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Testing Inspiration When You Least Expect It

(A Story in Three Parts)
Friday, April 16, 2010

Kids In Armor


I’m a Certified
Tester


New lacrosse
players learn
the basics first


Name: New testers
City:
Prov.:
need to learn
Postal Code: the basics first
OK Cancel too


We know the skills for lacrosse


And for testing

http://www.quardev.com/blog/a_case_against_test_cases


Junior Intermediate Senior Lead

Test Case Execution I R R R

Test Case Creation I R R R

A gross
Test Case Analysis I R R R

Scenario Execution I R R

Scenario Creation I R R oversimplification
Scenario Analysis I R R

Session Debrief I R

Session Execution I R

Session Creation I R


Planning a
lacrosse
practice...


...is like
planning a
session


Stakeholders

http://www.ontariolacrossefestival.com/


Tool Customization


Broken Appliances
Text

http://tim.cexx.org/images/washer/old_spider.jpg

Fancy does not equal better

Credibility counts

Upon analysis, most things are
pretty simple

Use the appropriate tools

Instructions are there for a reason

Know how to use your tools

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamie_hladky/576433607/sizes/l/


Consult your oracles

Oracles can be wrong

Screenshots are great

An oracle might not actually be an
oracle

Rabbit holes are fun, but have an exit
strategy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/locket479/1554050932/sizes/l/


Building A Shed


Configurability does not always mean
awesomeness


Automation is not always best tactic

Different activities require different tools

Certain activities can be run in parallel


Some things take exactly as long as
they take and not a second sooner

Experiment on the most efficient way to
do something early in the process

Look at completed activities from multiple
angles


Testers Notice Things

http://www.flickr.com/photos/unsureshot/70604517/sizes/l/

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