1. Chaining the Beast
Testing Wonder Applications in the Real World
Ray Kiddy, DynEd International
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2. • We enjoy the pain.
• We talk about it so we do not have to do more of it.
• We do not talk about it very often.
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Why Talk About Testing?

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Regressions
New
Features
MisConfig WTF?
Appearance
View
Controller
Model
Data

4. • MVC - everyone should know what this is about...
• Data Source - likewise...
• Appearance - Does the application actually look right to human
eyes?
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5. • Catch Regressions - something is true today, should be
tomorrow also.
• Check New Features - if something is new, it might not be
perfect.
• Expect Problems - Murphy’s Law.
• WTF?
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6. • Data import is not always correct.
• Input is not always sensible
• Page responses are too slow
• Not a lot of time to work on it, suckiness.
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WOLeg

7. Methodologies
• With apologies to Frank Zappa
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8. Information is not Knowledge
• Do you trust your data source?
• Tests executing at launch, every time.
• Check data schemas against expected.
• Runs every single launch, except when it does not.
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9. Knowledge is not Truth
• Verify Models
• Manipulate (?) to match reality
• Tests of business logic using model info only!
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10. Truth is not Wisdom
• KVC is your friend
• KVC will kill you
• Abstraction is power but also causes ignorance.
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11. Wisdom is not Beauty
• Info display is good, but what about interactivity?
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12. Beauty is not Love
• Verify the appearance of the application.
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13. Love is not Music
• How to make sure testing gets done.
• Code will grow, get buy-in early.
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14. In-Application Testing
• “Up side” - it is always available
• “Down side” - it is always available
• Drove choices via properties AND “marker” files
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DEMO

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• IAT should always be visible.
• IAT should also be invisible.
• Results checked by engineering/build engine AND qa.

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Selenium for Fun and Profit

18. DEMO
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19. Building Invariant Pages
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• Find visible fault areas in the application
• Find browser-specific problems
• Use the cloud

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DEMO

21. Q&A
Questions? No Questions? Good.
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