Alternative Paths for Self-Education In Software Testing
Markus Gärtner - http://blog.shino.de - Twitter: @mgaertne
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Education in Software Testing
My storyUniversity studies until October 2005
1st position as a software tester April 2006
1st training course in software testing:
October 2007
Appointed a software testing group lead
position in September 2007!
Who is responsible for your education?
Your employer?
Your superior?
Your teacher back in school?
Maybe your husband/wife?
Your kids?
Who is responsible for your education?
No!
YOU!http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uncle_Sam_(pointing_finger).jpg
Feedback
Start a personal blog or private journal
Write an article
Contribute to mailing lists
Involve yourself in social mediaTwitter
Software Testing Club
Weekend Testing
Learn to program
Scripting languages: Ruby, Python,
Groovy
Design Patterns
Technology: TDD, Mocking
Pairing
http://stevelucasmetz.blogspot.com/2008/01/rambo-baby.html
Hypothesis vs. Synthesis
Hypothesis
Books
Rapid Software Testing
Black-box software
testing
Buccaneer-scholar
Synthesis
Black-box software
testing
Testing Dojos &
Challenges
Weekend Testing
Miagi-Do school
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Books
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Rapid Software Testing
Developed by James Bach and Michael Bolton
Taught as a course, but slides available online:
http://www.satisfice.com/rst.pdf
Contents include:What is testing?
The Heuristic Test
Strategy Model
Heuristics, Oracles
and the tester‘s mind
… and much more
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Black-box Software Testing
Developed by Cem Kaner and James Bach
Online courses by AST
Videos online available:
http://www.testingeducation.org/BBST/
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Black-box Software Testing
Bug advocacy
Testing techniquesDomain testing
Scenario testing
Function testing
Risk-based testing
Combination testing
Specification-based testing
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Buccaneer-scholar
Book by James Bach
Learning heuristicsSACKED SCOWS
Long Leash Heuristic
Obsess and Forget Heuristic
Procrastinate and Push Heuristic
… are just some of the underlying
principles
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Testing Challenges
Testing challenges
Practical exercise of testing skills
Have internet will test:http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/322
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Testing Dojos
Similar to Coding DojosCollaboration
Save Environment
Deliberate Practice
Content:Single Testing vs. Paired Testing
Test this, Evaluate Tools, Learn new approaches
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Weekend Testing
Testing on the weekend online
Typical session:1 hour Practical testing
1 hour Discussion
Content:Test this
Evaluate tools
Learn new approaches
Watch out for traps!
Miagi-Do School of Software Testing
Founded by Matt Heusser
Non-commercial, zero-profit
Improve testing skill
Through practice
Belt system
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Summary
Education is your repsonsibility
Different stylesFeedback
Hypothesis
Synthesis
You may have preferences for one or the
other, but you should apply as much as
possible
