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A Tester Debates a Dead Man

Published: June 24, 2023 by James Bach 9 Comments

Stockton Rush is dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. He was killed in a spectacular implosion of the Titan submersible during a dive to the site of the wreck of the Titanic, on … [Read more...] about A Tester Debates a Dead Man

Filed Under: Buggy Products, Critique, Ethics, Quality, Risk Analysis, Testing Culture

Thinking Critically About AI

Published: June 4, 2023 by James Bach 5 Comments

This challenge is frequently posed by boosters of AI: if a bot were smart enough to be completely indistinguishable from a natural human, wouldn't it be moral and correct for it to have civil rights? … [Read more...] about Thinking Critically About AI

Filed Under: Ethics, Testing Culture, Working with Non-Testers

I’m a Tester, Not an Automation Manager

Published: February 7, 2023 by James Bach 14 Comments

Muhammad Saad wrote an interesting scenario on LinkedIn. I will represent it here in italics and comment on it... Imagine yourself on the first day at your job as a tester. You are presented with an … [Read more...] about I’m a Tester, Not an Automation Manager

Filed Under: Automation, Testing Culture, Testing vs. Checking

Persuasion for Testers

Published: May 16, 2022 by James Bach 8 Comments

This question came up in the recently Rapid Software Testing Explored online class. Donatas asks: "Let's say you discover a problem in the application or the development process itself. However, it … [Read more...] about Persuasion for Testers

Filed Under: Bug Investigation and Reporting, Buggy Products, Process Dynamics, Quality, Testing Culture, Working with Non-Testers

34 Years in Testing

Published: May 23, 2021 by James Bach 25 Comments

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

Filed Under: About Me, Agile Methodology, Critique, Rapid Software Testing Methodology, RST, Testing Culture

My Posts at Tricentis

Published: March 15, 2021 by James Bach Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: About Me, Context-Driven Testing, RST

The Best Testing Book I Know is Not Written in English

Published: December 19, 2020 by James Bach 12 Comments

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

Filed Under: Context-Driven Testing, Testing Culture

Tricentis Called. Now We’ll See.

Published: June 11, 2020 by James Bach 6 Comments

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.

Filed Under: About Me, Automation, Rapid Software Testing Methodology

Covid-19 Reminds Us Why Testing Matters

Published: March 20, 2020 by James Bach 7 Comments

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

Filed Under: Risk Analysis, Testing Culture

Bug Pipeline Reaction: Paul Szymkowiak and How Context-Driven Thinkers Talk

Published: March 1, 2020 by James Bach 2 Comments

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

Filed Under: Bug Investigation and Reporting, Context-Driven Testing, Rapid Software Testing Methodology, Test Reporting

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