This was originally posted as a LinkedIn Post and got some good traction and input from the testing community. I am converting this to a blog post now: Not Everyone can Test ✅ Rahul Parwal Why? Check below 👇 1. Not everyone likes to ask questions.2. Not everyone likes to be in a socially difficult …
Originally, posted as a Twitter thread, thought to post it as a blog as this would be a good reference for the future too I have watched each of these many times in the past years. Here you go! (1/10) Heuristics and why testers should care about them by @jamesmarcusbach This was a webinar – #TTTribeCast by @the_test_tribe (2/10) The …
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What is Testing? Testing is the process of evaluating a product by learning about it through experiencing, exploring, and experimenting, which includes to some degree: questioning, study, modeling, observation, inference, etc. James Bach What do I mean by Essential Skills? In general, most tech & people skills adds value to the work that we do as …
I have seen testers being worried about how other stakeholders might blame them if any bug is found in the production. Here is my take on this: Testing is sampling. Samples are taken based on the judgment, understanding, and experience (with the product) of the tester. Any sample cannot be fully exhaustive (covering all the …
Assured Responsibility & Other Illusions about Testing Read More »
Me: Detailed testing procedures (“scripts” or “cases”) work well for automation scripting but could be an overkill for human “testers”. Friend: But, what if the test cases are NOT too detailed? Would other testers be able to understand them? Me: The answer is “Yes”, provided they have a basic acquaintance of the software intent and …
“Requirements are NOT Clear”. Yes, we need better-drafted requirements! But, at the same time, we need to stop expecting stakeholders to write down all tacit knowledge (understanding) as an explicit requirement. Requirements & Desirements are both important 🙂 “We don’t have enough time for Testing” Yes, we need to stop taking time away from testing. …
This question came from an interesting discussion that I had done in the Automation Advocates Virtual Coffee Meetup # 1. The topic for the meetup was a good tester developer relationship. We all shared our views on the importance of a good tester developer relationship and the tips, traps, and possibilities on this topic. There …
As a Tester, What can I showcase except Bugs, Tests, and Bug Reports? Read More »
1. Poor Testability2. Expectations that testers have to pinpoint every issue.3. Lack of time in testing because development took more time.4. Dev Teams not writing Unit Tests5. Lack of Test Infrastructure (Limited Test Devices, Systems).6. Not insisting on due diligence from managers.7. Not considering the time that will be lost due to task switching.8. Unavailability …
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A similar question was asked in The Test Chat Community, one month back. Here is my take on it: API automation pays nothing when one needs UI automation. UI automation pays nothing when one needs API automation. UI apps are of multiple types: Web, Desktop, Mobile, PWA, Tv, Tablets API(s) are also of multiple types: …