Coding QA Podcast: Episode 7 â A Tour Around Exploratory Testing

In this show Federico and Matthew talk about what exploratory testing (ET) is and how the ASP.NET QA team uses this methodology for testing.

News

• Dynamic Data release in CodePlex.com
• TechEd 2009
• Ajax Control Toolkit Refresh released.

Exploratory Testing

• Definition
• Differences between exploratory testing and scripted testing
• Differences between exploratory testing and ad-hoc testing
• The 4 principles of exploratory testing
  • Creativity
  • Goal oriented
  • Reproducibility
  • Adaptability

• How the ASP.NET QA team uses exploratory testing
• When is exploratory testing a good fit to test a product
• Brief example of an exploratory testing session
• What are the outcomes of an exploratory testing session
  • Scenarios tried
  • Questions
  • Assumptions
  • Defects
  • Future scenarios