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RE-INVENTING TESTING – A DISCUSSION ABOUT SCIENCE, EXPLORATION AND INNOVATION

CHRISTIN WIEDEMANN, PH.D. CO-CEO & CHIEF SCIENTIST, PQA TESTING

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SHARE

CONFER

INSPIRE

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PARTICLE PHYSICIST

DEVELOPER

TESTER

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SKEPTICAL

INQUISITIVE

OPEN-MINDED

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TESTING TODAY

IMPERATIVE FOR INNOVATION

COLLABORATIVE CONTEXT

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WHAT ARE THE NEW IDEAS AND TRENDS IN TESTING?

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TODAY: REVOLUTION!

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EVOLUTIONTODAY: REVOLUTION!

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“[…] O BRAVE NEW WORLD, THAT HAS SUCH TECHNOLOGY

IN’T […]”

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IS TESTING EVOLVING?

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FIREFOX

TELERIK

SCALA

XCODE

64-BIT

SELENIUM

RAILS

HUDSON

CHROME

ANDROID

NODE.JSMONGODB

RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN

IPAD

JENKINS

APPIUM SWIFT

RETINA DISPLAY

OPENSTACK SELENIUM

BEHAT

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2001 - 100 KBPS

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INTERNET DATA 2000 - 1 EB

MOBILE DATA 2013 - 30 EB

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1983

2015

EXPLORATORY TESTING

EXTREME PROGRAMMINGSESSION-BASED TESTING AGILE MANIFESTO

TEST-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT

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OLD NEWS

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THINKING INSIDE THE BOX

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LET’S GET INNOVATIVE!

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“[…] BEING ABLE TO IMAGINE SOMETHING BEYOND WHAT WE ARE […] EXPERIENCING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT.”

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NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION

NOT TECHNOLOGY

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PROBLEM IDEAS

FOCUS

DEVELOP

IMPLEMENT

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PROBLEM IDEAS

FOCUS

DEVELOP

IMPLEMENT

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SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

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PARADIGMS CAN BE TOPPLED

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GUIDELINES ARE NOT RULES

HABITS ARE NOT RULES

IT IS OK TO BREAK (SOME) RULES

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YOU SHALL NOT PASS

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SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY

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THERE IS NO SINGLE FORMULA FOR GOOD SCIENCE

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THERE IS NO SINGLE FORMULA FOR GOOD SCIENCE

TESTING

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FOLLOW-YOUR-NOSE TESTING

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QUES·TION

/ˈKWESCHƏN/ VERB

FEEL OR EXPRESS DOUBT ABOUT; RAISE OBJECTIONS TO.

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DE·BATE

/DIˈBĀT/ VERB

TO DISCUSS (SOMETHING) WITH PEOPLE WHOSE OPINIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OWN.

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CRIT·I·CIZE

/ˈKRITƏˌSĪZ/ VERB

JUDGING THE MERITS AND FAULTS OF SOMETHING IN AN INTELLIGIBLE WAY.

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QUESTION

DEBATE

CRITICIZE

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CO·OP·ER·ATE

/KŌˈÄPƏˌRĀT/ VERB

WORK TOWARD THE SAME END.

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COOPERATE

IMAGINE

INNOVATE

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IS TESTING EVOLVING?

DO WE NEED TEST INNOVATION?

HOW CAN WE INNOVATE TESTING - TOGETHER?

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COMPLIANCE OR DEFIANCE?

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AND THE REVOLUTION?

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“BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD.”

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SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TESTING

REFERENCES• WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, THE TEMPEST, ACT V, SCENE 1 • http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/collateral/service-provider/visual-

networking-index-vni/white_paper_c11-520862.html • MAHATMA GANDHI

READING TIPS• THE POWER OF WHY, AMANDA LANG • http://www.pqatesting.com/resource/downloads/

Lets_Start_a_Test_Revolution.pdf • “PURSUING PATTERNS, PUZZLES, AND PARADOXES”, LINDA S. GOTTFREDSSON:

http://www.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/reprints/2010puzzles.pdf

CHRISTIN WIEDEMANN

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