http://www.satisfice.com/kaner On the craft and community of software testing Wed, 19 May 2010 15:30:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I taught a course last term on Quantitative Investment Modeling in Software Engineering to a mix of undergrad and grad students of computer science, operations research and business. We had a great time, we learned a lot about the market, about modeling, and about automated exploratory testing (more on this ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=84 I'll be keynoting at CAST on investment modeling and exploratory test automation. In its essence, exploratory testing is about learning new things about the quality of the software under test. Exploratory test automation is about using software to help with that learning. Testing the value of investment models is an interesting illustration ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=80 The Association for Computing Machinery's Computers & Society Special Interest Group just honored me with their "Person Who Made a Difference" award. Here's what it's about: Making a Difference Award This award is presented to an individual who is widely recognized for work related to the interaction of computers and society. The ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=78 I finally found some time to update my website, posting links to some more of my papers and presentations. There are a few themes: Investment modeling as a new exemplar. Software testing helps us understand the quality of the product or service under test. There are generically useful approaches to test design, ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=60 “The Proposed Final Draft of the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts was approved, subject to the discussion at the meeting and to editorial prerogative. Approval of the draft clears the way for publication of the official text of this project.” (from a report to members on the  actions ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=48 James, Bret and I published our definition of context-driven testing at http://www.context-driven-testing.com/. Some people have found the definition too complex and have tried to simplify it, attempting to equate the approach with Agile development or Agile  testing, or with the exploratory style of software testing. Here's another crack at a definition: Context-driven ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=45 Ed Foster just died. Ed was one of the great journalists of Silicon Valley. He listened. He read. He asked probing questions. He changed his mind when the evidence proved him wrong.  He understood the computer and information industries from (at least) a dozen perspectives. And he could explain their perspectives ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=44 This year's theme at CAST was multidisciplinary approaches to testing. Tying my experience in psychological research, legal practice, and testing, I gave the keynote address:  The Value of Checklists and the Danger of Scripts: What Legal Training Suggests for Testers. At its core, the talk says this: In the hands of ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=43 In January, 2006, several of us worked on definitions of exploratory testing at the Exploratory Testing Research Summit (another link), with follow-up work at the Workshop on Heuristic and Exploratory Techniques in May.  We didn't reach unanimous agreement at that meeting. However, later discussions based on the meeting's notes yielded ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=42 You’ve read about the Association for Software Testing's free software testing courses. Now find out how you can get involved in teaching these for AST, for your company, or independently. This workshop will use presentations, lectures, and hands-on exercises to address the challenges of teaching online: Becky Fiedler, Scott Barber ... http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/?p=41