<ul><li>This article discusses exploratory testing, one of the most exciting manual testing techniques.</li><li>Exploratory tests are purely based on human creativity and curiosity.</li><li>These are tests performed without a prepared written script, where the testers are supposed to find issues on the fly.</li><li>The exploratory tests allow us to investigate the system behaviours missed by scripted tests.</li><li>Initially being manual testers, we can not allow tools to evaluate usability, UX, and accessibility, detect edge cases and UI glitches and play with the product as humans.</li><li>Automated tests lack creativity, empathy, and intuition.</li><li>Exploratory testing can also be applied in pairs using peer programming principles.</li><li>Exploratory testing is more spontaneous and informal than scripted testing yet requires discipline to be done adequately.</li><li>No AI-driven tools can replace human creativity, empathy and intuition in testing.</li><li>To achieve high-quality products, we should keep exploring and wear our Sherlock's hat proudly.</li></ul>

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