Please don't hire me
If you want perfect software and you want me to break your code
If you're going to measure me by the number of test scripts I write
If you want me to tell you its ready to ship
If you wish to have 100% of your product tested
Anne-Marie Charrett
The Buzz On Testing
We’re witnessing a revolution my dear comrades. The tide is turning on drone
testing The word is out. Skill Matters!
Classes such as Rapid Software Testing (developed by James Bach and Michael
Bolton), Just in Time (Rob Sabourin) and Elisabeth Hendrickson Exploratory
Testing classes are becoming more popular. They
What drives your learning?
What drives people to take up my offer of free Skype coaching?
Most testers when asked give on of the following reasons:
1) they want to pass an exam
2) They are having difficulty at work and need to get over some particular
obstacle
3) They want to test themselves
Speed Kills
Some of my testers have become embedded on a newly formed agile team. Its been a
roller coaster ride for sure. Lots of fun, thrills and a few scary points in
time where I thought for certain we were not going to make it, or we were
heading in the
Coaching your Test Team
I’ve implemented coaching within my test team. To me, this is a natural
progression from the coaching work I’ve been doing on Skype.
It's early days yet, but I can already see the power of this approach to
upskilling testers in a team environment.
I’ve
Recession Testing is the new Regression Testing
It's time to retire the idea of Regression Testing folks. Regression testing, at
least the way its being performed today is typically a value free, wasteful
exercise and falls into the category of “bad testing”.
“Regression testing is any type of software testing that seeks to uncover
software
Crossing the bridge over no-man's land
Indiana Jones in the Temple of Doom has a “moment of indecision” when halfway
across a bridge he realises he’s been cornered by Mola Ram(the baddy) and his
henchmen.
He looks back and there’s a hoard of lusty savages baying for his blood, no
luck there. He