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Explore the Unknown
Remigiusz Dudek
Test Warez 2014
29 September 2014
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§ Unit testing § AAT§ Exploratory tests§ Non-functional tests
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Four Pillars of Agile Testing
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Exploratory tests - Induction
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§ Concept/Model
§ Code maintainability
§ Business border/corner cases
Purpose
§ You get the architectural knowledge of SUT
Side effect
§ Get lost in the meanders of the project
Pitfalls
Exploratory tests
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§ Explore … what … [module, feature, circumstances]
§ With … tools … [certain testing techniques]
§ To discover … information
Define charters
Preparation
§ What are you affraid of?
§ What terrifies you?
§ What are your hidden fears?
Headlines game
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§ Define trusted boundaries
§ Create models
Learn about eco-system
Recognizing exteriors
§ Start small
§ Involve others
§ Share what you have
§ Model has to be just about right („All models are wrong, some are useful”)
Useful hints
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§ Obviousness
§ Temptation
§ Confirmation bias
§ Confirmation bias origin
On the course
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Every card that has a vowel on one side has an even number on the other side.
Confirmation bias
A B 1 2
7 8 Y Z
1. Only vowels2. Only consonants3. Only even4. Only odd5. Vowels and even6. Vowels and odd7. Consonants and even8. Consonants and odd9. All
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§ Obvious
§ Subtle
§ Hidden
Variable types
Recognizing interiors
§ Counting/Size
§ Relation/Interaction
§ Geographics
§ Depth
§ Time
How to look for hidden variables
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When to stop
§ You ran out of time
§ No charters left
§ The information that you learn won't bring much value
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§ UT / AAT
§ Exploration
§ „-ilities”
Four pillars
Fit exploration in the process
§ Frequency
§ Size
§ Frienship
Hints
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Thank you
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Remigiusz Dudek
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