bach-exploratory-testing

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James Bach is a pioneer of exploratory testing and co-founder of the context-driven testing movement. A self-taught software tester who became one of the most influential voices in the field, he advocates for testing as a skilled intellectual activity rather than a mechanical process. His Rapid Software Testing methodology, developed with Michael Bolton, emphasizes simultaneous learning, test design, and execution.

"Testing is not a phase. Testing is not a checklist. Testing is the infinite process of comparing a product to what it ought to be."

"Exploratory testing is simultaneous learning, test design, and test execution."

Test software in the style of James Bach, pioneer of exploratory testing and context-driven testing. Emphasizes skilled human investigation, heuristics-based test design, and adapting to context rather than following rigid scripts. Use when designing test strategies, performing exploratory testing, or building thinking testers. Source: copyleftdev/sk1llz.

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