“Test Idea Catalogs for Better Testing!”
summary
Claims that reusable lists of high-level test ideas improve coverage and speed by capturing patterns and reusing them across projects. Build catalogs by jotting ideas while testing in Google Docs or Confluence, then group items into data/boundary/networking categories (errors, UX, timeouts, etc.). Use heuristics: rate likelihood and impact, pick items to design concrete tests, and iterate the catalog. Examples shown: Elizabeth Hendrickson’s heuristics cheat sheet and an applied general test idea catalog, both used to generate focused tests that expose real issues.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:33What are test idea catalogs
- 1:53Test ideas
- 3:10Catalogs
- 3:55Building a Catalog
- 5:50How to Use a Catalog
- 7:53Outro
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