1. Speaking Their Language:
What Testers Can Learn to Work
Effectively with Programmers
Belgium Testing Days 2012
Lisa Crispin
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2. About me…
Programmer, tester, agile team member
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3. Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers
and Agile Teams; Addison Wesley 2009

4. What programmers say:
We can communicate so much better with a
tester who understands programming
concepts
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5. Wait a minute…
Shouldn’t programmers learn
about testing so they can
work better with testers?
Of course, but
that’s a whole
different session!
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6. What we testers can do
Whole Team Approach
• Programming Concepts
• IDEs
Testing Skills • Database
• Maintaining environments
• Domain knowledge
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7. Programming Concepts
Common
Vocabulary
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8. IDEs
If you use
same tools
as
teammates…
…they can
more easily
help you

9. Database Knowledge
Learn Data
Model
Tools such
as SQL
Developer
Online SQL Make friends
tutorials with your
DBA!
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10. Maintaining Environments
Maintain your own test environments
• Linux/Unix
• Windows
• Mac
• Control "

11. Domain Knowledge
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12. Add Value
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13. What else?
• Form groups of 5 – 6 people
• What else can testers learn to work
more effectively with programmers?
• Appoint a spokesperson & share your
top item with everyone
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14. Share Your Ideas
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15. Some Agile Testing Resources
• lisacrispin.com
• janetgregory.ca
• exampler.com
• agile-testing@yahoogroups.com
• testobsessed.com
• testingreflections.com
• dhemery.com
• gojko.net
• shino.de
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16. Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile
Teams
By Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory
www.agiletester.ca
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17. Experiences of Test Automation
Dorothy Graham and Mark Fewster
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18. Specification by Example
How successful teams deliver the right
software
Gojko Adzic
Case studies from > 50 teams
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Copyright 2008 Janet Gregory, DragonFire

19. All Proceeds to Charity!
Beautiful Testing: Leading Professionals Reveal How
They Improve Software
Edited by Tim Riley, Adam Goucher
Includes chapter by yours truly
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20. What will YOU learn next?