My Journey of Testing, Learning & Growing!

New Goal in My Learning University:  Boost Your Testing Super Powers to Exploratory Testing. My Learning Notes -   Day 02: Brief History of Exploratory Testing It was a long process to learn about History of Exploratory Testing. The story on ET is the most important learning I’ve have done today. References:     http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/1509 http://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/1504                                     Believe Yourself. Reinvent Yourself. 

New Goal in My Learning University:  Boost Your Testing Super Powers to Exploratory Testing. My Learning Notes -   Day 01:  What is Exploratory Testing? What is Exploratory Testing? Exploratory Testing is an approach to Software Testing. It is sometimes more productive than Scripted Testing. We at least unconsciously perform exploratory testing. How do we perform Exploratory Testing? In Exploratory Testing, We test design and test execution at the same time. Not defined in Advance. In Scripted Testing, We predefined procedures (Manual / Automated). Exploratory Testing != Adhoc Testing Exploratory Testing is done in a specific way to verify specific facts. Exploratory Testing is a structured Process. Whereas Adhoc Testing is not done in a specific way nor to verify specific facts. Adhoc Testing is unstructured Process. Term “Exploratory Testing” is coined by Cem Kaner in Testing Computer Software as Thoughtful approach to Adhoc-Te...

Few months back, when I went for interviews: I was quizzed with a question. Q: What kind of testing you performed in your previous projects/ company? A: I went blank because I do learn about the project, explore the standards, try out my ideas whatever comes to my mind and execute them to deliver good quality product to the customer/client. When I said this, Interviewers dint accept me. I got rejected. This is a definition which I learned from Cem Kaner: “Testing is an empirical investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the product or service under test” This is the same I answered in a practical way, what I do. Every time whenever a new topic I hear, I use my “ W3H Technique ”. “What – Why –When – How” –> Asking this questions, I can learn few things to about it. “ I am thankful to my first team – Auto ID Team, who has observed my skills and gave me Testing job”     In simple words, I do Tes...