One of my team members was talking about test heuristics after attending the CAST 2011 conference. I went looking for Elisabeth Hendrickson’s excellent 2 page PDF entitled "Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet" and discovered the link I had not longer worked. A quick search revealed the current location is http://testobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/testheuristicscheatsheetv1.pdf.

This sheet is divided into the following sections:

  • Data Type Attacks
    • Paths/Files
    • Time and Date
    • Numbers
    • Strings
    • General
  • Web Tests
    • Navigation
    • Input
    • Syntax
    • Preferences
  • Testing Wisdom
  • Heuristics
    • Variable Analysis
    • Touch Points
    • Boundaries
    • Goldilocks
    • … and many more
  • Frameworks
    • Judgment
    • Observations
    • Flow
    • Requirements
    • Nouns & Verbs
    • Deming’s Cycle

I used to keep this pinned to wall above my desk. I should do it again. Recommended.