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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Spot that Bug!

Can you find it?  What's the best way to test for this?  Why was it missed?



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  1. The text of the video title wraps under the date field on the second video. I think the best way to test for this is to ensure you fill in each text field to its maximum length for one test case. You would also need to ensure the test case used different window sizes.

    You would/could also fill out the fields with varying lengths (possibly all possible lengths). However, you have to weigh time to test all these scenarios against the benefit.

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    1. Nicely found and stated! So, I agree with you that the way to test for that would generally be through manual testing. I wonder if there's any way to automate the testing of two divs overlapping? Is it even worth automating?

      What you said about time to benefit ratio is a key in my mind. There's only so much we could test - or really, we could test forever. It takes concerted practice to accurately measure and report risk associated with all the areas where we don't test. In the end, it's important for QA engineers to report that risk to the product owner and he/she will make the decision.

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