TheJambo / ToDoInterviewTest

How to use

Load up http://todolist.james.am for the candidate. Tell them "This is an application we've built interally and are planning to use to track basic tasks day to day, we'd like you to give it a quick test (timeboxed to 20 mins) to identify any issues"

As this is a browser based test, there are a few ways you can suggest they write their findings, such as:

• Word Processor
• Spreadsheet
• Markdown
• Old Fashioned Paper

It's important to note that the test itself is not important, we just use the results of the test as a starting point for many different conversations.

Topics needed to cover:

• Assumptions made (What should the "Clear" button do? Clear completed? Clear Everything?)

  • Who would you clear these assumptions with?

• Field Testing

  • Max values (Length)
  • Unicode?
  • JS Injection?
  • DB Injection? (Did they know it doesn't use a DB?)

• Value of Exploratory vs Script based testing

  • Which will result in finding more issues?
  • Given limited time, which would you focus on any why?

• Severity vs Impact of the bugs

  • What is Severity and Impact?
  • How would you prioritise the list you've written?
    • If you only had 5 minutes to retest the application, where would you start?

• What is written down in a bug report from this example?

  • Input Provided
  • Expected Output
  • Actual Output
  • Full steps to reproduce?
  • Log files? (if logical error/exception)
  • Screenshot? (if visual error)

Bugs still to Create

• Editing an item to be empty doesn't delete the item.
• Save blank items

Current Bugs

• Not counting the number of items properly (-1)
• Spelling error (toodo) in instruction text at the bottom of the screen
• Active should have a capital 'A' for consistency
• Can't prioritise the tasks / reorder items
• Elements are too pale/small/unreadable
• Undoing "Complete All" takes two clicks
• Spelling Error in default "What need's to be done?" Text (apostrophe)
• Delete Task button has a tooltip of "TODO:REMOVE THIS EVENTUALLY"
• When window is made smaller, everything looks fine except the title overlaps itself
• When a large item is created, the "Complete" button is vertically centered, but the delete button is at the bottom.
• After creating a new item, the "New Item" entry box has 3 spaces in it
• Word Wrapping isn't great - Cuts words apart
• Inappropriate comment in source code.
• Two 404 errors in the console
• Trimmed items will expand to their original state when editing
• Rarely on a refresh, the Symbol à will appear instead of the X and â will appear instead of the "Check All" button (Font failing to load)
• When using two tabs, the list is not kept up to date, you need to manually refresh.

Improvement Suggestions

• Not using HTTPS
• When a large item is created, the "Complete" button is vertically centered, but the delete button is at the bottom.
• Down arrow as "Complete All" is unintuitive
• When adding a new item, page should navigate back to the "All" or "Active" tab to see the new item.

Worthwhile observations

• It trims spaces at the start and the end and only allows a single space elsewhere.
• Item count should probbably be on a page by page basis, not global.