There are lots of ways to "10x" things. Drive 300 miles per hour down a busy city street. Eat 15,000 calories in one meal. Own ten dogs. Have ten children. Make hundreds of … [Read more...] about So, You “10x’d” Your Work…
Test Strategy
Serious Data From Testing LLMs
One of the differences between NAIFs (non-critical AI fanboys... please don't be one) and me is that I believe in gathering evidence before making strong claims about how a system is likely to behave. … [Read more...] about Serious Data From Testing LLMs
Seriously Testing LLMs
Michael and I are getting a lot of interest about how we apply Rapid Software Testing methodology both to test AI and to use AI in testing. We've developed various answers to such questions in recent … [Read more...] about Seriously Testing LLMs
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
How Much is Enough? Testing as Story-Telling
This was on my old site as an HTML file for a long time. I've re-edited and corrected it for modern times. A classic question asked about test strategy is "How much testing is enough?" If you're … [Read more...] about How Much is Enough? Testing as Story-Telling
Round Earth Test Strategy
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
Rethinking Equivalence Class Partitioning, Part 1
Wikipedia's article on equivalence class partitioning (ECP) is a great example of the poor thinking and teaching and writing that often passes for wisdom in the testing field. It's narrow and … [Read more...] about Rethinking Equivalence Class Partitioning, Part 1
We. Use. Tools.
Context-Driven testers use tools to help ourselves test better. But, there is no such thing as test automation. Want details? Here's the 10,000 word explanation that Michael Bolton and I have been … [Read more...] about We. Use. Tools.
Reinventing Testing: What is Integration Testing? (part 2)
These thoughts have become better because of these specific commenters on part 1: Jeff Nyman, James Huggett, Sean McErlean, Liza Ivinskaia, Jokin Aspiazu, Maxim Mikhailov, Anita Gujarathi, Mike Talks, … [Read more...] about Reinventing Testing: What is Integration Testing? (part 2)
Re-Inventing Testing: What is Integration Testing? (Part 1)
(Thank you, Anne-Marie Charrett, for reviewing my work and helping with this post.) One of the reasons I obsessively coach other testers is that they help me test my own expertise. Here is a … [Read more...] about Re-Inventing Testing: What is Integration Testing? (Part 1)