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Xin Chen

I am a lead test engineer at Scott Logic. For the last 15 years, I had the pleasure to work with different people with different backgrounds and focus areas. I am passionate about the latest concept and technology used in Quality Assurance. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling and exploring the varied culture. I used to live in four different counties.
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Testing
Beyond Automation: Unveiling the True Essence of BDD
Many organisations mistakenly think Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) is simply about writing test cases in Given-When-Then format or using test automation frameworks. While automation is a valuable by-product, the true essence of BDD lies in enhancing team collaboration and understanding business requirements. BDD includes three practices- discovery, formulation, and automation, with the discovery phase being foundational. Adhering to best practices ensures that BDD scenarios are clear, focused, and valuable, ultimately creating living documentation that accurately reflects the system's behaviour.
Xin Chen · 26th  Jul · 5 min read
Testing
Testing LLM-Based Applications: Strategy and Challenges
A case study of testing a customised GPT-powered chatbot to present strategy and challenges to test LLM-Based applications.
Xin Chen · 14th  Nov 2023 · 6 min read
Podcast
Beyond the Hype - Behaviour Driven Development, Hype? Or just misunderstood?
In this month’s episode we talk about Behaviour Driven Development (BDD), a testing practice where system behaviours are captured in a human readable Domain Specific Language (DSL), which are automated and executed.
Colin Eberhardt, Daniel McNamee, Xin Chen, Jack Arnstein · 15th  Jun 2022 · 1 min read