Agile testing myths v5 final-

Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin Copyright 2012

Co-‐authors of Agile Tes<ng: A Prac<cal Guide for Testers and Agile Teams, Addison-‐Wesley 2009

Agile Tes<ng Days 2012 Potsdam, Germany

MYTHS …. Werewolves exist, don’t they?

MYTHS …. Werewolves exist, don’t they?

hPp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rubens_Medusa.jpeg

Medusa: The sight of her turned onlookers to stone

Truth?

Testers aren’t

needed or

Testing is dead

hPp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bPmVhyHBRAM

It’s ALIVE!!!

all about ……

CONTEXT

Truth ?

ATDD / SBE tests

ONLY

confirm behavior

A related story …

Tes9ng

is ONLY for

so<ware

Truth or

reality?

Testers MUST write code

hPp://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue18.html

Mul<-‐ discipline skills Expert / Discipline skills

•  system architecture ◦ high level (context) ◦  component level

13 Thx to Lynn McKee for the term technical awareness

Tes<ng awareness for programmers

Myth or Truth?

Agile teams are dazzled by tools

Tools enable wider, deeper explora<on

Tests / Examples

Test Method / Fixture

Developer Code

passes to

calls

Tools can

promote

collabora/on returns result Te

st Framew

ork

Tools serve us

Myth: Agile = speed

Reality: New teams go slower

Reality: Teams need <me to learn

Reality: Focus on quality means speed down the road

Contact Informa<on

[email protected] www.janetgregory.ca

twiPer: @janetgregoryca

[email protected] www.lisacrispin.com twiPer: @lisacrispin

www.agiletester.ca


•  Explore It Elisabeth Hendrickson’s new book -‐ coming •  It’s alive video: hPp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPmVhyHBRAM

•  Lee Copeland, “Reports of the Death of Tes9ng Have Been Greatly Exaggerated”, BePer Sojware, Nov-‐Dec 2012 issue

•  Job survey: hPp://testobsessed.com/?s=survey&submit.x=0&submit.y=0


Instead of saying NO,

or being the gatekeeper

Be the informa<on provider so business can make the decisions

Ques/ons…

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