Comments on: Testing vs. Checking

By: Close the tool and start exploring «

Close the tool and start exploring « — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:47:21 +0000

[...] like this, you apply your knowledge and start exploration and learning (see Michael Bolton testing vs checking and Ajay Balamurugadas on Scouting and [...]

By: So Everything Must Be Tested? «

So Everything Must Be Tested? « — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:11:13 +0000

[...] Michael Bolton http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/ Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this [...]

By: Testing versus Checking « .. Library of WONDERS ..

Testing versus Checking « .. Library of WONDERS .. — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:06:05 +0000

[...] stumble upon this blog post Testing vs. Checking by Michael Bolton which I found very interesting and a fundamental for software testers. I tried [...]

By: Some initial thoughts on checks | thoughts from the test eye

Some initial thoughts on checks | thoughts from the test eye — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:32:27 +0000

[...] a talk at Agile 2009 from which he later on wrote about a distinction between testing and checking [1]. He has since then elaborated more in the area and digged deeper into it [2], and continue to do [...]

By: Agile Allure « Manage to Test

Agile Allure « Manage to Test — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:25:59 +0000

[...] green because the build for that evening was successful. You can also see the number of tests (or checks) that were run. Those are the tests that run as part of the build and they run FAST. All 20 [...]

By: Todo mundo tem medo de Teste (até você!). | Java, Selenium e Coca Cola

Todo mundo tem medo de Teste (até você!). | Java, Selenium e Coca Cola — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:38:05 +0000

[...] entendeu? tem um post excelente do michal bolton sobre Testar vs Checar (em inglês) , post o qual motivou este post que você esta lendo [...]

By: LeanCoffee Topic: What are you reading? | Sailing the Seas of B's

LeanCoffee Topic: What are you reading? | Sailing the Seas of B's — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:08:43 +0000

[...] replace an artist with a computerized robot. This to me is analogous to the discussion around testing vs. checking. Testing is a challenging sapient intellectual art which you cannot teach a computer to do anymore [...]

By: You are part of the rebel alliance and a tester « Brian Osman

You are part of the rebel alliance and a tester « Brian Osman — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:03:29 +0000

[...] only take you so far if you wish to be taken seriously as a tester (to me, this type of person is a checker or at best a check analyst, not a [...]

By: Lisa Davidson

Lisa Davidson — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:22:47 +0000

This is interesting and informative. For any successful application or product QA & Testing remains one of the crucial aspects that can’t be overlooked. Thanks for highlighting this topic. Michael replies: Thanks. I've looked at your Web site; perhaps you'd be interested in this, too: http://www.developsense.com/blog/2010/05/testers-get-out-of-the-quality-assurance-business/.

By: My Path In Exploratory Testing - Automation Beyond

My Path In Exploratory Testing - Automation Beyond — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:53:09 +0000

[...] And yet I often felt uncomfortable seeing all the limitations in testing brought by the very nature of static scripts. In order to create comprehensive automation I explore applications a lot. While asking and investigating endless “what if..” questions I often find important problems (i.e. – bugs). Same happens when data sets are fed into the automation for the first time. But afterwards, when the scripts were developed and ‘frozen’, the automation suite dramatically loses in value. Yes, the same thousands of tests can be run unattended again and again, but testing is not happening anymore. Tests were degraded to “checks“. [...]