Hello and welcome to the first “ ” press review from Le Testeur du Granier!
Today—albeit a bit late—I’d like to share with you a roundup of the articles, posts, studies, and initiatives I’ve read and found relevant in January, covering topics related to various aspects of testing.
I hope this will inspire you to take a look and discover (or rediscover) talented writers who are eager to share their knowledge with you!
So, naturally, I’ll start with a fascinating article from February discussing lessons learned about procrastination by Fabien Hiegel, in which he explains the mechanisms behind it and shares some tips for managing it.
What's thatabout? Itdoesn't mention any test, and it's about the month of February… "Nonsense," you might say? And you wouldn't be entirely wrong 😉
But I thought it was important to let you know that NO, my delay isn’t due to procrastination— I find writing articles so fascinating—but rather to my equally fascinating duties as a project manager (which will certainly be the subject of an article later this year).
Games for the test
You all know The Tester's Tavern? No? Seriously?
Yet it is the premier forum for discussion of the test within the French-speaking world, created by Marc Hage Chahine in November 2017! I think I’ll have the opportunity to share articles from this blog with you on a regular basis.
In fact, one of the topics covered in January centered on testing and games—or rather , “games for testing.”
Let’s start with the presentation given by Marc at the Sofia Software Testing Evening (STLS) (please note that you can access all the presentations from this must-attend event). He shares his vision for the field and his thoughts on how to make our profession more appealing and more fun by highlighting its various aspects in a lighthearted way. I know for a fact that all of this goes beyond mere speculation 😉 (but shh)!
And we took the opportunity to explore the topic further with experts and, together with Marc, organize a fascinating roundtable discussion in January featuring Christophe Moustier, Zoé Thivet, and Julien Cahu. Be sure to check out the video—I made an appearance to talk about testing in video games (but I won’t tell you where, so you’ll have to watch the whole thing 😉).
The CFTL 2021–2022 Survey
Another highlight of this January, the results of the CFTL’s major survey on software testing practices for 2021–2022. This survey is conducted every three years and, this year, included 720 IT and testing professionals, making for a highly representative sample!
Marc's analysis is available on La Taverne, along with a recap of previous investigations by Bruno Legeard (secretary of the CFTL), which highlights the importance of testers in increasingly agile teams… But it also shows, much to my chagrin, the minimal increase in the automation rate…
Not much has changed in 2022 based on the infographic that Mr Suricate has put together for you on the subject 👀
The test automation market is growing rapidly
To wrap things up, let's talk about Argent & Money!
According to a study by Research & Markets, the test automation market, estimated at 20.7 billion in 2021 (that’s a lot!), could reach 49.9 billion by 2026 (which is practically tomorrow…). This will, we hope, increase the automation rates presented in the previous study and lead to the emergence of new, innovative automation projects (based on AI). This study, conducted among a large number of IT organizations (software vendors, digital services firms, etc.), reveals that the banking and insurance sector will be a major customer in this market.
This gives me the opportunity to share a very informative and timely article here, about banking authorization server tests written by Coralie Ipotesi, who shares eight essential insights on testing this type of application.
Here, I learned about the functional and security-related specifics of these rather complex electronic payment applications, and I know that payment—especially in production—remains a thorn in the side of test automation.
I hope you found this review helpful and enjoyed reading it! I’m going to get right to work on my next article so I can bring you the February review as soon as possible .
Feel free to share your discoveries in the comments, mention any January articles I might have missed, and link to blogs about product reviews that might interest us all!😊
