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GoF |
Gang of Four: Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides. They wrote the seminal patterns book Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software (DP) |
Happy Path |
Happy Path tests are typically tightly scripted tests of planned system functionality and are a legitimate strategy for some aspects of testing. |
Pattern |
In the context of test automation a pattern can be either a description of how some testware has to look like in order to solve some test automation problem or a rule how to perform a particular step in a test automation process or a suggestion how to resolve a management issue. In other words a pattern is expert knowledge proven by repeated experiences. |
Pattern language |
A pattern language is a collection of patterns that work together to solve some specific problem (of test automation) |
SUT |
System under Test |
Test |
A [session] in which a product or piece of equipment is [examined] under everyday or extreme conditions to [evaluate] its [durability], etc. From wiktionary.org/test |
Wiki |
A wiki is a [website] whose users can add, modify, or delete its content via a [web browser] using a simplified [mark-up language] or a [rich-text editor]. Wikis are powered by [wiki software]. Quote from wikipedia.org |
Wikipedia |
The [free][encyclopaedia] that [anyone can edit]. Quote from wikipedia.org |