2. This talk is an experiment118 slides in 35 minutes ;-)Ever
seen presentationzen.com?(and I had some fun with Google
images)
3. 4. Test Axioms Do They Exist?What might they look like?But
first, some video
5. Pentagon Wars
6. A comedy, where the military officers lack principles except
for
7. The NewTest Manager
8. The book/film is based on a true story a farceMy question for
you is
9. Is there a single, agreed set of guiding principles for testing
and test managers?
10. More formally
11. Are there a set ofaxioms that provide a framework for all test
approaches?
12. What is an Axiom?
13. An uncontested principle
14. 2 + 2 = ???Something soself-evidently true it requires no
proof
15. A foundation for thinking and behaviour
16. More formally
An axiom is something that is impossible to prove to be true but
could be disproved with a single experiment/example.
17. Example AxiomDeclaration of independence para 2:
Wehold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the
pursuit of Happiness.
18. Example Axiom 2
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line
19. We believe Axioms are INFALLIBLE(but we are prepared to be
proven wrong)
We KNOW that heuristics are FALLIBLE
(cf the Context-Driven School)
20. Testers like principles
21. Testing as the conscience of the projectTesters tend to take
principled stances
22. So, it would help if we had a set of principles or axioms to
refer to
23. We all have our favourite testing sayings but
There is no agreed set of laws so our profession is based on weak
foundations.
Repeat after me.
24. We need to start with a definition of test
American Heritage Dictionary:
Test: (noun)
25. A means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; 26. A trial.