tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post392502674095943443..comments2023-07-12T18:09:56.569-04:00Comments on Rhythm of Testing: Where No One has Gone Before: Exploratory Testing Lessons From Jean Luc PicardPete Walenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10651704389491850533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post-34524130176384273042011-05-24T15:00:36.683-04:002011-05-24T15:00:36.683-04:00Thank you both so much for commenting. I find it i...Thank you both so much for commenting. I find it interesting when I run across "testers" who only follow a script and see no reason to vary from it one iota. It makes me wonder what happened to kill (or at least limit) their curiosity.Pete Walenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651704389491850533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post-75780507185823984242011-05-24T14:48:30.922-04:002011-05-24T14:48:30.922-04:00Hi Pete, thank you for a great post. You really pi...Hi Pete, thank you for a great post. You really pinpoint a thing I have been thinking of recently <br />"It is when you head out to see what you can see that you really learn the product, the application or how it works. "<br /><br />And this is so true! I have seen fellow testers that are highly following the scripted tests, and while they are at it create new ones like nothing else. Really good if /anyone else/ would be next up testing, but noone wont do that. And at the same time, they themselves are not learning about the product or how to use it in a proper way. Even worse when thinking about the underlying logic and flows under the surface, the understanding is zero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post-2458754595742851102011-05-24T07:48:29.375-04:002011-05-24T07:48:29.375-04:00Nice post, Pete!
I had to chime in because I'...Nice post, Pete!<br /><br />I had to chime in because I'm also a fan of the yellow legal pad for testing notes. I actually stumbled recently on something I enjoy from Franklin Covey called the "Better Than a Yellow Pad: Tech Notepad." <br /><br />I've tried Rapid Reporter a couple of times only, and I was excited by its simplicity and handy output, but I wasn't able to find a groove with it right away. Eventually I'll give it more of a fair shake because I think it'd be more efficient than what I do, but there also seems to be something special for me about recording and thinking on paper -- maybe it's feeling less self-censorship when not being recorded on the computer; maybe it's thinking in a space physically separate from where the testing takes place; or, hey, maybe there's just an instinctive allure to yellow paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com