I have been a functional exploratory tester. I was motivated to move out of exploratory testing and go into automation. Thankfully, someone pulled me aside and told me - I am more suited to be a functional exploratory tester and I am business savvy. I didn't shy away from code. I worked closely with developers, my testing approach involved reading code (didn't write any) and brought in value to developers and to the business. I grew up as a tester being coached by experts, reading blogs from experts and learning that automation will help exploratory testers do more. In my wait - I found very little effort that has gone in direction. I partnered with developers to be building some products. I failed multiple times but here are my failed attempts 1. Tool for Social Media Driven Testing for Testers 2. Tool for mapping the heuristics and oracles to test ideas 3. A checklist tool for testing mobile apps and scoring on quality for start-ups I would like to share - The thinking behind building these tools and their value - How purely focusing only on automation is taking away the possibility of building tools - How I would love the community to start building tools - How I can help and how they can help me

1. BUILDING TOOLS TO FREE UP
EXPLORATORY TESTERS
PRADEEP SOUNDARARAJAN : FOUNDER CEO : MOOLYA TESTING & PRODUCT OWNER: BUGASURA

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REASON : I AM AN EXPLORATORY TESTER IN APPIUM CONFERENCE
I LOVE INCLUSIVITY OF THIS CONFERENCE

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THE TESTING SPECTRUM
Understanding
Discovering
Setup
Experiment
Run
(Un)Learn
Influence

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Understanding
Discovering
Setup
Experiment
Run
(Un)Learn
Influence
THE TESTING SPECTRUM

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WHEN YOU ARE EXPLORATORY TESTING
Understanding
Discovering
Setup
Experiment
Run
(Un)Learn
Influence

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Understanding
Discovering
Setup
Experiment
Run
(Un)Learn
Influence
WHAT WE AUTOMATE?

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REASONS
REPEATABILITY HUMAN FATIGUE CHECKS
PAIN

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WHOSE PAIN DOES AUTOMATION SOLVE?

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HOW DOES AUTOMATION HELP A TESTER?

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TESTERS NEED HELP, A LOT OF IT

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WHO SHOULD CARE ABOUT TESTER PAIN?

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FOCUS : TESTER PAIN

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REPORT GENERATION INSTRUCTION
WAS A 5 PAGE SCRIPT & TOOK 8 HOURS
PAIN : 2005 AD : MCAFEE

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THIS IS THAT PAIN

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PAIN REMOVED
REPORT GEN TOOL USING PERL

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MULTIPLE IF, ELSE IF, ELSE
TO VALIDATE LABOR LAWS
PAIN : 2009 AD : TESCO

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THIS IS THAT PAIN

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PAIN REMOVED
LAW VALIDATOR USING JAVA

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LACK OF POST PRODUCTION
USER FEEDBACK TO TEST COVERAGE
PAIN : 2012 AD : E-COMMERCE APPS

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PAIN REMOVED
TWITTER DRIVEN EXPLORATORY TESTING TOOL
GNIP + JAVA + VISUALIZER

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PAIN : CONDITION TESTING ON MOBILE
PAIN : 2015 AD : MOOLYA

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PAIN REMOVED BY BUILDING A TDK
LOW RAM & CHANGING ORIENTATION FOR TESTS

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BUG REPORTING IS A DISTRACTION
PAIN : 6 BC TO TODAY AD

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PAIN REMOVED
TEST FLOW RECORDER CAPTURES FLOW, PERF AND LOGS

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INDIE DEVELOPERS: WHAT SHOULD I TEST MY APP FOR?
PAIN : 2008 TO TODAY AD

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PAIN REMOVED
TEST FLOW RECORDER CAPTURES FLOW, PERF AND LOGSAPP TESTING CHECKLIST BASED ON GOOGLE & APPLE GUIDELINES

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DEVELOPERS: I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS BUG REPORT
PAIN : 15 BC TO TODAY AD

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WIP : JIRA PLUGIN FEEDBACK TO BUG REPORTS

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PAIN IS PLENTY TO THOSE WHO WANT TO ADD VALUE

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SELF REFLECTION DASHBOARDS

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AUTOMATE TESTS VERSUS REMOVE TESTER PAIN
Remove Tester Pain
2%
Automate Tests
98%

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MY PRAYER

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BUILD COMPLEMENTARY THINGS

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THERE ARE THINGS BEYOND TESTS
TO AUTOMATE IN TESTING!

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THERE ARE UNADDRESSED PAIN
POINTS IN TESTING

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THERE ARE
NOT ENOUGH BUILDERS!

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IF YOU KNOW TO BUILD
LET US PARTNER

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IF YOU DONT KNOW TO BUILD
THEN FIND YOUR PARTNER

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PICK AN UNADDRESSED PAIN
LET US BEGIN
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