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1. What Is Hexawise and How Will It Help Me?

This lesson provides a brief overview of what Hexawise is and what benefits Hexawise provides.

Written by Justin Hunter
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2. What Limitations Does Hexawise Have?

This lesson provides a quick summary of a few important things that Hexawise will not do for you.

Written by Scott Johnson
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3. Quick Tour of a Single Screen (the Inputs Screen)

What key features are accessible from the Inputs screen How to navigate around the Inputs screen to access those features

Written by Ivan Filippov
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4. Quick Tour of All the Screens of Hexawise

This lesson briefly examines the main screens of Hexawise starting with the Main Screens. From there, we'll move to the "Advanced Features."

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5. Quick overview of outputs from Hexawise (Excel, Mind Maps, QC, etc.)

If you're wondering what outputs from Hexawise look like, you've come to the right place.

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6. Why do most software tests suck?

Written by Ivan Filippov
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7. What do well-designed software tests look like?

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8. Prioritization: how should we get the biggest "bang for the buck" in a limited number of software tests?

Written by Conor Wolford
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9. Does Pairwise Testing Really Work? Evidence, Data, and Case Studies.

Written by Matthew Dengler
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10. Important lessons from "20 questions"

Written by Justin Hunter
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11. Mistake to Avoid: Thinking "Hexawise won't help on my project, will it? My project is 'different.' "

Written by Justin Hunter
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12. Mistake to Avoid: Try not to use long lists of Values; instead, use Equivalence Classes and similar strategies

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13. Tip: Use "Mixed-Strength" tests more often than "regular" higher-strength tests

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14. Tip: Follow the "Goldilocks Rule" to determine the correct amount of detail

Written by Justin Hunter
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15. All-purpose troubleshooting tip when results do not come back: rename a test input and recalculate solutions

Written by Matthew Dengler
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16. Tip: Start by creating 5 parameters for the 5 most obvious things that will be varied

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17. Tip: Think carefully about which outcomes you want your tests to cover

Written by Ivan Filippov
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18. Tip: Manage regression tests at the "model level" to save time and avoid ever-increasing numbers of tests

Written by Scott Johnson
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19. Tip: Different types of negative tests need to be handled differently when using Hexawise

Written by Justin Hunter
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20. Tip: Use the Plan Scorecard to diagnose possible problems with your test plans

Written by Matthew Dengler
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21. Tip: Preserve test conditions with "Freeze"

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22. Tip: Use the Plan Scorecard to identify new features that could improve your tests

Written by Ivan Filippov
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23. Tip: Use the editable mind maps to edit your plan

Written by Scott Johnson
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24. Tip: How to Deal with "Select All That Apply" Scenarios

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25. Tip: Know which type of Constraint is appropriate

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26. Do not include Expected Results as Hexawise Inputs

Expected results should not be included as "Inputs" in Hexawise

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27. Incorporating "Parameterized expected results" into my plans

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