Test Automation Tales of Terror (BDDx 2015)

A trio of tales, of true-life troublesome tribulations with testing large, complex projects, and reflections on the lessons learned about how to better integrate test automation into software projects large and small.

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1. Nat Pryce
2. The stories you are about to hear are true. Only the facts have been changed.
6. Are you sitting uncomfortably? Then I'll begin...
9. Kill one and two take its place
11. test results = external quality feedback System Test Automation bugs in production = external quality feedback
13. Design
14. test results = external quality feedback changes = internal quality feedback System Test Automation bugs in production = external quality feedback Refactor & abstract
16. Design
17. test results = external quality feedback changes = internal quality feedback System Test Automation bugs in production = external quality feedback difficulty testing = internal quality feedback Refactor & abstract
19. Kill one and two take its place Design
20. test results = external quality feedback changes = internal quality feedback System Test Automation bugs in production = external quality feedback difficulty testing = internal quality feedback Refactor & abstract Eliminate source of developer error
21. The End?
22. The End? nat@natpryce.com @natpryce github.com/npryce speakerdeck.com/npryce