You might have heard of the existence of context-driven testing and the vibrant community engaged in it. In very simple terms, context-driven testing means to look at a problem first and based on its understanding to develop a solution. The seven principles of context-driven testing are: 1. The value of any practice depends on its context. 2. There are good practices in context, but there are no best practices. 3. People, working together, are the most important part of any project's context. 4. Projects unfold over time in ways that are often not predictable. 5. The product is a solution. If the problem isn't solved, the product doesn't work. 6. Good software testing is a challenging intellectual process. 7. Only through judgment and skill, exercised cooperatively throughout the entire project, are we able to do the right things at the right times to effectively test our products. This session will go into the meaning of the context-driven approach and principles and tries to convince you that context-driven testing is not only a valid approach but also smoothly integrates with agile development practices. We will talk about testing as a craft and the value of an engaged community of testers and how you can tap into the magic of context-driven testing to become a world-class tester.

1. What is
Context-Driven Testing?

2. Who Am I?
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3. llari Henrik Aegerter
Managing Director – House of Test
VP of Marketing – Association for Software Testing
Beer Brewer
@ilarihenrik
www.houseoftest.ch
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4. Kiev Observations:
1. There are a lot of нотариус in town
2. Restaurants don‘t have urinals
3. Radio add disclaimers are spoken
incredibly fast
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5. Context-Driven
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6. What does it mean to be
“world-class” in testing?
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7. “A tester is a person who
knows that things can be
different”
Jerry Weinberg
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8. Find things outside
(or inside) the obvious
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12. Testing is the art of finding
out what software can do
and where it fails to do what
it claims
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13. Testing is the art of finding
out what software can do
and where it fails to do what
it claims
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14. Venn Diagram
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15. Venn Diagram
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16. Described
(i.e. requirements
document
∞
Implemented
(incl. unintended
side effects)
∞
Desired
(explicit & implicit)
∞
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17. Test Case != Testing
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18. 7 Context-Driven Principles
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19. 1.
The value of any practice
depends on its context.
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20. 2.
There are good practices in
context, but there are no best
practices.
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21. 3.
People, working together, are
the most important part of any
project’s context.
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22. 4.
Projects unfold over time in
ways that are often not
predictable.
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23. 5.
The product is a solution. If the
problem isn’t solved, the
product doesn’t work.
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24. 6.
Good software testing is a
challenging intellectual
process.
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25. 7.
Only through judgment and
skill, exercised cooperatively
throughout the entire project,
are we able to do the right
things at the right times to
effectively test our products.
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26. Context-Driven Principles
1. The value of any practice depends on its context.
2. There are good practices in context, but there are no best
practices.
3. People, working together, are the most important part of any
project’s context.
4. Projects unfold over time in ways that are often not
predictable.
5. The product is a solution. If the problem isn’t solved, the
product doesn’t work.
6. Good software testing is a challenging intellectual process.
7. Only through judgment and skill, exercised cooperatively
throughout the entire project, are we able to do the right
things at the right times to effectively test our products.
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27. Community
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28. Get into a network of testers
immediately
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29. Join a Professional
Association
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30. Go to Meetups
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31. Automation
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32. Understand the difference
between Checking and
Experimentation
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33. How many holes are there in
this t-shirt?
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34. Software is a
Humano-Technical Android
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35. TECHNICAL
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36. Become really good at it
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37. Understand strengths and
weaknesses of automation and
tool use
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38. Automation is not
“a better version of testing”
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39. You cannot automate
human sensemaking
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40. Understand developers as
your allies
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41. Tools won’t solve your
problems
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42. Agile
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43. Agile is mainly a context
driver for testing.
So “Agile Testing” does not
make a lot of sense
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44. Understand that analytical
approaches will fail in complex
environments
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45. Useful Heuristic:
Quick & Easy = Snake Oil
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46. Wrap Up
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47. Read a Lot
e.g.
Lessons Learned in Software Testing - Cem Kaner, James Bach, Bret Pettichord
Perfect Software And Other Illusions About Testing - Jerry Weinberg
Tacit and Explicit Knowledge - Harry Collins
Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
Tempo - Venkatesh Rao
The Structure of Magic - Richard Bandler, John Grinder
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48. Use your own judgement
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49. BBST Courses
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50. Epistemological Anarchy
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51. Jesse Alford’s Story
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52. Good Luck on Your
Journey!
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53. And Now Your Questions
Thanks!
@ilarihenrik
www.houseoftest.ch
ilari.aegerter@houseoftest.ch