tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356006076925867312.post1380708870760190456..comments2023-10-25T00:34:23.588-07:00Comments on test-soft.com: What Makes a Good Exploratory Tester?Sarah Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637294586500531218noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356006076925867312.post-50395275420314238192010-06-01T03:03:07.849-07:002010-06-01T03:03:07.849-07:00A couple of your blog posts remind me of my blog p...A couple of your blog posts remind me of my blog posts, here's another: http://tinyurl.com/yjtnp3eTony Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044205740382054059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356006076925867312.post-60435935583488266002010-04-26T01:52:02.765-07:002010-04-26T01:52:02.765-07:00Thanks for your comments Richard.
"Understan...Thanks for your comments Richard.<br /><br />"Understand what's important" is vital! And it's all context dependant.Sarah Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637294586500531218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356006076925867312.post-26584487763839119662010-04-23T23:50:42.159-07:002010-04-23T23:50:42.159-07:00Some bullets are spot on, some are not (for me):
*...Some bullets are spot on, some are not (for me):<br />* Systematic - Yes<br />* Oracles - Yes, if they can be all unconscious, or named 'experience'<br />* Themes - I would prefer prulal, a great exploratory tester has many missions, themes and roles at the same time; many of them, again, unconsciously<br />* Time-boxing - No, there are many exploratory testers that do their best the full day, that takes the amount of time deemed necessary, and sees interruptions as being of service + inspiration<br />* Think about users - Yes<br />* With domain experts - Good thing, but not necessary or possible. What if the tester IS a domain expert?<br />* Competitors - Yes<br /><br />If you want to expand the list you could add something about communication and "understand what's important".Rikard Edgrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374398907488503156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356006076925867312.post-26919914873083661972010-04-23T07:06:07.631-07:002010-04-23T07:06:07.631-07:00Glad you liked the post Chad.
I agree that the b...Glad you liked the post Chad. <br /><br />I agree that the bullet points are not unique to exploratory testing, but also apply to manual testing, atuomation, scripting, GUI testing, scenario testing, use case testing, and so on.Sarah Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637294586500531218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356006076925867312.post-65970876191435190452010-04-23T04:56:26.126-07:002010-04-23T04:56:26.126-07:00Good post, but I would suggest you not limit these...Good post, but I would suggest you not limit these attributes to only exploratory testers. These bullet points could and should be applied by all testers, whether they're exploratory, manual scripting or automating.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851226880566538269noreply@blogger.com