Introduction:
To help highlight the value of testing, in the lesson 5, we shared a series of incidents that testing might have helped prevent. But there are many more out there!
For this activity, track down a bug, crash, leak or issue that was mentioned in the press (or elsewhere) and think about how testing might have helped prevent it.
Purpose:
Stories are a great way to explain to others how things work. By collecting your own stories you not only gain a deeper understanding of the value of testing but you also gain a great story to share with others when it’s your turn to explain the importance and role software testing has in software development.
Activity:
Search news sites to find one of the many software bugs, crashes and leaks stories shared. Alternatively, you can ask testers on The Club or on our Slack 3 to hear their own stories on bugs that caused problems.
Once you have identified a story, analyse and research it to discover how testing might have helped then add this information to your portfolio and share it on this thread to compare with others.