Approval Testing

Slides from my speech on XP Days Ukraine 2011 conference about Appoval Tests framework and approach.

Transcript

1. APPROVAL
   TESTING
   Alexander Beletsky, Developer
   http://beletsky.net
   @alexbeletsky
   

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2. HOW DO
   WE TEST?
   

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3. AUTOMATE
   THEM
   

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4. TDD, BDD,
   A-TDD
   RULEZZZ!
   

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5. BUT IT
   FAILS
   SOMETIMES
   

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6. UI AND
   LEGACY
   CODE -
   SUCKS
   

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7. UI TESTS
   ARE TOO
   COMPLEX...
   

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8. I'VE MOVED THE BUTTON 5px RIGHT
   

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9. LEGACY
   CODE HAS
   NO TESTS...
   

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10. I'VE CHANGED ONE LINE OF CODE
    

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11. SCREW
    YOU GUYS,
    I'M GOING
    HOME
    

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12. WHAT
    MAKES IT
    DIFFICULT?
    

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13. COMPUTER
    DOES!
    

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14. COMPUTER
    POWER IN -
    COMPUTING
    

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15. HUMAN
    POWER IN -
    RECOGNTION
    

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16. WHY
    SHOULDN'T
    WE
    COMBINE ?
    

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17. APPROVAL
    TESTS -
    SUPERPOWER
    

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18. http://approvaltests.sourceforge.net/
    Llewellyn Falco
    Owner, Spun Laboratories Inc.
    Llewellyn Falco has been a software developer since 1996 and
    an Agile Coach for the past 2 years. Focusing on Java and C#
    he is the creator of the open source testing tool
    ApprovalTests which simplifies the testing of complex GUIs,
    Databases, and objects. When not working with clients,
    Llewellyn continues to develop ApprovalTests and regularity
    speaks at local user groups. Find his blog at llewellynfalco.
    blogspot.com
    

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19. AVAILABLE
    FOR:
    C#
    JAVA
    PHP
    RUBY VB.NET
    

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20. //
    ARRANGE
    // ACT
    // ASSERT
    } // DO
    // VERIFY
    CHANGES IN TESTING APPOACH
    

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21. // DO by computer
    // VERIFY by human
    

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22. DEMO TIME!
    

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23. DISCLAIMER:
    STILL NO SILVER BULLET
    

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24. MATERIALS:
    Videos & Podcasts
    http://approvaltests.sourceforge.net/?
    q=node/7
    Blog
    http://blog.approvaltests.com/
    

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25. THANK YOU!
    http://beletsky.net
    @alexbeletsky
    

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