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Selenium Conference India: Intersection of Automation and Exploratory Testing
The document discusses the intersection of exploratory testing and test automation. It explores how exploratory testers can focus on the first test execution to break illusions about the code, while test automation specialists focus on repeating tests exactly. Both roles are valuable: exploratory testing finds thousands of bugs, while automation allows testing without testers and enables exploration. The document also discusses pairing, mob programming, and the value of learning over time through collaborating, pairing, exploring tests, and learning to program for testing purposes.
Selenium Conference India: Intersection of Automation and Exploratory Testing
- 1. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Intersection of Automationand Exploratory Testing by Maaret Pyhäjärvi
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- 3. @maaretp http://maaretp.com (Exploratory) Tester Product ismy external imagination
- 4. @maaretp http://maaretp.com http://visible-quality.blogspot.fi/2017/03/from-appreciation-of-shallow-testing.html She's like"I want to exploratory test your ApprovalTests" and I'm like "Yeah, go for it", cause it's all written test first and its code I'm very proud of. And she destroyed it in like an hour and a half.
- 5. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Testers don’tbreak the code, they break your illusions about the code Adapted from James Bach
- 6. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Learning inLayers A Demonstration of Exploratory Testing
- 7. @maaretp http://maaretp.com What DidYou Just Demo? A Demonstration of Test Automation?
- 8. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Exploratory UnitTesting of Legacy Code
- 9. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Combining Myideas of the world, Specification and Code Coverage while Testing
- 10. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Shallow vs.Deep Testing Difference in the Learning
- 11. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Disposable test automation Testautomation as documentation
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- 13. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Test Automation Exploratory Testing TestAutomation Specialist
- 14. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Exploratory Tester Test Automation Specialist Focuson the 1st (always different) test execution because repeating narrows scope! Focus on the repeating text execution to capture it. Repeating exactly is valuable!
- 15. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Where Timeused is Most Valuable?
- 16. @maaretp http://maaretp.com HowValuable AmI for My Organizations?
- 17. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Leaving ajob after 4 years Story 1 / 2
- 18. @maaretp http://maaretp.com "All thebrilliant people working on the same thing, at the same time, in the same space, on the same computer." -- Woody Zuill Mob Programming
- 19. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Short-term Long-term AVAILABILITYTIMELINE Productive GenerativeRESULTS Thousandsof bugs found and fixed Developers can test while I hold the space Daily releases even without test automation Becoming a programmer through mob programming
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- 21. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Re-joining ajob after 10 years Story 2 / 2
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- 23. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Existing automation allowsfor exploration reach
- 24. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Creating automation forcesexploration of details
- 25. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Failing automationis invitation to explore
- 26. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Short-term Long-term AVAILABILITYTIMELINE Productive GenerativeRESULTS Innovativepractices for shorter release cycles Pairing while hesitant Reading C++ unit tests Test Automation Architecture through Refactoring Teaching through pairing on fixes My scripts keep finding problems for others Testing done, illusions broken Test automation scripts added
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- 39. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Short-term Long-term AVAILABILITYTIMELINE Productive GenerativeRESULTS Breakillusions in a timely fashion Capture notes in test automation Test automation people can use when we’re gone Improve skills of everyone Improve your skills Learn to pair & mob
- 40. @maaretp http://maaretp.com Maaret Pyhäjärvi Email:maaret@iki.fi Twitter: @maaretp Web: maaretp.com Blog: visible-quality.blogspot.fi (please connect with me through Twitter or LinkedIn)