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The Deliberate Tester – The First Project

Continued from previous……(here) The First Project Peter enters Eric’s office right after the Lunch & Learn. “Peter, I got another challenge for you.” “Oh, a challenge like the login functionality?” “No, we got a new customer, and I would like you to lead testing on the project.” “What?” “Listen, Peter, you have mastered your first [...]

The Deliberate Tester – Lunch & Learn

Continued from previous……(here) Lunch & Learn Peter had just mastered his first challenge as John walks into his office. “Peter, we will hold a Lunch & Learn session on Friday noon.” “Lunch & Learn? What’s that?” “We’re taking over a meeting room, everybody brings lunch, and we’re going to learn something. This week’s we’re going [...]

The Deliberate Tester – The Presentation

Continued from previous……(here) As the challenge approaches the end of the alloted timeframe, April and Peter get together to prepare a presentation on their course. Both know that they are asked to present their progress to the whole team. Since they admire most of the other team members, the perceived pressure for this presentation is [...]

The Deliberate Tester – Logged In

Continued from  previous……(here) “Ok, April, tell me about the business rules for the login.” “Alright, Peter. Users may login using a previously created username and a password. The username is given by the system administrator. Any letters or digits shall be allowed. The password has to include at least two letters, at least two digits, [...]

The Deliberate Tester – Fallacies and Pitfalls

Continued from  previous……(here) Peter hardly slept when turning in the next day. He couldn’t wait to see the results of their tests on the nightly build. He got directly to John’s office. “Do you have the results from the nightly build? Did everything run well?” “Good morning, Junior. How are you?” “Fine, now, what about…” [...]

The Deliberate Tester – Facing the Business with Automation

Continued from previous……(here) As Eric and Peter came into his office, John turned to them. “Hi Eric and Peter. Eric, you wanted me to show our junior some test automation?” “Exactly. He stayed the morning with Jennifer and was eager to see something more ‘interesting’.” Eric and John laughed, Peter smirked sheepishly. “Alright, give me [...]