5 Best Articles on Software Testing
The most useful articles on software testing from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Software Testing Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on software testing by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on software testing—all under 10 minutes.
Exploratory Testing Principles 1.0
This is v1.0 of my Exploratory Testing Principles. But what is a principle? Principle: A belief, a basic truth from where other truths can be built Whenever testing, we also have a set of principles…
What is the problem we are trying to solve?
I’m a big fan of design thinking because innovation is at the heart of this approach. It goes through stages of empathizing with your…
It is never too late to reassess how you define quality
We all need to be able to reevaluate issues and concepts. We have also all heard it said that adapting to change is harder for older people. Dr Joseph Juran is one of the significant figures in qua…
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on software testing.
What if writing tests was a joyful experience?
At Jane Street we use a pattern/library called “expect tests” thatmakes test-writing feel like a REPL session, or like exploratoryprogramming in a Jupyter no...
Simplifying Developer Testing Through SLATE
Modern-day technical system deployments generally follow SOA or a microservice-based architecture that allows for clearer separation of concerns, ownership, well-defined dependencies, and abstracts…
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