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Write exploratory testing charters
An hour of manual testing on a new feature, and you want it structured.
Longexploratorymanualqa
Write exploratory testing charters for the feature below. Each charter: "Explore [area] with [resources or technique] to discover [type of information]", plus a suggested time box of 30 to 60 minutes. Produce six to eight charters covering different angles: the intended flow, interrupted and abandoned flows, unusual data, permissions and roles, the boundary with other features, recovery after failure, and behaviour on a slow or flaky connection. For each charter add: what a problem would look like in this area, and what to record while testing. Then name the two areas most likely to hide defects given what I have told you, and say why. Do not turn these into scripted step-by-step cases, the value is in the freedom. Feature:
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Beyond unit tests. Manual QA, exploratory charters, accessibility, load, and contracts between services.
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