This past Friday, May 21st, 2021, was exactly 34 years since my first day at Apple Computer as a tester. Before that I was a dev, but I have been a tester ever since. This has put me in a … [Read more...] about 34 Years in Testing
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My Posts at Tricentis
I divide my time between coaching testers, working on the new product for Tricentis, and developing and teaching my online classes. There is also some content about me and by me on the Tricentis … [Read more...] about My Posts at Tricentis
The Best Testing Book I Know is Not Written in English
Every once in a while, Michael Bolton tells me "we gotta write our Rapid Software Testing book!" Today, I got that book in the mail, except it's in Chinese and we didn't write it. The book was … [Read more...] about The Best Testing Book I Know is Not Written in English
Tricentis Called. Now We’ll See.
I understand why dog food companies are not run by dogs. Dogs can't talk. They are bad at math. They are liable to chase squirrels during meetings. They eat the paperwork. Dog food companies can't ask … [Read more...] about Tricentis Called. Now We’ll See.
Covid-19 Reminds Us Why Testing Matters
Alas! regardless of their doom, The little victims play; No sense have they of ills to come, Nor care beyond to-day. That is part of a poem by Thomas Gray, and I'm thinking about it now as I sit in … [Read more...] about Covid-19 Reminds Us Why Testing Matters
Bug Pipeline Reaction: Paul Szymkowiak and How Context-Driven Thinkers Talk
Many years ago— around 2001 if I remember— I worked with Paul Szymkowiak on improving the testing side of the Rational Unified Process (RUP). Paul was on the RUP team, proper, while I was an outside … [Read more...] about Bug Pipeline Reaction: Paul Szymkowiak and How Context-Driven Thinkers Talk
Unclogging the Bug Pipeline
(Thanks to Michael Bolton for structural editing and for helping me develop this concept, which grew out of our recent testopsy. Thanks to Frances White and Marius Francu, on the RST Slack forum, for … [Read more...] about Unclogging the Bug Pipeline
Assess Quality, Don’t Measure It
How to measure quality is a popular question. The answer I want to give is easy to say, but not so popular: “Stop! Quality can’t be measured, but it can be discussed and assessed. Focus on that … [Read more...] about Assess Quality, Don’t Measure It
To What Have I Been Up?
I should blog more. I know. It's good for business. What have I not been blogging? I'm distracted by work. What work? Improving the Rapid Software Testing methodology and training. I am going … [Read more...] about To What Have I Been Up?
Let’s Encourage Live Thinking
In one of my classes, I start things off by challenging the students to "make a diagram of testing." Some people make complicated pictures, some make simple ones. Some are literal, some are … [Read more...] about Let’s Encourage Live Thinking