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Is There Something in Your “I”?

Published: May 4, 2025 by James Bach 1 Comment

If you present someone else's work as if it were your own, no one will respect you, and you won't even respect yourself. If someone is paying you to do thoughtful work, and they come to believe you … [Read more...] about Is There Something in Your “I”?

Filed Under: AI and Testing, Critique

WAIT #2 Peer Conference Report

Published: May 25, 2024 by James Bach Leave a Comment

My brother and I continued our peer conference series meant to explore the experiences of serious testers with AI and subject them to scrutiny. We call this the Workshop on AI in Testing (WAIT). Our … [Read more...] about WAIT #2 Peer Conference Report

Filed Under: AI and Testing, Critique, Testing Culture

Inevitability of Bugs: An Example

Published: April 22, 2024 by James Bach 3 Comments

Once in a while, I see bizarre posts on LinkedIn, purportedly by experienced programmers, claiming that testers aren't needed because unit testing, developer discipline, and, I guess "clean livin'" is … [Read more...] about Inevitability of Bugs: An Example

Filed Under: Buggy Products, Critique, Testing Culture

A Good Example of a Stupid Idea: Testers Shouldn’t Test

Published: November 5, 2023 by James Bach 9 Comments

Once in a while, when I claim that there are fools out there who want to destroy the culture and craft of testing, some people don't believe me. So, here is a good example of what I'm talking about: … [Read more...] about A Good Example of a Stupid Idea: Testers Shouldn’t Test

Filed Under: Critique, Exploratory Testing, Testing Culture, Testing vs. Checking

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

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

The Immaturity of CMM

Published: April 28, 2019 by James Bach 1 Comment

Originally published in 1994, this article pre-dates "Agile" as a named thing. It was written out of a culture that was critiquing authoritarian and factory-oriented approaches to software … [Read more...] about The Immaturity of CMM

Filed Under: Agile Methodology, Critique, Management, Process Dynamics

What Could Kill Testing?

Published: February 24, 2019 by James Bach 10 Comments

  (I wrote this several years ago with Michael Bolton, but never got around to publishing it... UPDATE: Oh! I did publish this as an editorial in Tea Time for Testers. Well, anyway this is an … [Read more...] about What Could Kill Testing?

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

Round Earth Test Strategy

Published: September 8, 2018 by James Bach 11 Comments

The "test automation pyramid" (for examples, see here, here, and here) is a popular idea, but I see serious problems with it. I suggest in this article an alternative way of thinking that preserves … [Read more...] about Round Earth Test Strategy

Filed Under: Agile Methodology, Automation, Critique, Heuristics, Quality, RST, Test Coverage, Test Strategy, Testability

The Next Step In “Test Automation” is Pure Bullshitting

Published: February 21, 2018 by James Bach 28 Comments

I defy any responsible, sober technical professional to visit this website and discover what the "MABL" tool is and does without reaching out to the company to beg for actual details. It has an … [Read more...] about The Next Step In “Test Automation” is Pure Bullshitting

Filed Under: Automation, Critique, Testing Culture

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