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Compelling Arguments for Detailed Scripts (Exploring Uncertainty)

On March 31, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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Introvert? Extrovert? Or Both? (TESTHEAD)

On March 31, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of going up to Calgary, Alberta to facilitate the Calgary Perspectives On Software Testing (POST) workshop. Our topic was “Software Testing as a Service”. My job? Keep the conversation rolling and give everyone…

“Winning…” (Tested)

On March 31, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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Recently the Mega Millions jackpot prompted people to play in droves.  News outlets from all over the world ran with the story because it was the largest jackpot in world history. It amazes me that when people were interviewed about winning, the best they could come up with was “pay bills”, “travel”, “buy a house”, [...]

The Long Way Round (Exploring Uncertainty)

On March 30, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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At high school, I learned remarkably little: or to be more precise, I remember very little of what I was taught. As best as I can recall, my teachers took me for a whirlwind tour of their syllabi. Facts flew … Continue reading →

Fewer Is Sometimes Better (Abakas)

On March 30, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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When I’m in a group debugging something or testing something, there’s a tendency to start throwing out ideas.

For example, “Hey, guys, I’m noticing that writing to the system is really slow.”
“It could be the disk is getting full.”
“Maybe there’s a ne…

RESTful Bundling – An #sfrails meetup followup (TESTHEAD)

On March 29, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to get out to a San Francisco Rails Group meetup, so I’m happy to be out tonight at Plum District, the company who is hosting what looks to be a very full and standing room only group (glad I got here a little earl…

List of factors that I think making assumptions are bad for testing (a Flying Tester...)

On March 29, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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In my previous posts I have written that tester can’t test without assumptions and assumptions are dangerous for testing. It’s like you know that sugar is dangerous for health but (most of) human can’t live without sugar (confectionery or sweets …

Procrastination Adrenaline (TESTHEAD)

On March 28, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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Hi everyone, my name is Michael, and I have a dirty secret.I am addicted to “procrastination adrenaline”.Much of what I do with this site is discuss areas that many other testers might find they are likewise dealing with, so I feel compelled to say thi…

Software Quality Assurance Engineer… Happiest job?!? (Peak Performance)

On March 27, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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If you haven’t seen this article, you want to read it:http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/secrets-toyour-success/happiest-jobs-america-173044519.htmlAbout half way down it says:The happiest job of all isn’t kindergarten teacher or dentist. It’s software qu…

18 challenge statements from Santhosh (Markus Gärtner)

On March 27, 2012, in Syndicated, by admin
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Santhosh Tuppad sent around a little challenge for testers a few weeks ago. When I read through it, I couldn’t resist the temptation to the challenge, even though I don’t want to win that challenge; just to sharpen my saw … Continue reading →

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