Presentation on Alternative paths for self-education in Software Testing.

1. Alternative PathsforSelf-Education In Software Testing Markus Gärtner - http://blog.shino.de - Twitter: @mgaertne http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_-_Grad_Hat_-_Jordan.png

2. Education in Software Testing My story University studiesuntilOctober 2005 1st position as a softwaretester April 2006 1st trainingcourse in softwaretesting: October 2007 Appointed a softwaretestinggroupleadposition in September 2007!

3. Whoisresponsibleforyoureducation? Youremployer? Yoursuperior? Yourteacher back in school? Maybeyourhusband/wife? Yourkids?

4. Whoisresponsibleforyoureducation? No!

5. YOU! http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uncle_Sam_(pointing_finger).jpg

6. Feedback Start a personal blogor private journal Write an article Contribute to mailinglists Involveyourself in social media Twitter LinkedIn Software Testing Club Weekend Testing

7. Learn to program Scriptinglanguages: Ruby, Python, Groovy Design Patterns Technology: TDD, Mocking Pairing http://stevelucasmetz.blogspot.com/2008/01/rambo-baby.html

8. Hypothesis vs. Synthesis Hypothesis Books Rapid Software Testing Black-box software testing Buccaneer-scholar Synthesis Black-box software testing Testing Dojos & Challenges Weekend Testing Miagi-Do school http://wordandimage.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/brain.gif

9. Books http://blog.lib.umn.edu/isss/isss/2009/02/

10. Rapid Software Testing Developedby James Bach and Michael Bolton Taughtas a course, but slidesavailable online: http://www.satisfice.com/rst.pdf Contents include: Whatistesting? The Heuristic Test Strategy Model Heuristics, Oracles andthetester‘smind … andmuchmore http://s0.geograph.org.uk/photos/06/47/064756_80eeb599.jpg

11. Black-box Software Testing Developedby Cem Kanerand James Bach Online coursesby AST Videos online available: http://www.testingeducation.org/BBST/ http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Peering_Inside_the_Black_Box.jpg

12. Black-box Software Testing Bug advocacy Testingtechniques Domain testing Scenario testing Functiontesting Risk-basedtesting Combinationtesting Specification-basedtesting http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Peering_Inside_the_Black_Box.jpg

13. Buccaneer-scholar Bookby James Bach Learning heuristics SACKED SCOWS Long Leash Heuristic Obsessand Forget Heuristic Procrastinateand Push Heuristic … are just some of theunderlyingprinciples http://running-wild.net/pics/content/gallery/tattoos/04.jpg

14. TestingChallenges Testingchallenges Practicalexercise of testingskills Haveinternet will test:http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/322 http://www.defibolivie2010.org/challenge_Sajama.jpg

15. TestingDojos Similar to CodingDojos Collaboration Save Environment Deliberate Practice Content: Single Testing vs. PairedTesting Test this, Evaluate Tools, Learnnewapproaches http://www.matrix-architekt.de/bilder/desktop/dojo.jpg

16. Weekend Testing Testing on theweekend online Typicalsession: 1 hourPracticaltesting 1 hourDiscussion Content: Test this Evaluatetools Learnnewapproaches Watch out for traps!

17. Miagi-Do School of Software Testing Foundedby Matt Heusser Non-commercial, zero-profit Improvetestingskill Through practice Belt system http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2074/2200982710_8cf8e0d422.jpg

18. Summary Educationisyourrepsonsibility Different styles Feedback Hypothesis Synthesis Youmayhavepreferencesforoneortheother, butyoushouldapply as much as possible