tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392851967512034317.post4793805669321860068..comments2023-06-20T14:42:34.640+02:00Comments on Jeroen's world of Software Testing: Rorschach, the power of visualization and software testing?Jeroen Rosinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02780132978624117482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392851967512034317.post-47087255486090229002010-05-11T09:44:12.596+02:002010-05-11T09:44:12.596+02:00Hello Shrini, thanks for your feedback. You provid...Hello Shrini, thanks for your feedback. You provide me good directions to work with. You correct about asking first what you see; instead providing already some direction.<br /><br />As far as I see, this way of modelling can be an addition to “formal” ways of interpreting data.<br />Indeed I have to work on heuristics and how to formulate and use them. For me this weblog is also a tool for practice and learning. Your feedback is very welcome. In my opinion, trying to translate a strategy to heuristics is harder if you don’t yet have all the skills :) <br /><br />Seems I’m reaching my goal, learning as result of my blog.<br />Thanks again.<br />JeroenJeroen Rosinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780132978624117482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392851967512034317.post-29345916265509393432010-05-10T15:15:34.141+02:002010-05-10T15:15:34.141+02:00>>>Below you see an example of a Rorschac...>>>Below you see an example of a Rorschach image. Are you able to read this picture? Are you able to assign functionality to areas? Do you see bugs?<br /><br />First thing that came to mind (to ask about the picture to a subject) is "describe the picture".<br />with this question you can gain lots of information about how subject is thinking about the picture. You can use the picture as an interview question and ask the candidate to write down the 1 page description.<br /><br />In such situations, I don't necessarily think in terms of software, functionality, bugs - rather I think of it as an "interesting problem" of systems thinking.<br /><br />Based on how broadly or diversely a person can think, we can gain good understanding of person's visualization capabilities. Just ask people to describe a picture like that ... see you will be overwhelmed with responses.<br /><br />Seeing patterns, many of them in a maize of information (multi-sensory -> Visual,audio...)- is my opinion a great systems thinking skill.<br /><br />Read "Outliers" from Malcom Gladwel - you will appreciate "seeing patterns" in data.<br /><br />>>>Defining a strategy is a challenge itself. Writing about it and sharing your idea is even more a challenge. Writing about it and trying to come with a Heuristic is more challenging for me as this is quite new to me.<br /><br />You seem to be on the verge of developing an interesting modeling technique. It might be helpful to think of this whole thing of visualization (that is the core theme of your idea) as a modeling technique to represent "test object".<br /><br />Think of generalizing the idea of visualization as it applies to gaining and representing information about "test object".<br /><br />I believe, at this stage you need to worry about test strategy, heuristics etc... Focus on getting your articulation broad and deep about "visualization and modeling". I think that should be your line of thinking....<br /><br />Mind maps, Finite state machine diagrams, network topology diagrams - work as visual models to communicate information.<br /><br />Look forward for more on this...<br /><br />Good work ..Keep it up<br /><br />ShriniShrini Kulkarnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782753752478547381noreply@blogger.com