Chapter 1. Writing the First Test

 

"Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is."

 
 --Isaac Asimov

In this book, we will simulate my personal experience of testing e-commerce systems. We will start by writing a very simple and crude test case, and we will refactor it and grow it into a stable and reliable test suite. A web store example might not apply to everyone's job, but the examples provided should be general enough to apply to any situation.

Today is our first day on the job; you and I are the sole members of the newly formed Quality Assurance team for the little start-up that sells Valentine's Day cards. It's a small company and the pay is not the greatest; however, just like any small start up, we get some company ...

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