How to Become an Effective Tester by Reusing Tests

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SmartBear’s technology stack

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Quick intro

Nikhil Kaul Jeffrey Martin

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On our plate today 1

Testing challenges over the past year

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How role of a QA Engineer is changing

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Modular test case design for reusability

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Extending reusability to automation pyramid

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Other reusability practices that can be applied across teams

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•  Windows 10                  —  Write  once  deploy  it  across  pla1orms    

                 —  Con4nuum  mode  

•  Increased API dependancy

•  Get more developers on their platform — Windows  10  

                 —  Scrip4ng  language  support  

                 —  Apple  making  Swi=  open  source  

                 —  Apple  Music  on  Android  

 

Cross platform app dev is becoming easier

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•  Performance matters

•  Consumers have low tolerance for bugs

•  Browsers blocking tech, API

•  Approval for plugins required

•  Stringent approval processes for app stores

Releasing high quality apps matters

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The role of QA Engineer is changing as well

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More to test in less time

Cross platform apps High Quality Numerous tests

Reusability critical

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Build a modular test design

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Apply modular practices not just to tests

1Automated tests

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Test data

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Test environments

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Real world example could look like…

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Modularity has its benefits and challenges

Benefits

Challenges

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GUI

Unit

API

GUI

Unit

API

Keep automation pyramid in mind

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Reduce tests across teams

GUI

API Security Test

Monitoring

API load test

API Functional

Test

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Apply the same concept to GUI tests

GUI Functional Tests

Performance Tests

Monitoring

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Takeaways.. 1

Testing challenges continue to increase

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The role of a QA Engineer is changing

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Use modular test case design for reusability

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Apply reusability practices that can be applied across teams

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Questions?