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History of Ideas in Software Testing

Monday March 23rd 2009 2am Rated 4 21 Comments Agile Performance Automation Metrics Development Acceptance Exploratory Functional Integration Process Software Strategy Testing Teams Unit Six Sigma selenium Web
Yesterday I started reading Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams by Crispin and Gregory.

Changing the Way We Test By Managing Change

Wednesday September 16th 2009 7am Rated 2 20 Comments Management Performance Software Requirements Web
The Business Case for Dynamic SQA and Test Management Featuring Forrester Analyst Margo Visitacion and MKS’s Ryan Lloyd
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The weather outside is frightful ...

Wednesday December 29th 2010 6am Rated 6 16 Comments Testing Software
... but the tests are so delightf ... aww, nevermind. I created a holiday test challenge with some decent swag, check it out.

Six Shocking Automation Truths

Tuesday August 3rd 2010 8am Rated 46 15 Comments Automation Best Practices Software Test Professionals Conference Software Web
By: Adam Goucher, Principal of Element 34 and STP 2010 conference speaker. These truths are shocking not only because they are counter to the prevailing best practices in the industry but because they can cause me – the consultant – to lose a billable opportunity. A client who saves money but achieves their objectives is often the happiest client.
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Metrics, Schmetrics

Thursday May 7th 2009 1pm Rated 0 13 Comments Metrics Development Software
Long-time readers will know that I am very wary of metrics for software engineering.

Asperger's Syndrome

Monday October 20th 2008 11pm Rated 0 12 Comments Management Software
A fried of mine recently sent me this article, with a subject like something like "An Aspie comes out of the closet.

Is the Elimination of Testers Next?

Tuesday October 12th 2010 1pm Rated -3 12 Comments Testing Software
A “secret” program is being pursued by Google to develop a car that drives by itself with no human interaction (http://www.cnbc.com/id/39594637). I found it very intriguing but I started thinking about what other “secret” programs are going on out there that may someday jeopardize other things we as human beings do?
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Why Agile? Why Now?

Thursday November 5th 2009 8pm Rated 1 10 Comments Agile Automation Development Software Testing
I've noticed something really odd in the past three months - I've started to write articles about Agile Software Testing.

Know Your Touch-Time as a Software Tester

Tuesday April 26th 2011 10am Rated 9 9 Comments Software Testing Quality Assurance Management
This article is a testimonial to learning by association, in which I will talk about a core Total Quality Management concept called touch-time, how it associates with software testing, and how can it help form a unique perspective to approach testing.
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Conferences on the cheap

Monday January 18th 2010 3pm Rated 0 9 Comments Agile Development Open Source Process Quality Assurance Software Testing Unit Research
I went to my first major software conference in 2003 - the Open Source Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Non-Functional Testing?

Thursday February 1st 2007 1pm Rated 2 8 Comments Functional Software Testing
There's an interesting discussion going on at the Association For Software Testing discussion list on non-functional testing.

Models Models Everywhere

Tuesday January 12th 2010 1pm Rated 1 8 Comments Agile Performance Software Testing
I've made no secret of my disappointment in the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model.

The tyranny of the deadline

Tuesday October 6th 2009 12pm Rated 0 8 Comments Development Software
Hang around software development or testing long enough, read enough blogs and books, and sooner or later, you are likely to hear the great crisis talk.

Best New Software Test Writing

Friday September 4th 2009 12pm Rated 0 8 Comments Software Testing User
Over the summer, I've noticed a trend that bothers me just a little.

The Agile Process Creates Testing Puzzles... Which Are Solved When Agile Is Performed Correctly

Wednesday July 1st 2009 7am Rated 0 8 Comments Agile Development Process Performance Software Testing Unit User Requirements
Boon the mankind or over-hyped fad? Read this point-counterpoint and decide for yourself.
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Post-Graduate Program in Software Testing?

Thursday August 21st 2008 12pm Rated 0 8 Comments Software Testing
Up the road from my house is a cosmetology school.

The Meme's the thing

Friday July 31st 2009 3pm Rated -1 8 Comments Agile Automation Development Acceptance Software Testing
At the very end of yesterday's post I mentioned Yo Dawg.

The 3 A’s of a Successful Software Testing Job Interview

Tuesday August 17th 2010 11am Rated 15 7 Comments Best Practices How To Interviews Leadership Management Process Software Testing
Over the past two years, the economy has taken various tumbles and turns, and companies are doing radical things with their IT departments. Outsourcing, offshoring, and layoffs are throwing good, senior testers, back into the interview process. If a tester has had little experience with interviewing, it can be a difficult transition.
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Do you believe Software Testing is a Profession?

Thursday March 11th 2010 8am Rated 1 7 Comments STP Community News Software Testing
Doctors have the AMA, Lawyers have the ABA, and Engineers have the IEEE.
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On Creation

Tuesday December 29th 2009 9pm Rated 0 7 Comments Process Software Testing
In this bit of a lull between Christmas and New Years, I'd like to introduce something a little more lighthearted, a little further off the beaten path than my typical blog post.
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