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- 2. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Testing from a Traveler’s Point of View Sergio Freire Head of Solution Architecture - Xpand IT @darktelecom
- 3. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling and Testing Going on guided Tours Going by yourself, using a checklist Weekend, focused cityscape ? Testing Landmarks sightseeing Random walk
- 4. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Testing is a matter of luck Traveling ?
- 6. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling: Why • work • food • for fun • to relax • to get away (from everyday context) • to discover & explore • to meet people and cultures
- 9. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling: Who With partner / friend(s) • Example • common interests Tip* • we're all different: respect differences and try to learn from them to broaden your knowledge
- 10. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling: How My traveling experience
- 11. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling as a young, single guy • Aims: • have fun, see as much as we can, with the least money possible • Examples: • Dublin, Amsterdam, Prague
- 12. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Trip to Dublin, Ireland
- 15. #expoQA19 @darktelecom How was it? • Checklist based • Limited by budget limitations for some of us • Limited by completely different interests • No previous agreement • Fun yet stressful sometimes
- 16. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling has more success when there are common goals.
- 17. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 19. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Long checklists will distract you. Looking != Learning
- 20. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Trip to Prague, Czech Republic
- 22. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Carpathian Ruthenian Church of the Saint Michael “Where is Wally?”
- 23. #expoQA19 @darktelecom How did we NOT find it? • We had a rough street, touristic map of the mountain • No GPS/google maps • No homework done beforehand
- 24. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling with my wife • Aims 1. Explore 2. Learn 3. Relax • Examples: • “Passadiços do Paiva”, Portugal • “San Frutos del Duraton” Hermitage, Sepúlveda, Spain • “Nessie” and Loch Ness, Scotland • “Castro of Santa Trega”, Spain
- 25. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Trip to “Passadiços do Paiva”, Portugal The story of the ”strange couple”
- 29. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Trip to Sepulveda, Spain The finding of "San Frutos del Duraton" Hermitage
- 31. #expoQA19 @darktelecom How we found it? Start with a scope/charter explore explore further→ →
- 32. #expoQA19 @darktelecom A purpose drives you… your openness will take you much further.
- 33. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Trip to Scotland The search for “Nessie” and Loch Ness
- 35. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Guided tours can take you on a planned journey to far places, while giving you time to rest or learn in-between.
- 36. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Trip to Galicia, Spain Lost in the Celtic (Celtiberians) remains, in St. Tecla Mountain, A Guarda, Spain
- 37. #expoQA19 @darktelecom “MONTE DE SANTA TECLA” HILL FORT / “Castro of Santa Trega”
- 38. #expoQA19 @darktelecom How we found it? “Galicia”, “Visit Galicia”, “tourism Galicia”, etc… ..plus… Our interest in history => “Celtic sites Galicia” Check it out: http://bit.ly/2YJWNYb
- 39. #expoQA19 @darktelecom The most important things may be the least visited ones or the ones you weren't even aware of.
- 40. #expoQA19 @darktelecom What about tools? Can they assist you in traveling?
- 43. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Tools are helpful; yet, they won’t do the trip for you or the trip that you need. Don’t forget about your purpose, including learning.
- 44. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Wrap-up of traveling approaches • Scripted Traveling • Manual • A contracted driver • Automated • A passenger • Exploratory Traveling • An explorer Tools can assist you (before and during) no matter what approach you choose.
- 45. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Having a great traveling experience Lessons Learned
- 46. #expoQA19 @darktelecom What is the best way to travel? • Purpose/Goals (why) • Company (who) • Restrictions (how)
- 47. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Who Traveling alone or with someone?
- 48. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling: How do you plan trips? • No planning at all - just go and discover! • Study beforehand • Checklist • Prioritized checklist • Map with prioritized landmarks All of it, will be affected by restrictions/constraints.
- 49. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling is about taking decisions; so is testing.
- 50. #expoQA19 @darktelecom The ideal trip • Infinite time • Infinite money to spend • Go everywhere • Extensive knowledge obtained • Fun and not exhausting limited X where it mattersX essential X X X possible
- 51. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Lessons learned 1. Lack of purpose → Frustration 2. Right company → Goals 3. Plan each day → Goals 4. Excess of preparation → Tiring, too strict 5. Prioritized checklist, mapped → Focus and flexibility 5. Do a mix (guided tours, walking tours, explore by ourselves) 6. Timeboxing → Focus 7. Rest & enjoy → Defocus/Focus
- 52. #expoQA19 @darktelecom What about Testing? Why, Who and How
- 53. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Testing: Why • Bug hunting • Validate specifications • Learn • Provide feedback • Feel the user Or simply put: “Build better products?”
- 54. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Testing: Who • Travel alone ↔ Test alone • Travel with friends ↔ Test in group • Travel with your partner ↔ Pair testing
- 55. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Testing: How • Manual vs Automated Scripts • Build and walk through your checklist vs get a tour following a prebuilt one → gain time • Scripted vs Exploratory • Go everywhere and find the expectable vs Focus and discovery "Around here, however, we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious … and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney
- 57. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Tools can be your “right-hand (wo)man.” They’re not your brain though.
- 58. #expoQA19 @darktelecom The best testing • Goals • The right pace • Has some level of planning • Has a Mix of approaches • With a Mix of techniques • Uses whatever tools can bring value Like travel
- 60. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Traveling and Testing Traveling Testing Checklist Manual, scripted testing Prioritized checklist Risk-Based Testing Guided tours Automated, scripted testing Random travel/walk Ad hoc testing Traveling with an open mind, making questions, reading/listening/observing Exploratory testing Weekend/cityscape travel with chartered scope Exploratory testing (SBTM) Landmarks sightseeing (Exploratory) Testing tours / Landmark Tours
- 61. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Outcomes Traveling 1. Stories to share 2. Tons of photos to remember J 3. Some videos to not forget 4. Know culture, history and people 5. Take notes as memories 6. Complain about/review things (e.g. hotel, restaurants) Testing 1. Feedback to testers and developers 2. Screenshots 3. Recordings 4. Exploratory testing 5. Testing notes, test ideas, questions 6. Report bugs
- 62. #expoQA19 @darktelecom … is a matter of luck Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. – Seneca (Spanish philosopher) Traveling Testing X thought
- 63. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Testing is a trip you take and knowledge is the outcome you get.
- 64. #expoQA19 @darktelecom Happy testing! Sergio Freire Head of Solution Architecture, Xpand IT @darktelecom