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Exploratory Testing

Who says ET is good for Medical Devices? The FDA!

In a new guidance document discussing the clinical testing of medical devices, the FDA includes a long section about the value of exploratory testing: The Importance of Exploratory Studies in Pivotal … [Read more...] about Who says ET is good for Medical Devices? The FDA!

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Test Documentation, Testing Culture

Technique: Paired Exploratory Survey

I named a technique the other day. It's another one of those things I've been doing for a while, but only now has come crisply into focus as a distinct heuristic of testing: the Paired Exploratory … [Read more...] about Technique: Paired Exploratory Survey

Filed Under: Agile Methodology, Exploratory Testing, Heuristics, Management, Skills, Test Strategy Tagged With: Heuristics

What Testers Find

While testing at eBay, recently, it occurred to me that we need a deeper account of what testers find. It's not just bugs. Here's my experimental list: Testers find bugs. In other words, we look for … [Read more...] about What Testers Find

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Test Oracles, Test Reporting, Testing Culture

This is What We Do

In the Context-Driven Testing community, the testing craft is a living, growing thing. This dialog, led by my partner in Rapid Testing, Michael Bolton, is a prime example of the life among us. Read … [Read more...] about This is What We Do

Filed Under: Context-Driven Testing, Exploratory Testing, Process Dynamics, Rapid Software Testing Methodology, Skills

Introducing Thread-Based Test Management

Most of the testing world is managed around artifacts: test cases, test documents, bug reports. If you look at any "test management" tool, you'll see that the artifact-based approach permeates it. … [Read more...] about Introducing Thread-Based Test Management

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Management, Rapid Software Testing Methodology, Test Reporting

What Exploratory Practitioners Are Called

An exploratory DOCTOR is known as... a "doctor." An exploratory WELDER is known as... a "welder." An exploratory PILOT is known as... a "pilot." An exploratory WRITER is known as... a "writer." An … [Read more...] about What Exploratory Practitioners Are Called

Filed Under: Ethics, Exploratory Testing, Language

Three New Testing Heuristics

A lot of what I do is give names to testing behaviors and patterns that have been around a long time but that people are not systematically studying or using. I'm not seeking to create a standard … [Read more...] about Three New Testing Heuristics

Filed Under: Bug Investigation and Reporting, Exploratory Testing, Heuristics, Language, Test Strategy

New Version of the ET Dynamics Lists

Michael Bolton, my brother Jon, and I have produced a new version of our Exploratory Testing Dynamics document. We unveiled it last week at STPCON. This document describes the elements of exploratory … [Read more...] about New Version of the ET Dynamics Lists

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Skills

Skaters Redux

An open letter to James Whittaker: You wrote: "I had an amicable hallway conversation with James Bach. His blogger angst at my use of the title 'Exploratory Testing' didn't spill over to a … [Read more...] about Skaters Redux

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Testing Culture

Exploratory Testing Skaters

When Cem Kaner introduced the term "exploratory testing" in the mid-80's, everyone ignored it. When I picked up the term and ran with it, I was mostly ignored. But slowly, it spread through the little … [Read more...] about Exploratory Testing Skaters

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