EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference 2013 presentation on Alternative Paths for Self-Education in Software Testing by Markus Gartner . See more at: http://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/past-presentations/
ICT role in 21st century education and its challenges
Markus Gartner - Alternative Paths for Self-Education in Software Testing - EuroSTAR 2010
1. Alternative Paths for Self-Education In Software Testing
Markus Gärtner -http://blog.shino.de -Twitter: @mgaertnehttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_-_Grad_Hat_-_Jordan.png
2. Education in Software Testing
My story
University studies until October 2005
1st position as a software tester April 2006
1st training course in software testing: October 2007
Appointed a software testing group lead position in September 2007!
3. Who is responsible for your education?
Your employer?
Your superior?
Your teacher back in school?
Maybe your husband/wife?
Your kids?
6. Feedback
Start a personal blog or private journal
Write an article
Contribute to mailing lists
Involve yourself in social media
Twitter
LinkedIn
Software Testing Club
Weekend Testing
7. Learn to program
Scripting languages: Ruby, Python, Groovy
Design Patterns
Technology: TDD, Mocking
Pairing
http://stevelucasmetz.blogspot.com/2008/01/rambo-baby.html
11. Black-box Software Testing
Developed by Cem Kaner and James Bach
Online courses by AST
Videos online available:
http://www.testingeducation.org/BBST/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Peering_Inside_the_Black_Box.jpg
13. Buccaneer-scholar
Book by James Bach
Learning heuristics
SACKED SCOWS
Long Leash Heuristic
Obsess and Forget Heuristic
Procrastinate and Push Heuristic
… are just some of the underlying principles
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15. Testing Dojos
Similar to Coding Dojos
Collaboration
Save Environment
Deliberate Practice
Content:
Single Testing vs. Paired Testing
Test this, Evaluate Tools, Learn new approaches
http://www.matrix-architekt.de/bilder/desktop/dojo.jpg
16. Weekend Testing
Testing on the weekend online
Typical session:
1 hour Practical testing
1 hour Discussion
Content:
Test this
Evaluate tools
Learn new approaches
Watch out for traps!
17. Miagi-Do School of Software Testing
Founded by Matt Heusser
Non-commercial, zero-profit
Improve testing skill
Through practice
Belt system
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2074/2200982710_8cf8e0d422.jpg
18. Summary
Education is your repsonsibility
Different styles
Feedback
Hypothesis
Synthesis
You may have preferences for one or the other, but you should apply as much as possible