We're in a tough spot these days. When a tester leaves the company, it can be hard to justify hiring another tester by looking at a balance sheet. The departure of even one tester, who supported a couple of teams, can impact the rest of the unit as quality declines and integration points deteriorate. A software development manager, faced with forces beyond their control, is in a tough spot. They're relying on fewer testers to do the work of maintaining a system that continues to change. In an...| Elizabeth Zagroba: Organizational Anarchist
Origin story I found the website No Vehicles in the Park through Mastodon. It asks you a series of questions describing a situation that you have to judge. For example: "Matthew pilots a commercial airliner over the park. Does this violate the rule?" It's a silly, fun time for dorks who like those kinds of things. What it looks like when you land on the website Testers are exactly those types of dorks. We love reading about Matthew flying a plane over the park and want to ask: what's the airs...| Elizabeth Zagroba: Organizational Anarchist
What is exploratory testing? There is always more that can be tested than you have time for. A tester’s mission is to best choose where and how to spend their time. wandering - purpose = lost wandering + purpose = exploring exploring + judgment = exploratory testing Exploratory testing allows the tester to balance risk (the consequences of a failure) and coverage (observing all possible behaviors). It brings test design and execution together: you use the information you’ve gathered so fa...| Elizabeth Zagroba: Organizational Anarchist