{"id":4351,"date":"2021-10-18T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/?p=4351"},"modified":"2021-10-15T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T09:21:30","slug":"testing-concepts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/testing-concepts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing is\u2026 (Concepts #2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4353\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/holly-mandarich-UVyOfX3v0Ls-unsplash.jpg?resize=580%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.diogonunes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/holly-mandarich-UVyOfX3v0Ls-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@hollymandarich?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Holly Mandarich<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>This is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/dialex.github.io\/start-testing\/#\/\">my free testing course<\/a>, focused on teaching you the fundamentals of testing<\/em> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd0e Investigation<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Testing uncovers information that enables better decisions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Noticing what everyone looks but no one sees.<\/li>\n<li>Looking for what is inconsistent or counter intuitive.<\/li>\n<li>Finding problems before they happen or become critical.<\/li>\n<li>Providing information that improves team&#8217;s decisions.<\/li>\n<li>Gathering examples or patterns before reporting a bug.<\/li>\n<li>Chasing some pattern which might be elusive or hard to understand.<\/li>\n<li>Going beyond optimism and actually trying it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u26fa\ufe0f Exploration<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Testing uses creativity to discover assumptions and unexpected behaviours.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using the product like a well-behaved user would.<\/li>\n<li>Abusing the product like a ill-intentioned user would.<\/li>\n<li>Examining different aspects of the product to prevent surprises.<\/li>\n<li>Identifying the product&#8217;s subtleties and extremities.<\/li>\n<li>Studying the product beyond the formal requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Using questions to validate assumptions and prompt new scenarios.<\/li>\n<li>Exploring products imaginatively to find unexpected behaviours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\ud83e\udd1d Empathy<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Testing wears multiple hats to understand each stakeholders&#8217; perspective.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defining personas for the product&#8217;s stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Applying different perspectives to the same situation.<\/li>\n<li>Identifying your team&#8217;s biases and assumptions.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking with different stakeholders to detect misunderstandings and misalignments.<\/li>\n<li>Showing the client the gap between what they want and what the users want.<\/li>\n<li>Thinking critically about features in order to evaluate their true value.<\/li>\n<li>Negotiating with the client a balance between &#8220;good&#8221;, &#8220;cheap&#8221; and &#8220;pretty&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Striving to deliver a reliable product that can be used with confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcac Communication<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Testing democratises information and aids stakeholders talking to each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Combining scattered data into relevant and accessible information.<\/li>\n<li>Sharing just the right information, at the right time, using the right format.<\/li>\n<li>Reporting bugs in a way that developers can fix them and clients prioritise them.<\/li>\n<li>Communicating clearly and helping others do the same, using questions and examples.<\/li>\n<li>Keeping discussions visual and people engaged and feeling heard.<\/li>\n<li>Using your &#8220;helicopter view&#8221; to onboard people and &#8220;flying down&#8221; to details when needed.<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining documentation and training users on how to use the product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chroniclesoftesting.blogspot.pt\/2017\/11\/41-definitions-of-software-testing.html\">41 Definitions of Software Testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pixelgrill.com\/testing-terminology\/\">Testing Terminology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dojo.ministryoftesting.com\/lessons\/99-second-introduction-to-testing\">99 Second Introduction to Testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.developsense.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/testing-is\/\">Testing is\u2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dojo.ministryoftesting.com\/dojo\/lessons\/so-what-is-software-testing\">So, What Is Software Testing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/testingfromthehip.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/14\/what-is-the-main-purpose-of-our-testing\/\">What is the main purpose of our testing?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[86,55],"class_list":["post-4351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-work","tag-course","tag-testing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Testing is\u2026 (Concepts #2) - The Geeky Gecko<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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