The Way of the Web Tester

Fun Bits with Purpose

You can’t take this stuff too seriously, and it helps if you can approach the material with a sense of humor.

To that end, I’ve tried to lighten things up with pictures, stories, and anecdotes to share with you along the way.

War stories are real-life, from-the-trenches experiences about some of the successes and failures I and others have had while writing automated tests. You’ll know it’s a war story when you see the archer.

The Now You Try exercises are there to snap you out of reading and get you into thinking and doing. So keep a pen or pencil handy.

Then there are Tim and Diane—our traditional tester and developer. ...