Category Testing Philosophies

The Testing Philosophy category of my blog focuses on shaping the mindset and better approach for testing.

It covers the core principles, beliefs, and thinking styles that influence decision-making throughout the testing process. Whether its about QA strategy or test automation, my goal is to write best practices of QA under the category of testing philosophy.

 

The Question That Leads to Problems

The Question That Leads to Problems

Typically, our brain is trained to ask direct questions which comes with a straight-forward reply. For example, if the signup form is removed from an application, a tester might ask, "How can I create an account now?" The developer would respond with a solution like, "Use a database query to add a user directly, and then log in with those credentials." We often never give a second thought to such responses and we accept it as right way of testing the changes.
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Software Testing in 2030

Let me just try to predict the future of software testing based on the problems which face today and learnings which we have gained over the past few years. I won't be accurate for sure in my prediction but let me share my perspectives on where the industry might be headed.

Please Stop Celebrating Defects

While browsing LinkedIn (which I rarely do ), I came across a LinkedIn profile where someone was proudly flaunting that they had identified 10,000+ defects as a manual tester. Yes, you read that right, 10000 bugs found and celebrated like…

The Top 7 characteristics of a Good QA

Characteristics of a Good QA

The Top 7 characteristics of a Good QA Enabler – Remember, you’re not here to block the software delivery process. As a QA, your job is to help the team deliver high-quality software as efficiently as possible. Creative – QAs…

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Slow and Fast Testing

This blog touches upon on the influences on software testing by recent change in our thinking pattern. How does Social Media and AI have played a catalytic role in shaping our thinking pattern and impacting our testing decisions.

Why QAs Are So Adamant?

We QAs are so adamant about owning automated tests. Why do we think that automated tests should be solely owned by us? I’ve spoken to many QAs, and they all have their own opinions. Many believe they can’t rely on…

3 Fundamental Questions to ask before Testing

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you've executed many tests before releasing a feature, yet still discovering bugs in production? What do you believe might have been gone wrong during testing? Did you ask the right set of questions to effectively design your test scenarios? Read this blog to understand the fundamental questions to ask before testing.