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Archives for August 2011

The CAST Testing Competition

Published: August 18, 2011 by James Bach 20 Comments

I sponsored the testing competition at CAST, last week, awarding $1,426.00 of my own money to the winners. My game, my rules, of course, but I tried to be fair and give out the prizes to deserving … [Read more...] about The CAST Testing Competition

Filed Under: Testing Culture, Working with Non-Testers

Who says ET is good for Medical Devices? The FDA!

Published: August 17, 2011 by James Bach 4 Comments

In a new guidance document discussing the clinical testing of medical devices, the FDA includes a long section about the value of exploratory testing: The Importance of Exploratory Studies in Pivotal … [Read more...] about Who says ET is good for Medical Devices? The FDA!

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Test Documentation, Testing Culture

Technique: Paired Exploratory Survey

Published: August 17, 2011 by James Bach 8 Comments

I named a technique the other day. It's another one of those things I've been doing for a while, but only now has come crisply into focus as a distinct heuristic of testing: the Paired Exploratory … [Read more...] about Technique: Paired Exploratory Survey

Filed Under: Agile Methodology, Exploratory Testing, Heuristics, Management, Skills, Test Strategy Tagged With: Heuristics

Avoiding My Curse on Tool Vendors

Published: April 15, 2025 by James Bach 8 Comments

Adam Goucher noticed that I recently laid a curse upon commercial test tool vendors (with the exception of Hexawise, Blueberry Consultants, and Atlassian). He wondered to me how a tool vendor might … [Read more...] about Avoiding My Curse on Tool Vendors

Filed Under: Automation, Critique

Bach Brothers Legion of Testing Merit

Published: August 5, 2011 by James Bach 38 Comments

My brother and I are instituting a new award at the CAST conference on Monday: The Bach Brothers Legion of Testing Merit. We will give this award periodically in recognition of certain testers who, … [Read more...] about Bach Brothers Legion of Testing Merit

Filed Under: Testing Culture

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