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The CAST Testing Competition

Published: August 18, 2011 by James Bach 20 Comments

I sponsored the testing competition at CAST, last week, awarding $1,426.00 of my own money to the winners. My game, my rules, of course, but I tried to be fair and give out the prizes to deserving … [Read more...] about The CAST Testing Competition

Filed Under: Testing Culture, Working with Non-Testers

Who says ET is good for Medical Devices? The FDA!

Published: August 17, 2011 by James Bach 4 Comments

In a new guidance document discussing the clinical testing of medical devices, the FDA includes a long section about the value of exploratory testing: The Importance of Exploratory Studies in Pivotal … [Read more...] about Who says ET is good for Medical Devices? The FDA!

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Test Documentation, Testing Culture

Bach Brothers Legion of Testing Merit

Published: August 5, 2011 by James Bach 38 Comments

My brother and I are instituting a new award at the CAST conference on Monday: The Bach Brothers Legion of Testing Merit. We will give this award periodically in recognition of certain testers who, … [Read more...] about Bach Brothers Legion of Testing Merit

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The Euthyphro Dilemma in New Zealand

Published: July 15, 2011 by James Bach 14 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to converse about tester certification with Carol Cornelius, who's on the board of the New Zealand version of the ISTQB. The discussion went well in one respect: she did … [Read more...] about The Euthyphro Dilemma in New Zealand

Filed Under: Critique, Ethics, Testing Culture

Immaturity of Maturity Models

Published: May 16, 2011 by James Bach 12 Comments

Maturities models (TMMi, CMM, CMMi, etc.) are a dumb idea. They are evidence of immaturity in our craft. Insecure managers sometimes cling to them as they might a treasured baby blanket. In so doing, … [Read more...] about Immaturity of Maturity Models

Filed Under: For Newbies, Important!, Process Dynamics, Testing Culture

What Testers Find

Published: March 25, 2011 by James Bach 20 Comments

While testing at eBay, recently, it occurred to me that we need a deeper account of what testers find. It's not just bugs. Here's my experimental list: Testers find bugs. In other words, we look for … [Read more...] about What Testers Find

Filed Under: Exploratory Testing, Test Oracles, Test Reporting, Testing Culture

The Dual Nature of Context-Driven Testing

Published: February 26, 2011 by James Bach 20 Comments

The Context-Driven School of software testing is a way of thinking about testing, AND a small but world-wide community of like-minded testers. There are other, larger, schools of testing thought. But … [Read more...] about The Dual Nature of Context-Driven Testing

Filed Under: Context-Driven Testing, Testing Culture

Shiva is Annoyed with My Questions

Published: October 3, 2010 by James Bach 22 Comments

A person named Shiva contacted me on Skype back in May. Then he didn't say anything for several months, until yesterday we had this exchange. Shiva: Hi James! James: Hi. Shiva: I wanted to set … [Read more...] about Shiva is Annoyed with My Questions

Filed Under: Critique, Ethics, Skills, Testing Culture

How Challenging Each Other Helps the Craft

Published: June 21, 2010 by James Bach 22 Comments

Regular readers know that I'm dissatisfied with the state of the testing industry. It's a shambles, and will continue to be as long as middle managers in big companies continue to be fat juicy targets … [Read more...] about How Challenging Each Other Helps the Craft

Filed Under: Context-Driven Testing, Skills, Test Strategy, Testing Culture

Stuart Reid’s Bizarre Plea

Published: May 16, 2010 by James Bach 27 Comments

Stuart Reid is planning to do a talk on how we should use "evidence" in our debates about what works and doesn't work in testing. A funny thing about that is Stuart once spent 30 minutes trying to … [Read more...] about Stuart Reid’s Bizarre Plea

Filed Under: Certification, Critique, Ethics, Scientific Method, Testing Culture

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