Testing Patience

This keynote examines the goals, quality, and risks of software testing, including approaches such as test-driven and property-based testing. It considers how microservices, transient code, and functional programming challenge established testing practices.

Syllabus

Intro
Testing Taxonomy
The Goal of Testing
Extreme Programming
Testing Quality
Code Quality
Intended Functions
TDD
Quality
Propertybased testing
Propertybased testing example
Propertybased mindset
Introducing Hazard
Software Hazard
Slow Tests
Testing in Certain Situations
Using Production as a Test Environment
Programmer Anarchy
Sidestepping
Moral Hazard Software Development
Maintenance
Golden Master Approach
Verification vs Validation
Code Bases
Carrying Costs
Technology People
Machiavellian
Software
Code
Rewriting
Chad Fowler
Testing Trends