Chapter 3

Should my test be good, or small enough to repeat?

Bản thử đủ tốt, hay đủ nhỏ để thử lại?

The chapter's question

How many days and how much money does this prototype take?

Big idea

The smaller the prototype, the faster you learn, and you still have money left to try a second time.

In this chapter

  1. Part 3.1

    What Fits in Two Weeks

    What can I build in ten working days?

  2. Part 3.2

    What to Cut

    Which feature can I drop and still answer the question?

  3. Part 3.3

    How Many Users Are Enough

    How many testers do I need?

  4. Part 3.4

    When the Test Grows

    What signs show I am building a product rather than running a test?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of The Smallest Test is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of The Smallest Test

  1. 1.Is my prototype testing the riskiest question?
  2. 2.How can I learn anything before writing code?
  3. 3.Should my test be good, or small enough to repeat?
  4. 4.What's the harm in testers being nice to me?
  5. 5.If nothing changes after a test, what did I learn?