tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post3885063537577866628..comments2023-07-12T18:09:56.569-04:00Comments on Rhythm of Testing: End to End Testing and Integration Testing RevisitedPete Walenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10651704389491850533noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2405476812031211238.post-10956925187790481352017-12-04T04:44:34.924-05:002017-12-04T04:44:34.924-05:00Yes, I've seen things that were hailed as havi...Yes, I've seen things that were hailed as having the "best testing ever" falling over when they were released into the production environment. In this case, it was the original specification of the project that had not been drawn up with any reference to how the existing system was used in real life by real users. And the consultants who had done the spec were no longer involved with the project, and all the in-house people who were on our side of the project had left before it all went pear-shaped.<br /><br />The next project we kicked off was properly specified in advance, with the testers involved in requirements gathering and challenging users' and managers' assumptions, It was great. But it took twice as long as the first project and eventually the plug got pulled on the entire thing because the company's owners found a cheaper way of doing things (they bought a rival company's product; then they liked it so much, they bought the rival company and sacked all their in-house developers and testers).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com