well documented technologies like ADO, MS Accessibility, MSXML, Shell and FileSystem objects and others. Developer's perspective: Writing automated test scripts has been recognized by the testing community as being ultimately a programming task. Q1 is designed to be used by programmers who write their own tests, eliminating the need for additional staff and allowing an XP (extreme-programming) approach to the development cycle. Control: It can test standard Windows controls and derivatives (found in MFC and ATL applications, Visual Basic, VCL controls as used by Borland C++ Builder and Delphi), it can manipulate IDispatch interfaces exposed to the script, such as those of ActiveX controls, it can test HTML pages rendered in MSHTML controls (for example Internet Explorer or HTML Help). And it provides support for MS Accessibility which allows control over any accessibility enabled application, including Netscape and MS Office. Pricing: Not only a much lower cost than other automation tools, but also an unmatched multiple volume licensing option.

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LTProf

LTProf is a small but powerful CPU profiling tool for VC++, CBuilder, Delphi and VB applications. Although small, it has a combination of features difficult to find in even the most expensive tools available today: Line level resolution One of the best features of LTProf. Most profilers have a function-level resolution, that is, they can display a list of functions and the time spent in each one. LTProf goes further and displays graphically, on the source file, time spent by each line of code, relative to the function it belongs to. Thus if you have a long algorithm you can see which parts of it are the most time consuming. No instrumentation, no rebuild, no time wasted Unlike most profilers on the market LTProf does not require a rebuild or an instrumentation step. The normal build of your application can be profiled at any stage in its development, without any other adjustments. Profiled program runs at its normal speed Instrumented programs have additional code inserted in every function to measure the time spent, which greatly reduces the program's speed because some of the instrumented functions are called very often. It is not uncommon that slow programs become completely unusable after instrumentation. LTProf does not change your application in any way, which means it can run at its normal speed, making your life a lot easier. The amount of processor time consumed by LTProf itself can be adjusted by setting the sampling resolution. Profile VC++, CBuilder, Delphi and Visual Basic code as well as any application that stores debug information in PDB/TDS files. LTProf is not language-oriented and it can analyze any program as long as it contains debug information in PDB/TDS files. It can do so even in cross-language applications, for example an EXE written in C++ that uses VB components. Price Compare the price of other similar applications with LTProf which retails at only $49.95

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