Gcp and the future of software testing cloud next 18 recently, our industry has focused its attention on development and operations, leaving qa page 830. The first was when i left software testing, a decade long endeavor for which i became well known, for computer security where i was a nobody. James is tasked with helping to shape the next wave of testin i recently sat down with james whittaker who is a principal program manager architect on the visual studio team system test edition team. Whittaker, florida institute of technology ieee software 171, pp.
Ive heard this as the value is in the process, not the artifact couldnt agree more. The future of software testing eurostar james whittaker. For books, some old favorites of mine are james whittakers series on how to break software, lee copelands practitioners guide to software test design, and cem kaners testing computer. Now learn more about our fourth workshop and closing keynote james whittaker. The future of sofware testing as told by james whittaker in a webinar for eurostar in june 2008. Such cheat sheets are often possible in video games and are absolutely possible in software testing, said james whittaker, a software architect at microsoft. Exploratory software testing with james whittaker carpe. He was a pioneer in the field of modelbased testing, where his ph. How to break software is a departure from conventional testing in which testers prepare a written test plan and then use it as a script when testing the software. How to break software by james whittaker cs 470 practical guide to testing consider the system as a whole and their interactions application under test file system, operating system api ui human invokes app app requests memory from os app interfaces with database, api, libraries app opens, reads, and closes files. James, although has been in the news lately not for all the right reasons, is a pioneer in the world of software testing.
I got into testing as a punishment for living in sin. This is when i came across a seminal session by none other than james whittaker. He joined the faculty at the florida institute of technology where continue reading. The testing techniques in this book are as flexible as conventional testing is rigid. So, expect to see me make appearances at testing conferences later this. All that testing is getting in the way of quality, starwest 2011. Getting started with ai for testing ai for software. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. Data economy by james whittaker at teched2014 auckland, nz. James whittaker has spent much of his career in softwaretesting. Ai has made it relevant again and testing ai requires innovative thinking. Tcl is a uk partner for utest, the worlds largest marketplace for testing web sites as well as desktop, mobile and gaming software applications. Eurostar software testing conference 5,407 views 40. Google part one test engineering director dr james whittaker.
In a ketchup world, whittaker is sriracha hot sauce. And flexibility is needed in software projects in which requirements can change, bugs can become features and schedule. Tips, tricks, tours, and techniques to guide test design. He used to work for microsoft and was a professor before that. How to break software takes a very applied and nonrigid approach to teaching how to test software for common bugs. Thats right, sin took me to the dark side of software development. Some notes on james whittakers ukstar keynote that led to me removing a gui. Ive reinvented myself a number of times during my career and each time it was like losing an old friend. Googles james whittaker declares the death of the tester. While he was teaching computer science at the florida institute of technology, he wrote a series of bestselling books on how to break software code. Since then, whittaker has shown an almost preternatural instinct for gravitating to a field of technology just as it was about to boom. Google doesnt have any self contained projects so i cant say. Try leaving something youve mastered for something you need to. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5.
I do believe that testing is getting easier, and i think if you look at software, the quality is improving. He was an early thought leader in modelbased testing where his ph. Security bugs, however, do not fit well into this model. Whittaker, march 2009 share article following on the continued success of tcls association with dr james a. I always thought of exploratory testing as adhoc testing, but as james. In exploratory software testing, renowned software testing expert james whittaker reveals the real causes of todays most serious, wellhidden software bugsand introduces powerful new exploratory techniques for finding and correcting them drawing on nearly two decades of experience. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. According to james, a test plan should not take more than 10 minutes. James whittaker has spent his career in software testing and has left his mark on many aspects of the discipline. Open lecture by james bach on software testing duration. Traditional software testing is well equipped to detect these types of bugs. While a professor at the florida institute of technology, james founded the worlds largest academic software testing research center and helped make. Througha fourphase approach, the author shows why eliminating bugs is tricky and why testing is a constant tradeoff. Testers shouldnt have to run around blind searching for bugs, whittaker told attendees of the 2008 stareast conference and testing expo wednesday.
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Software testing is arguably the least understood part of the development process. James is tasked with helping to shape the next wave of testing tools coming out of the visual studio team. I just finished listening to the utest webinar with james whittaker about exploratory testing. James whittakers career spans academia, startups and top tech companies and starts in 1986 as the first computer science graduate hired by the fbi. Manual testing is the best way to find the bugs most likely to bite users badly after a product ships.