Tag: exploratory testing
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What should the ratio of automated to exploratory testing be?
I popped into an online panel about testing today, and a question along these lines was asked: what is the ratio between automated testing and exploratory testing at your company? I get the gist of what is being asked here of course, and wouldn’t get too pedantic in answering it in the moment, but this… Read more
Emergent complexity from simple specs with Hive
Even the simplest specifications, when combined, can give rise to complex behavior and unexpected edge cases. This is the mechanic that both makes testers’ work challenging and board games fun. The game Hive is a great example of this (I recommend the pocket edition). It seemed like a fun exercise to look at each piece,… Read more
Reconciling twitter threads and manual testing
This weekend on twitter I saw this thread from Alan Page in response to this article about why manual testing is still important. I read both several times, and was left very confused because most of what Alan wrote (as I understood it) didn’t seem to have much relationship to the article (as I understood… Read more
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