Post on 30-Mar-2015
Database Testing - Minimizing"If it can break, it will."
Mladen PrajdićSQL Server MVP
@MladenPrajdic mladenp@gmail.com
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp
Welcome to Slovenia.
Population: Awesome!
About me1999...
How many are doing database testing?
How many are doing any kind of testing?
Quick poll
Agenda
• Why test• Non technical obstacles• What do we need• Types of testing• Examples
Why test?
Confidence in code
Why test?
Always valid documentation
Why test?
Sleeping well at night
Agenda
• Why test• Non technical obstacles• What do we need• Types of testing• Examples
Non technical obstacles
Peers
Non technical obstacles
Management
Non technical obstacles
You. Discipline!
Agenda
• Why test• Non technical obstacles• What do we need• Types of testing• Examples
What do we need
Test lab
What do we need
Testing tool
What do we need
Source control
What do we need
Schema comparison tool
What do we need
(Semi)Continuous integration
Agenda
• Why test• Non technical obstacles• What do we need• Types of testing• Examples
Types of testing
White box Black box
Types of testing
Unit testing
Types of testing
Integration & acceptance testing
Types of testing
Error testing
Types of testing
Stress testing
Types of testing
Other...
Agenda
• Why test• Non technical obstacles• What do we need• Types of testing• Examples
Examples
Testing database interface
Testing schema
Testing tables, views, UDFs
Testing stored procedures
The most important slide of the presentation!
Test RESTORING database BACKUPS!
Quick summary
• Start working around obstacles• Think about what you need to test• Get tooled up• Do it!• Sleep better and spend more time doing other
things you like
• So....
Quick summary... please test. Because...
?@MladenPrajdic mladenp@gmail.com
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp
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