Thread by @tdpauw

What is Exploratory Testing

we use information, both tacit and implicit, to inform our testing to uncover unknowns we are aware of (known unknowns) as well as the once we are not aware of (unknown unknowns)

@tonybruce77 @DanAshby04 #lascot

It is very much about the

what ifs
what happens when
how about this circumstance
what if I tried this way
can I make this happen
what do I learn from this
…

@tonybruce77 @DanAshby04 #lascot

Why?

uncover information to give us a bigger picture of the quality beyond correctness and current state of affairs

the aim is not to confirm the things we know, better done by automation

allows us to work with unknowns and risks

@tonybruce77 @DanAshby04 #lascot

Software is build by people for people

Ultimately about keeping people safe

@tonybruce77 @DanAshby04 #lascot

Testing an idea

Using the 5W + H

What
Why -> 1
Who
Where
When -> 2
How -> 3

-> product risks

@tonybruce77 @DanAshby04 #lascot

When having a new idea (for a feature) has it been challenged? Have we thought critically about that idea?

Is it useful?
Does any one want to use it?
Does it had value?

=> be aware, you might end to be seen as a Dream Killer

@tonybruce77 @DanAshby04 #lascot