TestBustersNewsletter - Issue #89

Happy Tuesday TestBusters,

I am pleased to see more and more TestBusters using the TestBustersNewsletter to share their thoughts on a particular topic. True to the Sharing-Is-Caring motto.?

After my last rant about the value of Autonomous Testing, I was sure that Marcel Veselka, Tesena CTO, Godfather of Autonomous Testing (AT) and the crazy innovative ideas pioneer*, would respond to my rant. It was clear to me that my statements about the value of AT would not go unanswered. You can read Marcel's next crazy innovative ideas below.?

I am writing these words on way to Bratislava for the SANAE BEEREX conference where I will give a talk about Agile Learning. Marcel will also be there for a talk. Guess what the topic is? That's right! Guess who will sit in the audience and maybe ask one or the other provocative question? Correct.?But his is another story ;-)

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+++ Next TestBustersNight

During the September TestBustersNight we faced for the 2nd time in a row the 100 participants Zoom-Limit. The next TestBustersNight will happen on October, 6th 2022 and I am pretty sure that we will face the limit again. Why? Take a look at the program and you know the reason.

Happy reading!

Rudolf aka #theCharmingOrganizer

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+++ Autonomous Testing ... another crazy idea ?? in testing

… or maybe not ???

Based on the last Gartner report "Agile Hype Cycle for Agile and DevOps, 2022" autonomous testing is the biggest buzz. BUT also predicted that it will become a standard approach for Agile/DevOps teams in 2-5 years... OR it will die ????

Now a (sad?) truth about the idea: Autonomous testing is just better automation ??

Simple goal: automate more than just test execution.

Do you remember? We already had those discussions:

record & play, continuous testing, model-based, you name it . . .?

Same discussions and skepticism ?? as with test automation several years ago. Even the test automation becomes a standard testing approach there is still a lot of pain in it (scope definition, scripting, maintenance, test data preparation, etc.).

But not only!

To hire or train and keep the right skilled people? Let me know if you are succeeding in it.?

If you accept the idea "less radically" I believe the baby steps bring us there. Some inspiration for improving your test automation:

• Self-healing locators (e.g., https://healenium.io/)
• Test data generation/healing (e.g., https://mostly.ai/)
• Scenario generation (e.g., https://github.com/features/copilot)
• Dynamic page object models (e.g., https://youtu.be/oFfxJxl6nKI)
• Predictive scope selection (e.g., https://www.launchableinc.com/)
• Better reporting and bug tracking (e.g., https://reportportal.io/)

Let me know your opinion or tips on where to learn more about the topic.

I am collecting the ideas about autonomous testing also here (living document, never finished): https://github.com/autonomous-testing/testing-autonomy . . . and you are welcome to contribute as well.

-- Marcel, the crazy innovative ideas pioneer ;)

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+++ Links from the TestBusters community

+++ Kobiton conducted a survey to take a closer look at the state of software test automation today – including the primary catalysts behind such widespread adoption. It also examines several key trends software teams can capitalize on as they get set to enter the next phase of growth: hyper-automation...

+++ In this article, Kostiantyn Teltov will try to highlight the Design Patterns I commonly use during test solutions creation. Some of them are used frequently, some very rarely. It’s up to you what you’re gonna use. But you will know how it can be used...

+++ Should testers be married to tools? Of course, tools are means to an end. But I think testers must be fully focused on honing their skill sets that will help them work with the tools. If you are testing a Wallet - learn accounting (the fundamentals). Of course, I use tools too but unless I knew what I want to achieve with it "a tool is only as good as the hands that wield it -Kevin Sands", right...

+++ Lyft used cloud-based isolated environments for several purposes, including end-to-end testing. As the number of microservices increased, tests using these environments became harder to scale and lost value. Recent articles describe how Lyft shifted to?testing using request isolation?in a shared staging environment and used?acceptance tests to gate production deployments... ....

+++ Agile software development comes in many flavors, and nobody exclusively owns its definition. Unscrupulous consultants love this, because it means they can make bundles of money selling their version, or coaching clients on how to be “more” agile...