Chapter 2. Triangle Test Exercise
In this exercise, you get your first chance in this book to build a test case. Even if you think of yourself as an experienced tester, you might want to give it a try. It’s amazing how few people — even people who have been testing for years — get this exercise right.
Exercise: The Triangle Test
Suppose you’re told to test a very simple program. This program accepts three integers as inputs or arguments. These integers represent the lengths of a triangle’s sides. The program prints “Equilateral” (three equal sides), “Isosceles” (two equal sides), or “Scalene” (no equal sides), as shown in Figure 2-1.[1]
Figure 2-1. Three types of triangles
Your assignment is to write an effective and efficient set of test cases. By effective, I mean that the set of tests finds common bugs. By efficient, I mean that the set of tests finds those bugs with a reasonable amount of effort. By test case, I mean tester action, data, and expected result. Here the action is usually to input some data, but it might be other actions as well.
A template is provided for your solution. I suggest you format your solution to look the same as the template. I suggest 30 minutes as a time limit. When you’re done, continue through the rest of this chapter to see my answers.
Your Solution for the Triangle Test
Tester Action And Data | Expected Result |
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