german testing day keynote - testing at ebay - a look at a rather unconventional way of testing
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Keynote presentation at German Testing Day Munich, Nov 12 2013TRANSCRIPT
TESTING AT EBAY
MICHAEL PALOTAS EBAY INTERNATIONAL 12. NOVEMBER 2013
Michael Palotas Head of Productivity & Test Engineering Pfingstweidstrasse 60 8005 Zürich Switzerland Email: [email protected]
WHO AM I?
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THE COMPANY
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EBAY INC.
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EBAY FACTS
Founded in 1995
Based in San Jose, California
28000 employees worldwide
>100 million active buyers and sellers worldwide
2500 USD transaction volume every second
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EBAY FACTS
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2 billion page views every day
75 billion database calls every day
>179 million downloads of eBay Inc’s mobile apps
TESTERS RAISE YOUR
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DEVELOPERS RAISE YOUR
HANDS
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AGILE PEOPLE RAISE YOUR
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NOW SHAKE HANDS
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LOOKING BACK
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AGILE?
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Development Test
Waterfall - 6 months
Development Test
Agile - 2 weeks
THE BI(U)G HUNT
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AUTOMATION
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OR IS THIS ACTUALLY THE PRESENT FOR YOU?
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HOW ABOUT PREVENTING BUGS?
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PRODUCTIVITY &
TEST ENGINEERING
Make the team more efficient
& productive
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HORIZONTAL / VERTICAL SUPPORT
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TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3
VERTICAL VERTICAL VERTICAL
HORIZONTAL SUPPORT
HORIZONTAL SUPPORT
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TDD
Automation
Advice
Architecture
Infrastructure
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VERTICAL SUPPORT
Rapid testing / exploratory approach
Focus on fast feedback
Manual testing: Very very very very important
Focus on primary work artifacts
Domain Knowledge
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Do we still need testers?
Or developers only? TESTING @ EBAY 21
A FEW WORDS ON (TEST) MANAGEMENT
A WORD ON MEASUREMENT & METRICS
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THE RACE TO ZERO
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Npr.org
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OPEN SOURCE
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It is free
(it is not really free …)
Faster innovation cycles
Independence
Engagement / opportunities to grow
Hiring advantage
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THE LONG LEASH
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HYGIENE FACTORS
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THE BIG GOAL
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THANK YOU!
REFERENCES
• http://weekendreflection.blogspot.ch/ • http://perfectplate.com/ • http://www.jamshid-ibrahim.net/ • http://simplehomemade.net/ • http://npr.org • http://creatia2013.wordpress.com/ • www.kaushik.net • Sackmesser.ch • http://betterafter50.com • http://estonianfreepress.com/
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