tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733784724667491523.post3737274522344490258..comments2024-03-22T14:23:37.631+00:00Comments on Hiccupps: Exploring to the ChoirJames Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185262890702402757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733784724667491523.post-84257337378304133332020-12-23T06:34:04.909+00:002020-12-23T06:34:04.909+00:00Hi, thanks for commenting.
Regression testing mi...Hi, thanks for commenting. <br /><br />Regression testing might not be exploratory, but I have used regression tests in exploratory testing: looking at the patterns of failures or the runtimes of regression test packs over time can be a useful data source, for example. <br /><br />If you're into the check/test distinction then, for me, whether any particular automation is a check or a test depends on what the person running it does with the output. I wrote about this in <a href="https://qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2015/11/means-testing.html" rel="nofollow">Means Testing</a>.James Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185262890702402757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733784724667491523.post-19262627582353578272020-12-23T00:28:39.827+00:002020-12-23T00:28:39.827+00:00This really should include a big caveat - the word...This really should include a big caveat - the word automation as commonly used is confirmatory testing. There never is any question that exploratory can use tools. However, the corollary is not true - commonly used automation, including BDD, is not exploratory.Nilan(jan)?https://www.blogger.com/profile/12523109308781542540noreply@blogger.com