All I Ever Need to Know about Testing

All I Ever Need to Know about Testing I Learned in Kindergarten Column by Lee Copeland As presented by Andy Sawyer

• Share everything.

• Share everything. • “Our profession advances when we share information instead of using it for our own purposes. ”

• Share everything. • “Our profession advances when we share information instead of using it for our own purposes. ” • Play Fair.

• Share everything. • “Our profession advances when we share information instead of using it for our own purposes. ” • Play Fair. • “When we don't play fair, we become untrustworthy. Then others won't play fair with us. It's lose-lose all around. ”

• Don't hit people.

• Don't hit people. • “If you find a defect in someone's work, first tell him informally, personally, and discreetly. ”

• Don't hit people. • “If you find a defect in someone's work, first tell him informally, personally, and discreetly. ” • Put things back where you found them.

• Don't hit people. • “If you find a defect in someone's work, first tell him informally, personally, and discreetly. ” • Put things back where you found them. • “When you are finished, put things back--reconfigure the hardware, restore the software, reload the test data, set up the accounts, and reset the parameters. ”

• Clean up your own mess.

• Clean up your own mess. • “We have a rule at my house, ‘It's OK to spill. ’ No one ever gets yelled at for spilling. But we have another rule, ‘Clean up your mess. ’ That one you will get yelled at for not doing. ”

• Clean up your own mess. • “We have a rule at my house, ‘It's OK to spill. ’ No one ever gets yelled at for spilling. But we have another rule, ‘Clean up your mess. ’ That one you will get yelled at for not doing. ” • Don't take things that aren't yours.

• Clean up your own mess. • “We have a rule at my house, ‘It's OK to spill. ’ No one ever gets yelled at for spilling. But we have another rule, ‘Clean up your mess. ’ That one you will get yelled at for not doing. ” • Don't take things that aren't yours. • Credit

• Clean up your own mess. • “We have a rule at my house, ‘It's OK to spill. ’ No one ever gets yelled at for spilling. But we have another rule, ‘Clean up your mess. ’ That one you will get yelled at for not doing. ” • Don't take things that aren't yours. • Credit • Guilt

• Say you're sorry when you hurt someone.

• Say you're sorry when you hurt someone. • “Say ‘I'm sorry. ’ It is one of the most powerful, healing phrases in the human language. ”

• Say you're sorry when you hurt someone. • “Say ‘I'm sorry. ’ It is one of the most powerful, healing phrases in the human language. ” • Wash your hands before you eat.

• Say you're sorry when you hurt someone. • “Say ‘I'm sorry. ’ It is one of the most powerful, healing phrases in the human language. ” • Wash your hands before you eat. • “In other words--start clean. ”

• Flush.

• Flush. • Features

• Flush. • Features • Entire Projects

• Flush. • Features • Entire Projects • Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.

• Flush. • Features • Entire Projects • Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. • (enough said)

• Live a balanced life.

• Live a balanced life. • “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. ”

• Live a balanced life. • “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. ” • Learn some, think some, draw some, paint, sing, dance, play, and work every day.

• Live a balanced life. • “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. ” • Learn some, think some, draw some, paint, sing, dance, play, and work every day. • How about “Learn some, think some, model some, explore some, document some, communicate, and test every day”?

• Take a nap every afternoon.

• Take a nap every afternoon. • “Taking a step away from your project will give you fresh insight and a different outlook. When you come back to the problem, you often have your own ‘a ha!’ moment. ”

• Take a nap every afternoon. • “Taking a step away from your project will give you fresh insight and a different outlook. When you come back to the problem, you often have your own ‘a ha!’ moment. ” • When you go out in the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.

• Take a nap every afternoon. • “Taking a step away from your project will give you fresh insight and a different outlook. When you come back to the problem, you often have your own ‘a ha!’ moment. ” • When you go out in the world, watch for traffic, hold hands, and stick together. • “There is great strength in teams. ”

• Be aware of wonder.

• Be aware of wonder. • “Be aware of wonder as a tester: the wonder that they made so many stupid mistakes; the wonder that so much actually does work; the wonder that your organization is still in business; the wonder of your own talent as you discovered an amazingly convoluted bug in the code; and the wonder that you have so much fun and get paid for it. ”