Ananthapadmanabhan R
Organization: ThoughtWorks Studios
Topic: Holistic test suite development and Twist
Presented in vodQA - THE TESTING SPIRIT! on Oct 7, 2010 in ThoughtWorks, Pune
2. Holistic test suite
development
âą Ananthapadmanabhan R
âą Quality Analyst
âą Thoughtworks Studios
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3. Agenda
âą Tests vs suites
âą What we want in a good suite...
âą ...and how we've tried our hand at it
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4. Tests vs Suites
âą Test scenario: Covering a certain functionality or
user flow, or a âtest caseâ
âą Test suite or project : A set of test scenarios
covering overall functionality of product, or on a
major aspect of the product.
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5. What we want in a good test suite...
ho·lism
/ËhoÊlÉȘzÉm/ Spelled[hoh-liz-uhm]
ânoun
âą the theory that whole entities, as
fundamental components of
reality, have an existence other
than as the mere sum of their
parts
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7. Tests as assets
âą Reducing test brittleness is
critical
o Separating Intent from
Implementation
o Reuse, refactor
âą Reducing
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10. ...and how we've tried our hand
at it
A Testing IDE
âą Enhanced Team Productivity
o Collaborate
o Keep pace
âą Efficiently manage test suites
o Organize
o Refactor
o Auto Complete
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