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No tests in the legacy project - what to start with as tester?
In addition to reading Working Effectively with Legacy Code, I have a few recommendations from experience:
Since there is little to no documentation, tour the software. Go through the software using ...
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How to accelerate the release process by rethinking test automation
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but
when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
In general, strive to make UI tests more horizontal(...
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No tests in the legacy project - what to start with as tester?
Reference material- Working Effectively with Legacy Code by Michael Feathers
The books discusses working with legacy systems, not just testing them. Some of the suggestions are using a module's ...
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Test Strategy Documents seem obsolete in agile teams. Am I wrong?
"Planning is everything, plan is nothing." -Dwight Eisenhower
Its not the document itself , but what goes in the process while making it , is important.
Also importantly, it should answer ...
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Avoiding GUI test overload working on legacy systems
I think the problem is how the organization or team thinks about testing. It's not an activity that should be done only by a specific role we call a Tester.
You said you work in an agile environment, ...
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Should I seperate my API tests from E2E tests
Testing mission:
I want to test the correct data is represented on UI
The target system is the UI, so, you have to explore two aspects:
1 - Does my UI integrate correctly with the service(s)?
2 - ...
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How to effectively test randomness in item ordering?
The answer is: Isolate the randomness.
You can check this example from Dave Farley where isolated Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuDIYk9GBpE&t=1872s
Separate the randomly sorting behavior ...
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Test Strategy Documents seem obsolete in agile teams. Am I wrong?
The idea of what is considered essential or wasteful work depends on the context. What is wasteful for one organization could be value-adding work for another, based on their needs and the needs of ...
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No tests in the legacy project - what to start with as tester?
You can use the Heuristic Test Strategy Model as a starting point to design your approach for testing (a mindmap version can be found here).
By laying out the Project Environment, you will realize ...
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