Michael Bolton reported on our quick test of IMVU, whose development team brags about having no human-mediated test process before deploying their software to the field. Some commentors have pointed … [Read more...] about The IMVU Shuffle
Quality is Dead #1: The Hypothesis
Quality is dead in computing. Been dead a while, but like some tech'd up version of Weekend at Bernie's, software purveyors are dressing up its corpse to make us believe computers can bring us joy and … [Read more...] about Quality is Dead #1: The Hypothesis
This Blog is Like…
...a radio call-in show. It is not an open public forum. Sometimes I get complaints about how I handle comments. I received a quite thoughtful and persuasive complaint just a few hours ago. There is … [Read more...] about This Blog is Like…
WebGreeter Fails Turing Test
Beware, if you visit WebGreeter.com a disturbing thing will happen. You will be immediately accosted by what appears to be a chatbot, but is apparently a human doing a creepy impression of a chatbot. … [Read more...] about WebGreeter Fails Turing Test
Revenge of the Process Imperialists
Ben Kelly, who works in Japan, is reviewing the Japanese translation of my book, Lessons Learned in Software Testing. He writes: Each lesson is numbered as per the original, but rather than 'lesson', … [Read more...] about Revenge of the Process Imperialists
Ron Jeffries and Engineering for Adults
Ron Jeffries, one of the capital "A" Agile people, provides a great example of context-imperial talk in his critique of the context-driven approach to methodology: Well, my dear little children, I’ve … [Read more...] about Ron Jeffries and Engineering for Adults
Artificial Stupidity
I just tried to use the automated support system at Paypal... Sarah - PayPal : Hello, I’m Sarah and I’m here to answer your questions about PayPal. Even though I’d like to be a real person, I’m not. … [Read more...] about Artificial Stupidity
The Great Implication of Context-Driven Methodology
Sometimes I hear people react to context-driven methodology with a shrug. "Yeah, everything depends on context. So what?" Here's the so what: If all practice depends upon context, then the competent … [Read more...] about The Great Implication of Context-Driven Methodology
Schools of Testing… Here to Stay.
The world of testing is divided into camps. Those camps argue with each other, sometimes. Mostly they ignore each other. These camps are like religions of software testing. They are determined and … [Read more...] about Schools of Testing… Here to Stay.
What the Certification Sales Lady Said…
At the Star conference, this week, the lady at the ASTQB booth was executive director Lois Kostroski. The ASTQB is the American chapter of the ISTQB. Here's the gist of the conversation we had about … [Read more...] about What the Certification Sales Lady Said…