Archive for June, 2009
Ep. 2 – Infinitest with Ben Rady
by Mike on Jun.30, 2009, under Podcast
In Episode 2, Allen Hurst and Mike Abney discuss continuous testing in general and Infinitest in particular with Ben Rady. Ben is the original author of Infinitest. Topics:
- What is continuous testing (CT)? What are the benefits?
- Can’t you just run the tests manually? Do you still have to run tests manually?
- The history and future of Infinitest.
- The pitfalls of CT.
- The future of CT and how it’s changing testing.
- Test selection and prioritization in Infinitest.
- Using Infinitest with non-optimal unit tests.
- The adoption curve for Infinitest.
Links:
- Infinitest: http://infinitest.org
- Original CT project at MIT: http://groups.csail.mit.edu/pag/continuoustesting/
- Ben’s blog: http://benrady.com
- Ben’s twitter: @benrady
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:25 — 19.9MB)
Ep. 1 – AQuA – Part 1
by Mike on Jun.16, 2009, under Podcast
In this episode, Gary McCants moderates an AQuA (Agile Questions, our Answers) session. The AQuA series is a panel-style discussion of frequently asked questions about Agile. The panel for this session includes Gary, Allen Hurst, Ed Grannan, Melissa Meeker, Mike Abney, Rod Coffin, and Steve Pfiffner. Questions discussed:
- How can we avoid missing requirements when writing User Stories (compared to Use Cases with alternate scenarios)?
- Isn’t Agile just the flavor of the month?
- We can’t dedicate people 100%, so how do we do Agile?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:42 — 32.2MB)