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Agile  Tes<ng  Days  2012   Potsdam,  Germany     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  
MYTHS  ….     Werewolves  exist,                                            don’t  they?  
MYTHS  ….     Werewolves  exist,                                            don’t  they?   Medusa:  The  sight  of  her  turned  onlookers  to  stone     hPp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rubens_Medusa.jpeg  
Truth?       Testers    aren’t     needed   or   Testing is dead
It’s ALIVE!!! hPp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bPmVhyHBRAM    
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<-­‐  d Expert  / iscipline  Discipli skills     ne   skills  
•  system  architecture   ◦  high  level  (context)   ◦  component  level   Thx  to  Lynn  McKee  for  the  term  technical  awareness   13  
Tes<ng  awareness  for  programmers  
Myth  or  Truth?         Agile  teams  are   dazzled  by  tools  
Tools  enable  wider,  deeper  explora<on  
Tests  /  Examples     Tools  can   passes   Test  Framework   to   promote   Test  Method  /  Fixture   collabora/on   calls   returns   result   Developer  Code  
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     janet@agiletester.ca   www.janetgregory.ca   twiPer:  @janetgregoryca     lisa@agiletester.ca   www.lisacrispin.com   twiPer:    @lisacrispin     www.agiletester.ca  
  •  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…     Copyright  2012     Lisa  Crispin,  Janet  Gregory.   27  

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Agile testing myths v5 final-

  • 1. Agile  Tes<ng  Days  2012   Potsdam,  Germany     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  
  • 2. MYTHS  ….     Werewolves  exist,                                            don’t  they?  
  • 3. MYTHS  ….     Werewolves  exist,                                            don’t  they?   Medusa:  The  sight  of  her  turned  onlookers  to  stone     hPp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rubens_Medusa.jpeg  
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  • 5. Truth?       Testers    aren’t     needed   or   Testing is dead
  • 7. all  about     ……     CONTEXT  
  • 8. Truth  ?   ATDD  /  SBE  tests   ONLY     confirm  behavior        
  • 9. A  related  story  …       Tes9ng     is  ONLY  for     so<ware  
  • 10. Copyright  2012   Lisa  Crispin,  Janet  Gregory.  
  • 11. Truth     or   reality?     Testers   MUST   write   code   hPp://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue18.html  
  • 12. Mul<-­‐  d Expert  / iscipline  Discipli skills     ne   skills  
  • 13. •  system  architecture   ◦  high  level  (context)   ◦  component  level   Thx  to  Lynn  McKee  for  the  term  technical  awareness   13  
  • 14. Tes<ng  awareness  for  programmers  
  • 15. Myth  or  Truth?         Agile  teams  are   dazzled  by  tools  
  • 16. Tools  enable  wider,  deeper  explora<on  
  • 17. Tests  /  Examples     Tools  can   passes   Test  Framework   to   promote   Test  Method  /  Fixture   collabora/on   calls   returns   result   Developer  Code  
  • 19. Myth:     Agile  =  speed    
  • 20. Reality:    New  teams  go  slower  
  • 21. Reality:     Teams  need   <me  to  learn  
  • 22. Reality:  Focus  on  quality   means  speed  down  the  road  
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  • 25. Contact  Informa<on     janet@agiletester.ca   www.janetgregory.ca   twiPer:  @janetgregoryca     lisa@agiletester.ca   www.lisacrispin.com   twiPer:    @lisacrispin     www.agiletester.ca  
  • 26.   •  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.  
  • 27.   Instead  of  saying  NO,     or  being  the  gatekeeper     Be  the  informa<on  provider  so   business  can  make  the  decisions     Ques/ons…     Copyright  2012     Lisa  Crispin,  Janet  Gregory.   27