Testing Bias
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 9 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThinking past the simple answers to the myths and methods of software testing.
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Episodes
13: Anybody can Test
July 05, 2015 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBAndy and Ian pull open the idea that "anybody can test". What's behind the perspective? What's missed?
12: The Five Languages of Testing?
June 28, 2015 22:00 - 29 minutes - 28 BytesIf you look at the Schools of Software Testing as tribes in the model of Arnold Kling's Three Languages of Politics, what would you find each tribe values? Andy leads a thought experiment to build awareness of value axes in the field.
11: The Value in Test Cases
June 15, 2015 02:30 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBIan and Andy look for the value in test cases vs. other approaches to testing.
10: Lenses of Testing
June 01, 2015 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBThis week Andy and Ian challenge the idea that there is only one way to test an application. Good testing involves looking at the application through multiple lenses, such as requirements, risk, the "-ilities" and our own experience.
9: What's the point of process?
May 24, 2015 23:00 - 34 minutes - 48.7 MBIn this episode, Ian thinks that process is annoying and wants to go rogue. Andy points out he's being selfish and there might be a reason. Discussion follows.
8: Testing Quality In
May 18, 2015 02:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBAndy and Ian talk through the idea of 'testing quality into software'. Why can't you take software, find all the bugs, and boom! You've tested quality in.
7: Nuance Matters... Sometimes
May 10, 2015 23:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MBIn this episode, Ian and Andy ramble on about nuance and how it matters (sometimes). They talk about testing and checking, bug and defect, meander into audio panning, and wrap up with bug advocacy. Peeping Tom the turkey guests, adding occasional commentary
6: Handling Technical Debt
May 04, 2015 00:15 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBIan gets stuck on how to deal with technical debt.
5: Career Growth Follow Up with Heather Tinkham (Part 2)
April 26, 2015 23:00 - 34 minutes - 43.6 MBAndy and Ian conclude their interview with Heather by discussing valuable personal skills and different ways to grow a testing career.
4: Career Growth Follow Up with Heather Tinkham
April 18, 2015 20:00 - 42 minutes - 49.9 MBHeather Tinkham joins the show to offer a different perspective on career growth for testers.
3: Automated Testing Efforts
April 11, 2015 20:00 - 36 minutes - 27.1 MBAndy and Ian discuss balancing manual vs. automated testing efforts and how to bring automation onto a project.
2: Career Growth for Testers
April 04, 2015 20:05 - 39 minutes - 65.2 MBIan asks Andy why testers can struggle with career growth in software testing.
1: Negative Testing is not the Opposite of Positive Testing
March 28, 2015 20:00 - 44 minutes - 72.1 MBAndy & Ian talk about about how postive testing and negative testing are misunderstood by many testers, and how the terms really focus on looking at assumptions.