"Getting Rid of Test Cases – Serious This Time"
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Argues that formal test cases can be replaced by a visual coverage artifact and editable documentation, because people keep test cases for management control, a false sense of coverage, and embedded test recipes. Proposes a mind map (MindMeister example) of features and nodes linked to wiki pages (Confluence) containing setup steps and verification formulas, with status and depth annotations. Reports teams who adopt this model often retire the test case management system and see broader cross team use.
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