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STOP! You’re automating too
much!
(and other tales from the field)
My name is Shawn and
I’m a software
developer
Why is test automation
a good idea?
Our existences are about
precise communication...and
communication is about
feedback loops
Our existences are about
precise communication...and
communication is about
feedback loops
Why Acceptance Test Automation?
• Implementing changes more efficiently
• Shortened feedback loop
• Higher product quality
• Less rework
• Better work alignment to priority
• Helps make systems easier to modify
Why Acceptance Test Automation?
• Implementing changes more efficiently
• Shortened feedback loop
• Higher product quality
• Less rework
• Better work alignment to priority
• Helps make systems easier to modify
Part of the process…
Can my team benefit?
We can improve design going forward
The goal is writing working
code/providing value
How do I get started?
How do I get started?
1. Test KEY use cases
2. Test defects
3. Test new features
What should I
automate?
What should I automate?
• You are testing the behavior of your system
• What do you need to test to determine if your
system is behaving?
• Regression is a side-effect
Don’t forget your testing triangle
• Deliberately test your system at the physical boundaries
• Know what your system does and how it works
• Collaborate! Collaborate! collaborate!
Where does automation
fit in with our process?
WWTDDD
We define our Acceptance Criteria
AND
Encode them as Acceptance Tests
What solution and
architectural dependencies
am I driving?
• Poorly designed or implemented systems tend to be
hard to test
• Code under test might need to be refactored
• Test suite could be inefficient
Case Study in Pain
• Huge Automated Functional Test Run
• 5500+ Scenarios
• 550+ Hours to Execute
Case Study in Pain
• Huge Automated Functional Test Run
• 5500+ Scenarios
• 550+ Hours to Execute
mated Functional Test Running Infrastruc
1 Team
1.5 Years
$1,000,000
Test code IS code
Testing takes time and
resources and requires a skill-
set you might not have yet.
How will I run my
tests?
How will I run my tests?
What do I do with all of
the data?
What do I do with all of the
data?
• Test automation generates a ton of data…not all
good
• Need a way to store, filter and make visible
Do I always run ALL of
my tests?
DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION
MAINLINE
Merge
Merge
Run subset of all automation
Run entire suite
Run smoke tests
Do I need to keep my
tests forever?
ATDD tells us that you do…
Practically, some tests are
better for development
than for regression
How will I know if I’m
doing a good job?
Understand your goals
What does success mean
in your environment?
That’s all…
Wallace
Work:
shawn.wallace@centricconsulting.
com
Twitter: @ShawnWallace
Blog: blog.shawnewallace.com
http://www.about.me/shawnwallace
Q&A
For more information...
• This Presentation on GitHub
– https://github.com/shawnewallace/testing_too_much_presentation
• cukes.info
• Gojko Adzic
– cuke4ninja.com
– Specification by Example
• https://github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber/wiki
• http://groups.google.com/group/cukes
• http://www.cheezyworld.com
• The Cucumber Book, Matt Wayne, Aslak Hellesøy:
http://pragprog.com/book/hwcuc/the-cucumber-book
• The Rspec Book, David Chelimsky:
http://www.pragprog.com/titles/achbd/the-rspec-book

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Stop! you're testing too much

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. There is a lot here for... devs, qa, ba and project leadership Meant to wet your whistle. “WHAT IS YOUR PAIN?”
  2. I used to be a tester in my first job. I work for Centric Consulting Why does a developer care about our functional test automation suite?
  3. Standard disclaimer, your mileage may vary. These are just my own experiences and conclusions. Your ideas are probably better than mine. Your process, team, backlog, organization make a difference.
  4. Which means feedback is important
  5. Which means feedback is important
  6. BDD is how we encode the failing ACCEPTANCE test
  7. Talk to your customer
  8. remember your testing triangle
  9. When we work for a time, we’ll see if this is practical at scale later on in the talk…
  10. THIS IS WHY I CAME UP WITH THE TITLE FOR THIS TALK
  11. This is our test running environment needed to get the test run down to 12 hours.
  12. It must be often tested and Maintained. It requires similar software development disciplines.
  13. BDD is how we encode the failing ACCEPTANCE test
  14. beware of overconfidence in your test suite