I experience intellectual work, such as testing, as a web of interconnected activities. If I were to suggest what is at the center of the testing web, on my short list would be: designing experiments. A good test is, ultimately, an experiment.
I’ve been looking around online for some good references about how to design experiments [...]

Strangers contact me on a regular basis, asking questions about testing. I don’t mind answering questions. In fact, until the day I get paid for answering questions, it will remain one of my favorite excuses for not working. But once in a while, someone will ask the wrong question in the wrong way. Watch how [...]

We’re just wrapping up the 7th Workshop in Performance and Reliability Testing, in Exeter, England. It’s been a textbook example of a “LAWST-style” peer conference. We were lucky to have Paul Holland’s experienced hand at the tiller as our facilitator. Julian Harty tended to our every IT need. Antony Marcano, lead and directed the content [...]

Ever since I got into the testing field, almost 20 years ago, it’s been a truism that military software development is moribund. It’s not that they love process, it’s that they love bad process. Documentation? Bad documentation. Who can look upon 2167A or Mil-Std-499 without dismay? I’ll tell you who: paper mills and people paid [...]

Kevin asks: What is the best or industry standard for how many times a test case should be run?
There are questions that should not be answered. For instance, “What size unicorn do you wear?” or “How many cars should I own?” Sure, I could answer them, but the answers are worthless. My answers are A) [...]