Exploratory Testing on Computer Interfaces (APIs)
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Concrete, hands‑on demo of exploratory testing applied to APIs and low‑level interfaces: Gilded Rose kata driven with ApprovalTests / CombinationApprovals, generating 144 then 162 test cases to surface behavior. Covers the exact heuristics followed, the automation used as disposable documentation, coverage measurements, and at least two actionable bugs (spec shorthand and unexpected binary handling). Relevant when the goal is to see real examples of building lightweight automation, measuring coverage, and turning exploration into reproducible tests and bug reports.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:50What is exploratory testing
- 2:00The tester
- 5:56Manual QA
- 10:08Approval Tests
- 14:44Manual Quality Assurance
- 17:28Exploratory Testing
- 18:27API Testing
- 20:20Collecting Patterns
- 21:51Focus
- 24:23Purpose
- 25:55Documentation
- 28:10Summary
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