Ilari Henrik Aegerter (House of Test), No Such Thing as Manual Testing and Other Confusions, CodeFest 2017

https://2017.codefest.ru/lecture/1144

Software Testing is a young discipline and as with many new things, it is not yet fully understood. Is software testing a technical problem to be solved by engineering solutions? What exactly is the goal of testing? What can you do to become a world-class tester?

A world-class tester understands that we are confronted with a techno-human system and that our goal as testers is to extract and deliver information about the product in a way that help stakeholders to make the right decisions. Having said that, it does not make a lot of sense to distinguish between manual and automated testing as this categorization is not very helpful.

Ilari Henrik Aegerter presents a model of software testing that takes both engineering and social aspects into consideration. A lively discussion during the presentation is very welcome.

Transcript

1. No Such Thing as ”Manual Testing” and Other Confusions
2. Who Am I?
3. llari Henrik Aegerter Илари Хенрик Аегертер Managing Director – House of Test VP of Marketing – Association for Software Testing Beer Brewer @ilarihenrik www.houseoftest.ch
4. Disclaimer: Keep in mind that I am a %§*ç$ Consultant Question everything I say!
5. What Exactly is the Problem?
6. Lack/Distortion of a Systemic-Conceptual Model
7. There Aren’t Many Good Testers Around
8. Anti-Patterns
9. Useful Heuristic: Quick & Easy = Snake Oil
10. Certifications
11. Commoditization & Standards (e.g. ISO 29119)
12. Focus on Secondary Work Products
13. ”Automate Everything"
14. 2+2
15. What is Software Testing?
16. Provide Quality Related Information about a Product Efficiently to Stakeholders
17. Testing is the art of finding out what software can do and where it fails to do what it claims
18. Checking vs. Experimentation
19. TDD is not Testing Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety
20. Manual vs. Automated Testing NO Degree of Interactivity and Tool Support YES
21. Fundamentals
22. Why Software Testing is not Complicated
23. Cynefin Model
25. Understand that analytical approaches will fail in complex environments
26. Useful Personal Properties
27. Ability to Think in Abstract Terms
28. At Least "Interactive Expertise” in Technical Matter
29. Coherent Writer and Note Taker
30. Write a Lot
31. A Champion in Curiosity
32. A Personification of Precision & Accuracy
33. A Healthy Sense of Humour
34. Community
35. Get into a Network of Testers Immediately
36. Join a Professional Association
37. Twitter
38. Conferences & Meetups CAST Let’s Test CopenhagenContext et. al.
39. Testing Blogs
40. Education
41. BBST Classes
42. Rapid Software Testing
43. Epistemological Anarchy
44. 1. Constant Learning & Deep Understanding 2. Via Negativa 3. Combine Engineering and Philosophy 4. Community as a Multiplicator 5. …
45. Thanks! @ilarihenrik www.houseoftest.ch ilari.aegerter@houseoftest.ch Your Questions