In Matt Heusser’s latest article for CIO.com, he introduces us to the term ”inattentional blindness.” By this he means that when testers follow a precise step-by-step script, they tend to ignore bugs that are right in front of their face. To illustrate his point, he provided a link to the following video exercise. Click the image below and see for yourself:
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Are you missing bugs that are right in front of your face?