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  • January 23, 2017 at 2:43 pm #15098
    Anna
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    @anna

    I recently found an old note with the “7 dwarfs testing approach” which is sort of comparable to the tours concep for exploratory testing I guess.

    The 7 dwarfs are:

    Happy – Take the happy path through the SW
    Dopey – Do weird and unexpected things to the SW
    Grumpy – Find all the stuff worth complaining about in the SW
    Bashful – Does the SW make the user feel awkward or stupid anywhere?
    Doc – Follow the instructions/manual/help file
    Sleepy – Let the device enter sleep mode between actions.
    Sneezy – Get SW and HW interrupts while using the SW

    What I would like to know is if anyone knows where it comes from? It’s always nice to give credit where credit is due, but I have no record of where I found it.
    I think it’s at least 5 years old, possibly up to 8 years old.

    January 26, 2017 at 11:39 am #15115
    Ronan Healy
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    @ronan

    Never heard of it myself but I am sure there is someone in the community who can help.

     

     

    January 29, 2017 at 1:42 pm #15165
    Archana
    Participant
    @archana

    Very interesting way to cover all aspects of exploratory testing to the 7 dwarfs. Tried to search for it, but sadly found nothing about this on the net.

    February 1, 2017 at 4:47 pm #15205
    Tassawer
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    @tassaweramin

    Seems quite interesting topic and would be looking forward to hear something from our experienced community members.

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