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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
Copyright 2012 Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory.
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
Copyright 2012 Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory.
• 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
Copyright 2012 Lisa Crispin, Janet Gregory.
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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