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Helping the new tester
to get a running start

Joep Schuurkes
@j19sch

Mendix

the common ways

  • general information
  • what users do
  • documents
  • test scripts
  • defect tracker

learning to navigate a city

Rotterdam

general information

Wikipedia

what users do

Haven OudeHaven Erasmusbrug Feyenoord

documents

Kaart

test scripts

Fietsroute

defect tracker

Wegenwerken_tekst Wegenwerken_kaart

You're good to go now!

Feeling comfortable?

some less common ways

  • pair testing
  • different documents
  • explore and debrief
  • history
  • common patterns
  • the people
  • testing

pair testing

MijnStraat

different documents

Waterkaart

explore and debrief

Toerisme

history

NaBlitz

common patterns

Marathon

the people

Rotterdammerts

testing

GPSforDummies

where does that bring us?

  • general information
  • what users do
  • documents
  • test scripts
  • defect tracker
  • pair testing
  • different documents
  • explore and debrief
  • history
  • common patterns
  • the people
  • testing

So what am I driving at?

provide structure

model the application
and
your approach to testing

UpGoer5
OVerhead

guide interactions
with the application

and
with the team

OfficeSpace

empower
the new tester

Empower

have fun

Speeltuin

So what am I driving at again?

provide structure

model
your application
your approach to testing

no overhead

guide interactions
with the application
with the team

empower the new tester team

have fun

thank you!

@j19sch

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