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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 12:07:40 JST Paul Cantrell

   Because they bring me such joy, I will share with you all the software testing videos I share with my Software Design and Development students.

   Video 1/3: “We don’t need user testing! We already know our users”

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 12:09:25 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Video 2/3: “2 unit tests, 0 integration tests”

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: and GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) repeated this.
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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 12:10:34 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Video 3/3 (I feel this one •deeply•, to the bone):

     “Developer watching QA test the product”

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 13:23:36 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jeremy Kahn

     @trochee
     Same

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     Jeremy Kahn (trochee@dair-community.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 13:23:37 JST Jeremy Kahn

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     @inthehands

     Every time I watch this video I laugh until my eyes water

     And it's been that way for _years_ now

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     Gaurav Vaidya (gaurav@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 13:43:34 JST Gaurav Vaidya

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     @inthehands This video is amazing. I can almost hear the quiet hum of satisfaction with which the soap dispenser gently soaps the hand of the person plugging in the power cable.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 13:45:12 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Alistair K

     @libroraptor
     I am both people, sometimes at once

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     Alistair K (libroraptor@mastodon.nz)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 13:45:13 JST Alistair K

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     @inthehands I am so often the person on the right.

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     Polychrome :blabcat: (polychrome@poly.cybre.city)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 14:17:27 JST Polychrome :blabcat:

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     @inthehands that last one, it's how I feel about all protocols becoming http.
     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.
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     Erik Ableson (erik@mastodon.infrageeks.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 15:08:39 JST Erik Ableson

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

     @inthehands @lanodan "the UI is obvious" Now the ultimate question here is whether the teapot is being used as designed or not...

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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 15:09:26 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     • Erik Ableson
     @erik @inthehands Well… it is successfully used to serve tea, tested passed! :D
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     IBBoard (ibboard@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 15:51:35 JST IBBoard

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     @inthehands Was that not originally "QA/dev watching as the user uses the product"?

     If your QA team aren't shoving everything in every hole then they need firing!

     Whereas it's well known that users will find unexpected ways to interact with your device/app/website.

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     jonossaseuraava (jonossaseuraava@post.ebin.club)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Apr-2024 17:13:55 JST jonossaseuraava

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     @inthehands
     
     Me as QA: works as intended, can insert piece into the bucket. Piece stays in the bucket once inserted. Issue marked as done.
     narcolepsy and alcoholism :flag: likes this.
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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 00:00:36 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Retro Goth Bunny

     @rgbunny
     They’re so good! Also [professor voice™] stop watching videos in class!

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     Retro Goth Bunny (rgbunny@urusai.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 00:00:37 JST Retro Goth Bunny

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     @inthehands That last one made me laugh out in class :SataniaXD:

     The others are great too.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 00:02:04 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jeff Barbose 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇱🇺
     • Priscilla Haring-Kuipers

     @godofbiscuits @priscillaharing
     Nobody is experienced enough, trained enough, or brilliant enough to design in a vacuum. Nobody. Even if they luck out sometimes.

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     Jeff Barbose 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇱🇺 (godofbiscuits@sfba.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 00:02:05 JST Jeff Barbose 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 ❤️ 🇱🇺

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     • Priscilla Haring-Kuipers

     @priscillaharing @inthehands I guess I’d all you’ve got is the developers designing the software then yeah, you do “need” user testing.

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     Priscilla Haring-Kuipers (priscillaharing@mastodon.green)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 00:02:06 JST Priscilla Haring-Kuipers

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     @inthehands "Users can learn how to use it" No they won't Mr Programmer, no they won't 🙃

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 00:15:17 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Don Whiteside

     @donw Ah, classic

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     Don Whiteside (donw@mastodon.coffee)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 00:15:18 JST Don Whiteside

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     @inthehands I put this together for a game design class I taught. https://youtu.be/t-KKMYE0s4Q?si=U6XLAAm5zBV2n-MZ

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 02:42:03 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • fulanigirl

     @fulanigirl
     I once had a student say (I think of the second one? I forget) that they didn’t really understand the terminology from the reading until they watched the video.

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     fulanigirl@blacktwitter.io's status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 02:42:04 JST fulanigirl

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     @inthehands all three were hilarious. Thanks for posting. These videos answer so many questions.

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     Bill Hooker (sennoma@chaos.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 03:07:23 JST Bill Hooker

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     @inthehands I've been using this one for a while (don't know who to credit):

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 04:43:35 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • David Gershman

     @gershman
     IMO if you’ve been in engineering for long and you haven’t been both of these people at one time or another, you’re doing something wrong

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     David Gershman (gershman@mastodon.acm.org)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 04:43:36 JST David Gershman

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     @inthehands

     I feel for the person on the left, but most #Infosec people are cheering for person on the right! 🤣

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     Timo Zander (tinkengil@norden.social)'s status on Wednesday, 10-Apr-2024 05:02:36 JST Timo Zander

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     @inthehands this is my favorite ‚user testing‘ example:

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     +>e (eons@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 01:17:04 JST +>e

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     @inthehands this is another classic on user experience

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 11-Apr-2024 01:17:17 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • +>e

     @eons
     I am obsessed with desire paths!

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 18:46:00 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jean

     @jeanv
     Ha, another unanticipated mode of usage!

     Where is the hill? I’ve always wondered.

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     Jean (jeanv@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Saturday, 20-Apr-2024 18:46:01 JST Jean

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     @inthehands Oh, hey! I slid down that hill last weekend.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 21-Apr-2024 03:13:25 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jean

     @jeanv
     Thanks! After years of enjoying the video as a mythic parable, wild to know it’s a real place.

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     Jean (jeanv@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Sunday, 21-Apr-2024 03:13:26 JST Jean

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     @inthehands It's Bellevue Downtown Park in Bellevue, Washington. If you're nearby, it's a very nice spot to visit. 😁

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 22-Aug-2024 00:59:03 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • overflo

     @overflo
     I mean, no choice there, that’s just the law

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     overflo (overflo@23.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-Aug-2024 00:59:04 JST overflo

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     @inthehands never not gonna boost this masterpiece.