# What mnemonic could you create to help people "Test like a tester"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussions\ **Tags:** tools, heuristics, just-for-fun, mnemonics\ **Created:** [6 March 2025 08:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387 "2025-03-06T08:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![simon\_tomes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/simon_tomes/32/14009_2.png) [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 08:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/1 "2025-03-06T08:00:00Z")
I do love a mnemonic for a heuristic. There’s a good selection on the [Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet](https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/test-heuristics-cheat-sheet). Cassandra H. Leung (@cassandrahl) developed [CRAIC SOURCERERS](https://www.cassandrahl.com/blog/craic-sourcerers-how-to-test-like-a-tester/). > It’s a mnemonic I came up with while trying to think of ways to help people test like a tester – like this tester, at least Check it out. It’s ace! 🧙 ⭐ I’m looking for original ideas – no cheatin’ with ChatGPT (or equivalent)! Get creative and come up with a mnemonic that would help someone _test like a tester_. What you got? ---
**Author:** ![kristof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/kristof/32/10839_2.png) [@kristof](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kristof)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 08:44 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/2 "2025-03-06T08:44:13Z")
> [@simon\_tomes](#): > > I’m looking for original ideas – no cheatin’ with ChatGPT (or equivalent)! > > Get creative and come up with a mnemonic that would help someone _test like a tester_. > > What you got? I have no example but more of a tip; I recently saw people making songs to help with stuff like this. So a melody helps people remember things more often. They use AI in order to create a catchy-song with lyrics specific to for example ISTQB in order to remember the things better by singing the song. ---
**Author:** ![AdyStokes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/adystokes/32/14440_2.png) [@AdyStokes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/AdyStokes)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 11:09 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/3 "2025-03-06T11:09:40Z")
Simplist one I could think of. S was the hardest to come up with. **TEST** **T** - Think, of all the things that could happen **E** - Explore, the software to discover all the things it can do, even if it shouldn’t **S** - Silly, what is the weirdest, silliest and out of the box thing can you try with it? **T** - Tell, people what you have found and why you think it might not be (pick one of these which fit your context) right, weird, wrong, odd, strange, false, misleading, distorted, immoral, concerning, broken, your own words or feelings. ---
**Author:** ![sebastian\_solidwork](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/sebastian_solidwork/32/11076_2.png) [@sebastian\_solidwork](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/sebastian_solidwork)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 12:34 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/4 "2025-03-06T12:34:23Z")
Do the work of a scientist: Conduct experimentd to find out what the real nature of things is. ---
**Author:** ![hananurrehman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/hananurrehman/32/14717_2.png) [@hananurrehman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/hananurrehman)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 14:05 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/5 "2025-03-06T14:05:07Z")
When you come across a reproducible bug, be a prosecution lawyer. (Defend what is right) When you come across an intermittent bug, be Sherlock Holmes. (Solve the mystery) When you’re given a new system to test, (as Sebastian said) be a scientist. (Get experimental) ---
**Author:** ![hananurrehman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/hananurrehman/32/14717_2.png) [@hananurrehman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/hananurrehman)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 14:06 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/6 "2025-03-06T14:06:00Z")
Rearrange this to SSL 😅 ---
**Author:** ![simon\_tomes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/simon_tomes/32/14009_2.png) [@simon\_tomes](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/simon_tomes)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 15:22 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/7 "2025-03-06T15:22:31Z")
@sebastian_solidwork and @hananurrehman, would be a mnemonic for your ideas? Maybe Sebastian, you could create one for SCIENTIST. And Hanan, SHERLOCK. 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![hananurrehman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/hananurrehman/32/14717_2.png) [@hananurrehman](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/hananurrehman)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2025 15:30 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/8 "2025-03-06T15:30:35Z")
> [@simon\_tomes](#): > > SHERLOCK **S** pot the defects before users do. **H** unt for edge cases and unexpected behaviors. **E** xamine requirements to ensure full coverage. **R** eproduce issues consistently for better debugging. **L** og findings clearly for effective communication. **O** bserve system behavior under different conditions. **C** onfirm fixes don’t introduce new bugs. **K** eep learning and improving testing strategies. ---
**Author:** ![wassano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/wassano/32/14681_2.png) [@wassano](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/wassano)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 01:39 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/9 "2025-03-07T01:39:47Z")
Ugh these are all so good. Depending on what you need I have one that might also be useful in general for testers, and isn’t me just throwing things at a wall to see what stuck. **FUSS BALL** **F** unctionality **U** X **U** I ( **U** sability) **S** ecurity **S** calability (Performance) **B** rowser Compatibility **A** ccessability **L** ocalization **L** ogging ---
**Author:** ![thomas74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@thomas74](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/thomas74)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2025 05:46 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/what-mnemonic-could-you-create-to-help-people-test-like-a-tester/83387/10 "2025-03-07T05:46:28Z")
Having spent many years in testing, I could write extensively about “testing like a tester.” However, the key distinction between a good tester and a mediocre one can be summed up in just a few words: It’s the mindset to: **TEST** **T** - Try to **E** - Explore the **S** - System **T** - Totally