Targeted regression testing has literally changed my work life - for the better. I look back on my years of QA experience and kick myself for not learning about and implementing it sooner. Targeted regression testing is still regression testing, but being very specific about what to test. With targeted regression it's more of a collaborative effort, at least in my experience. You work closely with the developers to talk about the changes made, what other areas their code might …
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Regression testing is honestly one of the worst parts of testing, usually, at least to me. It is so repetitive, and can take forever. I've been at places where it's legitimately taken 4+ weeks of regression testing prior to a release, and by the end we all had test blinders on. Regression testing is going back and checking what has worked before, and ensuring that your change didn't affect past functionality in an unexpected, or unintended way. Depending on how …
Session based testing is right up there with regression testing for me on my list of least favorites. Going into testing with a set amount of time, say 90 minutes, with no interruptions allowed just isn't my cup of tea. When it's crunch time, sure. I work very, very well under pressure. But if not, I find that taking a break here and there, or having a "distraction" like music playing or a co-worker interrupting asking for help actually helps …
So, when you go out hiking, camping, or even to a store do you stay on one path only to get from point A to B, or do you let yourself peruse, go off course, and explore? I'm all about stopping to look around, getting myself lost, or going down aisles I don't need anything from and buying crap I don't need just to see what's out there or to find a deal. Well, that's like exploratory testing - checking …
Black box testing is one of the first QA concepts I was able to wrap my mind around, and is where I generally recommend people start when trying to learn. Let's be real here - I was never technical. Like, before getting into tech support and then eventually QA I couldn't even troubleshoot issues on my own computer, and was too intimidated to try and install Chrome Extensions and such. So, pretty much the definition of not technical ?! So, …