Shifting the Testing Role Pendulum
Talkat CAST 2016 · on Wednesday, 2016-08-10· at 11:00· Fletcher Challenge Theatre (1900), Simon Fraser University Vancouver 515 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3·
summary
Argues that testers regain balance by using a six-area plan and a tight automation strategy: automate smoke/BVT first, then automate acceptance criteria, then a prioritized “dealer’s choice” suite; BVTs aim to run ~2 minutes and an automation committee reviews suites every two weeks with audits ~6 weeks. Builds a compact mobile lab with a device matrix: 9 devices = ~95% Android coverage (4 for iOS), adds OWASP checks and accessibility, and reports no layoffs after automation in multiple engagements.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:27Background
- 1:50Agenda
- 3:20Pendulum
- 4:30Timelines
- 7:32Silver Bullet Approach
- 9:10Present Day
- 12:25Automation
- 14:20Successful Automation Strategy
- 22:04What are Tests
- 24:37Accessibility
- 31:41Device Matrix
- 32:24Device Characteristics
- 34:53Device Matrix Example
- 37:46Open Source Tools
- 38:27Open Source Tests
- 38:37Security
- 40:48Open Season
- 41:39Hiring Interviews
- 43:40Automation Strategy
- 48:23Automation Deployment
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