Testing from Scratch – Rypple Exploration
Rypple is focusing on getting people to ask small, focused questions to a group of advisers. My coach at work, Cheryl Sylvester , forwarded me a link to a Globe and Mail article that mentioned Rypple. I didn’t pay too much attention until they came up again in a blog post from startupindex.ca as a start up based in Toronto. This perked my ears up a bit.
I did some exploring on their site and liked their premise “Get fast, honest, feedback from people you trust” 3 easy steps 1) Ask a question of people you trust 2) Get honest, private feedback 3) Use their feedback to improve. Sounds easy enough. I noticed that they are in beta so I thought I would sign up and try their product out.
I got a note saying it would be a few days before my account was set up. I sent them a note stating that I’d like to test their product for two reasons. I’m a Director of Software Testing who would like to get back in touch with hands on testing during vacation and secondly I really like the idea behind the product since I’m a Director of Testing and enjoy feedback. I got my activation within about an hour 
Sometimes it pays to ask.
Sometimes it pays to ask.
I decided to do an exploratory testing charter on Rypple’s functionality. What will follow in further blog posts is my notes from an exploratory testing session along with my interactions some of the Rypple team on what is important to them and how I might put together a testing process if I worked there.
