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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

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

Unclogging the Bug Pipeline

Published: February 26, 2020 by James Bach 11 Comments

(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

Filed Under: Bug Investigation and Reporting, Process Dynamics, Quality, Rapid Software Testing Methodology, Test Reporting

Assess Quality, Don’t Measure It

Published: December 13, 2019 by James Bach 14 Comments

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

Filed Under: Metrics, Quality, Rapid Software Testing Methodology, Scientific Method, Test Reporting, Testing Culture

Why I Am a Tester

Published: May 16, 2019 by James Bach 5 Comments

Alex Bunardzic asked me a question in a comment that inspires me to do a new post: "To me (and I’m sure you’ll find ways to convince me how wrong I am), if someone is intent on improving the … [Read more...] about Why I Am a Tester

Filed Under: About Me, Quality, Testing Culture

Satisfice Website Quality Assurance

Published: April 22, 2019 by James Bach 1 Comment

I am a tester. I like being a tester. I once was a developer but I would rather be a tester. However, when it comes to this website I have had to go into developer mode. Since I'm also the CEO of … [Read more...] about Satisfice Website Quality Assurance

Filed Under: About Me, Management, Process Dynamics, Quality

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

Floating Point Quality: Less Floaty, More Pointed

Published: June 20, 2017 by James Bach 10 Comments

Years ago I sat next to the Numerics Test Team at Apple Computer. I teased them one day about how they had it easy: no user interface to worry about; a stateless world; perfectly predictable outcomes. … [Read more...] about Floating Point Quality: Less Floaty, More Pointed

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