german testing day keynote - testing at ebay - a look at a rather unconventional way of testing

TESTING AT EBAY

MICHAEL PALOTAS EBAY INTERNATIONAL 12. NOVEMBER 2013

Michael Palotas Head of Productivity & Test Engineering Pfingstweidstrasse 60 8005 Zürich Switzerland Email: mpalotas@ebay.com

WHO AM I?

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THE COMPANY

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EBAY INC.

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EBAY FACTS

Founded in 1995

Based in San Jose, California

28000 employees worldwide

>100 million active buyers and sellers worldwide

2500 USD transaction volume every second

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EBAY FACTS

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2 billion page views every day

75 billion database calls every day

>179 million downloads of eBay Inc’s mobile apps

TESTERS RAISE YOUR

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DEVELOPERS RAISE YOUR

HANDS

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AGILE PEOPLE RAISE YOUR

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NOW SHAKE HANDS

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LOOKING BACK

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AGILE?

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Development Test

Waterfall - 6 months

Development Test

Agile - 2 weeks

THE BI(U)G HUNT

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AUTOMATION

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OR IS THIS ACTUALLY THE PRESENT FOR YOU?

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HOW ABOUT PREVENTING BUGS?

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PRODUCTIVITY &

TEST ENGINEERING

Make the team more efficient

& productive

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HORIZONTAL / VERTICAL SUPPORT

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TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3

VERTICAL VERTICAL VERTICAL

HORIZONTAL SUPPORT

HORIZONTAL SUPPORT

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TDD

Automation

Advice

Architecture

Infrastructure

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VERTICAL SUPPORT

Rapid testing / exploratory approach

Focus on fast feedback

Manual testing: Very very very very important

Focus on primary work artifacts

Domain Knowledge

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Do we still need testers?

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A FEW WORDS ON (TEST) MANAGEMENT

A WORD ON MEASUREMENT & METRICS

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THE RACE TO ZERO

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Npr.org

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OPEN SOURCE

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It is free

(it is not really free …)

Faster innovation cycles

Independence

Engagement / opportunities to grow

Hiring advantage

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THE LONG LEASH

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HYGIENE FACTORS

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THE BIG GOAL

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THANK YOU!

REFERENCES

• http://weekendreflection.blogspot.ch/ • http://perfectplate.com/ • http://www.jamshid-ibrahim.net/ • http://simplehomemade.net/ • http://npr.org • http://creatia2013.wordpress.com/ • www.kaushik.net • Sackmesser.ch • http://betterafter50.com • http://estonianfreepress.com/

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