Chapter 5

If nothing changes after a test, what did I learn?

Thử xong mà không đổi gì, tôi đã học được gì?

The chapter's question

What will this result make me do differently next week?

Big idea

An experiment without a conclusion is time spent that bought no information.

In this chapter

  1. Part 5.1

    Against the Threshold

    Did the result clear the threshold or not?

  2. Part 5.2

    When It's Ambiguous

    When it is unclear, do I retest or change the question?

  3. Part 5.3

    The Next Test

    What is the next dangerous question?

  4. Part 5.4

    When to Stop Testing

    After how many failed tests should I rethink?

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.

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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?