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About the Book
These days, test teams in many companies all over the world are going through staff reductions to the point where probably only a few or one tester is left. This book will demonstrate some unconventional but valuable test tool strategies and approaches. This is from the perspective of a lone tester working on fast paced projects with very little assistance.
Areas Covered, Takeaways, And Author's Pledge
- Strategies for detecting high risk areas while testing.
- After identifying risky areas, design more powerful tests to experiment and explore deeper into the products or systems under test.
- This book is an interactive experience that will utilize (but is not limited to) examples from the following GitHub repos...
- https://github.com/jg8481/Tool-Strategies-Lone-Testers-Test-Leadership-Congress-2019
- https://github.com/jg8481/Robot-Framework-Lone-Tester-Strategies-RoboCon-2019
- The author of this book is passionate about testing and loves experimenting with tools. While physically able, he pledges to occasionally update the content of this book with new ideas, new test strategies, new GitHub repos, or exciting new test tool experiments.
About the Author
I have been a tester for roughly 12 years. I have worked in agency and product companies. I originally came from a background of working with very formal and traditional test teams. Formal specifications were given then etc.
During the last 3 or 4 years I became an omega tester (not by choice, it just happened), and I have grown to enjoy it. It's a challenging experience and if you are able to persevere it can turn into a rewarding career. A few years ago, I started studying and teaching myself Rapid Software Testing. I would read through these every day...
- http://www.satisfice.com/rst.pdf
- https://www.satisfice.com/download/a-context-driven-approach-to-automation-in-testing
- https://www.satisfice.com/download/session-based-test-management
I just started reading “Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context-Driven Approach”. It has become my favorite book for self-study.
I enjoy experimenting with test tools. I like considering myself as simply a tester, I am proud of it. I personally believe that automation is only a part of a tester’s toolbox, it’s not everything. Testing, designing test strategies, and finding bugs makes me feel like a detective scientist.
Funny fact: I Googled "detective-scientist” and found this...
https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/nasaandyou/home/detective_en-index.html