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Effective, Efficient and Reusable Test Cases using Q-Patterns Vipul Kocher, Indian Testing Board

Q-Patterns provide a light-weight mechanism for sharing and documenting testing experience and test cases. Q-Patterns allow generic application of experience across projects, promote reuse of test cases and provide an easy method for review of specifications. Using Q-Patterns one can drastically reduce the test case creation time by
promoting reuse of test cases across organizations, projects, technologies and domains. Software projects generally yield a web of interrelated Q-Patterns. An integrated and broad adoption of Q-Patterns framework in an organization can yield a rich harvest of test cases with very little effort. In this tutorial you will learn about Q-Patterns and their applicability. The tutorial will take you through the Q-Patterns primer on what are
Q-Patterns, how are these documented, where these case be used followed by how a web of interrelated Q-Patterns can be identified. The tutorial concludes with an example on identifying candidate Q-Patterns from specifications, using existing Q-Patterns and writing new Q-Patterns for the areas where no known Q-Patterns exist. The tutorial will also briefly mention how Q-Patterns can be used for exploratory testing.

Vipul Kocher is the testing manager at Adobe. He manages the Adobe Reader (formerly known as Adobe Acrobat Reader) testing on Linux, Unix (Solaris, AIX and HP-UX) and Handheld (PocketPC, Palm, Symbian) platforms.

Vipul Kocher also owns and runs www.WhatIstesting.com a non-profit site, dedicated to the cause of testing. He has 9 years of experience in the field of testing and development. He holds a masters degree in computer technology from IIT Delhi. His interest areas include software testing and patterns. Vipul is currently working on a concept known as Questioning patterns, more information about which can be found at http://www.whatistesting.com.

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