Well,
I finally have an opportunity to get out of hell and work with a solid company, which I am extremely excited about...I interview on Wednesday!!!!!!!!

One of the small details states:
Proactively work to clarify documentation, including; use cases, test scripts, user doc etc.

I am experienced with UCD and documentation - but I have never seen a test script, much less written one!

I don't want to blow it because of that one detail - and there is a laundry list of other requirements which I am well suited to handle...but

Anyone have any resources I could read up on just so I have some familiarity with test scripts?
Thanks!

 

test scripts are easy!

think of it like a database. You designed this database and you wanna see if will work correctly. You make a test script to load the database with data.

Once the database is loaded with data you can measure its performance and design.

The same kinda thing goes for software. You make a script with a list of commands that executes and tests the output from the application.

does this make sense now?

I'm sure other software guys will chime in here... GOOD LUCK ON THE INTERVIEW!!

 

Test scripts are easy, but tedious!

For a given feature: (ie: user has the ability to do such-and-such)

• Describe the test-harness setup - what hardware/software
  platform combination in use; what data needs to be
  pre-loaded to perform the test, etc.
• Provide a step by step procedure to exercise the feature
  - enter integer in field X, push button Y
  - pulldown menu Z, selecting option Q
  - and on ..
  - and on ..
  - and on ..
• Describe the expected result