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NW SOFTW ARE QUALITY CIFIC CONFERENCE A P Teaching testing to programmers. What sticks, and what slides off? A journey from Teflon to Velcro. Robert Sabourin and Mnica Wodzislawski 12-October-2020 A journey from Teflon to Velcro

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Teaching testing to programmers. What sticks, and what slides off? A journey from Teflon to Velcro.

Robert Sabourin and Mónica Wodzislawski 12-October-2020

SOFTW ARE

QUALITY

CONFERENCE

P A CIFIC NW

PNSQC™

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Overview

  • Why train programmers about testing?
  • Training formats
  • Examples of what does not work
  • Examples of what works

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QUALITY

CONFERENCE

P A CIFIC NW

PNSQC™

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Why training programmers to test?

  • Some business motivation
  • Lower maintenance cost
  • Less rework
  • More focus on new development
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Some process motivation

"File:TDD Global Lifecycle.png" by Xarawn is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

TDD BDD

ATDD

Collaborative development Shift left initiatives

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Training formats

Big Bang On-site small groups Testing in Agile Methodologies Testing for developers Agile Team with Coaching Agile Team Driven

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Academic courses

Undergraduate courses

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Testing in programming courses Software Testing Performance Testing

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Paper and pencils examples Different SDLC Different technologies stacks Wait for excercise to end Trivial examples

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Code coverage models Tool specific Templates Code centric focus Regression automation focus

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Many programming exercises Brainstorm test ideas Use risk models to scope testing Use fundamentals techniques to solve complex problems Study examples of production bug escapes

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Set quality goals Share patterns and antipatterns Detailed, many Conceptual models for tools use Examples of common faults and solutions

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For More Information

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Contact Robert Sabourin at: www.amibugshare.com RobSab@Gmail.com or RSabourin@AmiBug.Com or Robert.Sabourin@McGill.ca Contact Mónica Wodzislawski at: www.ces.com.uy mwodzis@ces.com.uy

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