Agile Testing Strategies By Jared Richardson By Jared Richardson

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Successful Agile  Team  Strategy Test Strategy  Team  Strategy Test Strategy

Successful Agile  Continuous Integration  Test Automation  Continuous Integration  Test Automation

Automated Tests Rust Code Breaks Sync Fails Trust Fails Code Breaks Sync Fails Trust Fails

Two Scenarios  Fix 1 to 3 tests  Fix 800 tests  Fix 1 to 3 tests  Fix 800 tests

Your Code

Public API SupportingClasses

Focused Tests Tests

BroadTests

Unit Tests  Exercise One Unit  No External Resources  Fast  Focused  Labor Intensive  Exercise One Unit  No External Resources  Fast  Focused  Labor Intensive

Mock Client Test  A System or Module  Integration Test  Broad  A System or Module  Integration Test  Broad

Tests Require  Continuous Integration  Frequent Check-ins  Continuous Integration  Frequent Check-ins

Three Strategies  Test Driven Development  Defect Driven Testing  Blitzkrieg  Test Driven Development  Defect Driven Testing  Blitzkrieg

TDDTDD  Write a Test That Fails  Write Just Enough Code  Repeat  Write a Test That Fails  Write Just Enough Code  Repeat

TDDTDD  Drives Design  Creates a Solid Product  Requires Enlightenment  Drives Design  Creates a Solid Product  Requires Enlightenment

 Find a Bug  Add a Test  Jazz It Up  Find a Bug  Add a Test  Jazz It Up DDT DDT

DDTDDT  Inoculates Your Code  Incrementally Builds Suite  Retrofit  Inoculates Your Code  Incrementally Builds Suite  Retrofit

BKBK  March Across The Product  Breadth, Not Depth  Create Templates  March Across The Product  Breadth, Not Depth  Create Templates

BKBK  Jump Start the Effort  Same Page  Requires Enlightenment  Jump Start the Effort  Same Page  Requires Enlightenment

Scenario One  New Project  Enlightenment TDD + BK + DDT  New Project  Enlightenment TDD + BK + DDT

Scenario Two  New Project  No Enlightenment DDT  New Project  No Enlightenment DDT

Scenario Three  Existing Project  Enlightenment BK + DDT  Existing Project  Enlightenment BK + DDT

Scenario Four  Existing Project  No Enlightenment DDT  Existing Project  No Enlightenment DDT

Scenario Five  Existing Product  Some Enlightened Developers DDT  Existing Product  Some Enlightened Developers DDT

SummarySummary  Test Categories: Focused & Broad  Test Types: Unit & Mock Client  Strategies: TDD, DDT, BK  Test Categories: Focused & Broad  Test Types: Unit & Mock Client  Strategies: TDD, DDT, BK

Your Goal  Pick a Strategy  Start Within Two Days  Use It One Month  Re-evaluate  Pick a Strategy  Start Within Two Days  Use It One Month  Re-evaluate

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