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STAREAST Virtual 2021 - Exploratory Testing

Thursday, April 29

T12

The Theatre of Exploratory Testing: Going Off Script

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Thursday, April 29, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Ask a handful of testers to define exploratory testing. Some will respond that it’s simply poking around - try something, see what breaks, and then try something else. Many will identify it as an iterative process of learning and experimentation. But ask about what makes exploratory testing hard, and you find that practitioners are challenged in knowing where to start, what to test, when to stop, and how to know if they’ve found a bug. What makes for good exploratory testing? Join Philip as he examines the techniques of the actors of the Commedia dell'Arte, the 16th century approach...