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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

Filed Under: Management, Test Reporting, Test Strategy

Public Class in the Seattle Area

This is to announce I will be teaching my Rapid Software Testing Explored class in downtown Bellevue, WA, on August 6-8. It will likely be the only time I teach in a classroom, in the United States, … [Read more...] about Public Class in the Seattle Area

Filed Under: About Me, Rapid Software Testing Methodology

Satisfice Website Quality Assurance

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

New and Improved Site

Wow, it takes a long time to make a website that has nice content on it! But here it is. Satisfice 2.0. All modernized. The design is down to Mary Alton. She researched the themes and plug-ins, too. … [Read more...] about New and Improved Site

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What Could Kill Testing?

  (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

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

Jerry Weinberg’s Last Worry

Jerry Weinberg has died. Jerry was my teacher more than any other single person. As I have told my students and clients for years: my work is an elaboration and improvisation on his work. In November … [Read more...] about Jerry Weinberg’s Last Worry

Filed Under: About Me, Testing Culture

Facebook and the AI Apocalypse

I hate Facebook. Hate is a strong word. It is too strong for Facebook, for instance. I had a Facebook account for about 30-minutes before I was banned, apparently by an algorithm. After locking down … [Read more...] about Facebook and the AI Apocalypse

Filed Under: Testing Culture

My Personal Source Code: Books to Learn Analysis

Occasionally people come to me and say they want to learn certain things. They ask "how do I become a good tester" or "how do I design test cases" or "how do I automate" or something specific like … [Read more...] about My Personal Source Code: Books to Learn Analysis

Filed Under: Heuristics, Process Dynamics, Risk Analysis

The Next Step In “Test Automation” is Pure Bullshitting

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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