Bug Reporting 101
A quick course on raising bugs
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Supercharging Your Bug Reports
- Define what a bug is and how it differs from other software issues
- Explain why effective bug reporting matters
- Identify the key elements of an effective bug report using the PEOPLE mnemonic
- Tell a compelling story about the bug's impact on users using oracles
- Extrapolate the potential severity and scope of the bug
- Evaluate your own and your team's bug reports using the PEOPLE heuristic
Why Bug Reports Fail
- Discover strategies to help prevent bug reports getting rejected or ignored
- Investigate and find patterns to turn "unreproducible" bugs into reproducible ones
- Consider faster alternatives to reports like pairing, post-its or "mentioning in passing" for some bugs
- Explain why bug counts alone are a poor metric of tester effectiveness
- Recognise the importance of adding value through communication and relationships, not just bug reports
Easy Exploratory Testing Ideas with Bug Magnet
- Explain how the Bug Magnet browser extension works and how it aids exploratory testing
- Understand how varying input data reveals information and potential bugs
- Appreciate the value of variability and creativity in exploratory testing
- Leverage tools like Bug Magnet to enhance exploratory testing effectiveness
A short course of bug reporting tips.
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