test please delete

[norrahe]

New toy has turned up

[zharrt]

Nope, it's impossible.

My code only does one thing. It is impossible for it to do something completely different.

I don't even know how to get it to do the thing they say happened, because it's complex and I haven't looked at the APIs for years. It's not even as if it can inadvertently happen.

It can't.

[zharrt]

New toy has turned up

Will you wait for Mr N to show you how to use it

[norrahe]

Will you wait for Mr N to show you how to use it

do you want a feckin' slap or shall I ask cojak to ban you as well?

[eek]

Nope, it's impossible.

My code only does one thing. It is impossible for it to do something completely different.

I don't even know how to get it to do the thing they say happened, because it's complex and I haven't looked at the APIs for years. It's not even as if it can inadvertently happen.

It can't.

Did they document how they broke it? If not get them to do it again documenting the steps 1 by 1.

The testers hated me when I insisted that they did that. It annoyed me so much I didn't give them the tool I was going to offer them to do the documentation automatically for a whole month.

[norrahe]

Did they document how they broke it? If not get them to do it again documenting the steps 1 by 1.

The testers hated me when I insisted that they did that. It annoyed me so much I didn't give them the tool I was going to offer them to do the documentation automatically for a whole month.

Of course not, these are users.

all you'll get is "it doesn't work how I thought it would" and then it turns out they have completely different expectations than from the business spec.

[eek]

Of course not, these are users.

all you'll get is "it doesn't work how I thought it would" and then it turns out they have completely different expectations than from the business spec.

Then you want the posher version of plan c. At least then you know what the error was

[TheFaQQer]

Did they document how they broke it?

Of course not.

[eek]

Of course not.

If its a test team give them a screen recording tool. Every time they start a test they start recording if everything goes fine delete the recording otherwise voila there is the documentation.

the fact it also records the 15 minutes of browsing they spent while doing 16 minutes of testing is of course a good side benefit for management.

[TheFaQQer]

New plan is...

- give me a list of scenarios you want to test. Almost a "test script" if you will.

- I will provide you with an extract of the data before you run the tests. This will enable you to identify what data will change when you run the tests.

- I will suggest what parameters you should use to run each scenario, but it's up to you if you want to use those or find your own.

- I will be available on the phone and / or remote desktop while you run the tests, so you can show me what doesn't work.

- At the end of the process, if there is work which needs to be undertaken to fix the job, then we will do the work.

- At the end of the process, if you want it to do something different from the current solution, then you need to raise a change request to define the requirements. For the third time.