Anne-Marie Charrett - Startups and Software Testing
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Startups and Software Testing
http://www.testingtimes.ie
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Analysis + Technology = Destiny
Why Startups
• Big Impact
• Passion
• Challenge
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Network, 60%
Getting the Work
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Web, 40%
Types of TestingWork Breakdown
11%
Manual Testing Usability Testing Process Training
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35%
22%
25%
11%
Types of Applications
Web Testing
Applications Tested
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PC Application
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
• No Money
• No Time
• No Documentation
• High Risk
Testing on Speed
• High Risk
• High Flux
• Maverick approach
• On and off site testing
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• Communicate
• Open Minded
Tester Traits
• Open Minded
• Inquisitive
• Technical
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Techniques
• Rapid Software Testing
–Context Driven
–What benefit (value) does this
Testing Techniques
–What benefit (value) does this
provide?
–Light on Documentation
• Analysis-Test-Estimate, Plan & Test, Report &
Test
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Techniques
• No Re-Use, No Repeatability
• Concise and Consistent
• Open Source Tools, In house Tools or
Testing Techniques
• Open Source Tools, In house Tools or
Excel
• Framework, not a process
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• Startups are not interested in Quality
Software Testing & Startups
• Startups are not interested in Quality
• Beta testing is the cheap and dirty
solution
• Software testing is document heavy
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• Essential for startups to succeed
• Inform on benefits of software testing
• Educate on software testing techniques
Are we doing enough?
• Quality from day one
• Grants from Enterprise Ireland
• http://www.mavericktester.com
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Upcoming
• Dublin Software Testing Meetup
– 16th June 2009
– Library Room, 1st Floor, Central Hotel,
Exchequer Street
Upcoming
Exchequer Street
– 7.30pm
• http://softwaretestingclub.com
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Q & A
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