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testing meant verifying and validating requirements

testing was equal to automation

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challenge your confirmation biases

things are not always what they seem to be

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checking is what only machines can do

testing is what only humans can do

@peterkedemo @mariakedemoref. James Bach and Michael Bolton

Why is it important to talk about software testing?

we can’t automate what we don’t know and what we can’t predict

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misconceptions about testing limits our ability to explore and discover

the unknown unknowns

automation

understand strengths and

limitations

value related to cost?

what?why?how?

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automation supportstesting

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testabilityis

the degree of how easy it is test

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testability includes visibility and observability

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testability includes controllability

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look for user stories that boosts testability

testing is an activityand a performance

it requires skills and knowlegde

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PERCEPTION

Verifying and valiating the requirements

Automating checks

Checking that the productworks- by clicking around the UI

REALITY

Exploring the product rapidly to learn abouthow it might behave

Challenging ideas, models and assumptions

Gathering valuable information

Communicating information well

Evaluating and exploring risks

Making trade offs between finding new information or investigating an existingproblem

Increasing testability

Applying different testing techniques

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quality is a team responsibility

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What can YOU do to improve testability?

What can YOU do to increase your testing skills?

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