Regression Obsession

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Argues that regression fixation is displacing deep exploratory testing, claiming no such thing as an automated test and distinguishing checks vs testing with concrete anecdotes: a bank product with 1,500 screens, a team running 40,000 green checks, and a GUI-video showing machines “press their own buttons.” Offers practical heuristics (focus on recent changes, critical areas, randomized variation), emphasizes costs of maintenance, promotes the 10‑minute heuristic for stuck work, and prescribes tooling for mapping dependencies rather than mindless repeat runs.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 0:07PLATINUM SPONSOR
3. 28:12Sunk Cost
4. 28:49Do SOMETHING
5. 29:53No Unit Checks

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