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Exploring Exploratory Testing

By Andy Tinkham/Cem Kaner

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Summary: Exploratory testers need to draw heavily on their creativity, memory of past events, and intuition. While many people may be naturally gifted in these areas, that subset of the population is not the only group of people who can be exploratory testers. Exercises that encourage participants to develop their creativity, sharpen their memory, or focus their intuition will probably all play an important role. These exercises will draw on the extensive literature in other fields and tie these concepts into testing.


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This paper was originally presented at StarEast 2003.
 

About the Author
Andy is currently a master’s student at the Florida Institute of Technology, where he is pursuing a master’s degree in software engineering, studying under Dr. Cem Kaner and researching how to train exploratory testers. Before returning to school, he worked for eight years in the software testing field, primarily focusing on test automation, and still does short-term consulting as opportunities arise. He can be reached via email at andy@tinkham.org.

Cem Kaner is Professor of Computer Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology, where he teaches courses on testing, software measurement, empirical research methods, and computer law and ethics. He is senior author of three books, Lessons Learned in Software Testing, Bad Software, and Testing Computer Software. He's also an attorney (a former prosecutor) whose idea of a good time is holding companies accountable for releasing defective software.



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