Software Testing State of the Practice (And Art! And Science!)
Talkat CAST 2014 · on Wednesday, 2014-08-13· at 17:20· 10th fl Rosenthal Pavillion, Kimmel Center for University Life·
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Collected from about 200 stories of testers across roles and industries the claim is specific: testing shows high churn and fuzzy definitions (test case, release, QA) while scrum dominates process without technical guidance. The surprising number is that some local efforts cut turnover to zero percent turnover by mentoring and community building. The recommended shift is concrete: prioritize honesty capable reach — report risks, apply systems thinking, and extend testing practices beyond the testing silo.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 8:31The Intractable Transience of Tests
- 19:29State of Agile
- 19:45How You Describe How You Do Software Development at Your Organization Today
- 37:36Supporting Testers
- 39:07Think Globally Act Locally
- 39:32The Miyagi Dos School of Software Testing
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