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
- 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
- 18. Tools serve us
- 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
- 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.