Comments on: Softtest Talk on Automated Testing in Agile Environment http://mavericktester.com/softtest-talk-on-automated-testing-in-agile-environment The startup's software tester Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne-Marie Charrett http://mavericktester.com/softtest-talk-on-automated-testing-in-agile-environment#comment-835 Anne-Marie Charrett Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:48:42 +0000 http://mavericktester.com/?p=391#comment-835 Hi Wes, Thanks for your comment. No, there was nothing discussed on this which would have been very helpful. I wonder how such a matrix would work though? Worth some further investigation I think! Hi Wes,
Thanks for your comment.

No, there was nothing discussed on this which would have been very helpful. I wonder how such a matrix would work though? Worth some further investigation I think!

]]> By: Wes Pearson http://mavericktester.com/softtest-talk-on-automated-testing-in-agile-environment#comment-813 Wes Pearson Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:16:55 +0000 http://mavericktester.com/?p=391#comment-813 I agree with the idea of individuals over processes. To often the tester and developer rely on written communication to discuss bugs and functionality when a visit will accomplish the task much easier, build trust, and communicate the information better. As a rule of thumb, engineers are not the greatest communicators so if you are not able to ask questions like in a conversation then you miss important detail or the engineer assumes that you know those details. I've found that trying to automate to much causes a test engineer to focus to much time on their automation (developing/fixing it) versus actually testing the product. What I would like to see taught is a class that shows the process of creating a test outline or matrix and then implementing it with decisions being made of where to automate and where to manually test. Did you get anything like that out of this training? I agree with the idea of individuals over processes. To often the tester and developer rely on written communication to discuss bugs and functionality when a visit will accomplish the task much easier, build trust, and communicate the information better. As a rule of thumb, engineers are not the greatest communicators so if you are not able to ask questions like in a conversation then you miss important detail or the engineer assumes that you know those details.

I’ve found that trying to automate to much causes a test engineer to focus to much time on their automation (developing/fixing it) versus actually testing the product.

What I would like to see taught is a class that shows the process of creating a test outline or matrix and then implementing it with decisions being made of where to automate and where to manually test. Did you get anything like that out of this training?

]]> By: Anne-Marie Charrett http://mavericktester.com/softtest-talk-on-automated-testing-in-agile-environment#comment-806 Anne-Marie Charrett Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:51:18 +0000 http://mavericktester.com/?p=391#comment-806 Thank you Ken. It was a very interesting and helpful session. Good Luck in your webinar. Anne-Marie Thank you Ken.

It was a very interesting and helpful session. Good Luck in your webinar. Anne-Marie

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