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A Ridiculously Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing (video)

Over the years, we’ve seen the introduction of Structured Programming, Total Quality Management, Agile, Scrum, Devops—and after all this time, projects still stumble and products still drive us crazy. Why? Part of the reason is surely that many projects are … Learn more

Categories Context-Driven Testing, Rapid Software Testing Overview, Video

Video Highlights from RST Online Classes

RST Peer Advisor Marius Francu has created a YouTube playlist of insights from the online RST Explored and RST Applied classes. For those who haven’t yet taken a class, these offer a little taste of some of the lessons that … Learn more

Categories Exploratory Testing, For Newbies, Tester Skill, Video

What Is Testing? A Conversation with James Bach and Michael Bolton

Podcasts on Quality Assurance and Testing In this episode, I [@alexusadays] sat down with James Bach and Michael Bolton to answer a deceptively simple question: What is testing? A lot of people still reduce testing to “finding bugs.” But if … Learn more

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Taking Testing Seriously: The Rapid Software Testing Approach
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REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
  • A Context-Driven Approach to Automation in Testing
  • A Rapid Testing Framework
  • A Ridiculously Rapid Introduction to Rapid Software Testing (video)
  • Breaking the Test Case Addiction
  • Elements of Excellent Testing
  • Exploratory Testing
  • Exploratory Testing 3.0
  • Heuristic Test Strategy Model
  • How RST is Different From “Factory-Style” Testing
  • How to Evolve a Context-Driven Test Plan
  • Investigating Bugs: A Testing Skills Study
  • Is RST compatible with our context?
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