Date: 27th March 2010
Time: 3pm – 5pm IST
Mission:
http://www.allprofitallfree.com/color-wheel3.htmlI have three colors in my mind.Prepare a list of questions which would help you guess the color in my mind.
You can ask as many as 32 questions.You can choose to ask questions one by one or in a list.
Testing Duration: 1 hour
Highlights of the session:
Testers started asking questions right from the word GO (Probable Trap?)
Testers discussed their approach in the Skype chat. They worked as a team.
WT 30 saw JAMES BACH participate amidst his busy schedule.
Testers from Australia, India, New Zealand, United States of America participated in this session.
So, lets read how the session unfolded here
Image credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/giackop/2611018001/
A software tester passionate to learn to test any software.
An excellent exercise on questioning skills. I guessed the theorem right, but kept mapping it to individual R, G, B values instead of the Hex color code. Obviously, I was wrong, but learned how to come up with questions [CLUE given: The numbers on the R, G, B fields are the numbers which form a theorem specific to a type of triangle]. I lost the answers, but not the lesson. Thank You.
Asking binary questions is a problem when all you get as an answer is a Yes or No.
E.g. Do you like it or not? Yes. a) Yes to like OR b) Yes to dislike. This is one of the major traps that bugs some of us. And… it is important to fight this trap!
I must congratulate Ajay for handling the session very intelligently and answering questions smartly.
Great Stuff,
Parimala Shankaraiah
Thanks Parimala.
My questions would be on the lines of:
Can you answer if you like it or no?
Yes/No
Depending on Yes/No, the next question is framed.
My strategy in such exercises: Observe other questions & then frame based on those answers. Don’t jump in. There’s lot of time 🙂