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My Testing Manifesto 2014

It’s my first day in permanent employment for, oh, about 20 years. I feel a little giddy, like someone’s first day of school – nervous but excited. Unlike my first day of school, I have some clear goals and ideas I want to implement. I thought I might outline

Dropping the Ball

Dropping the Ball

Does the thought of ‘dropping the ball’ fill you with dread ? Perhaps you feel you will let people down, or more importantly yourself? Here’s a thought experiment: What if you actually let the ball drop? Do you know what might happen? Will the sky fall? Are people let down?

The fine art of being precise

The fine art of being precise

Jon Bach this morning wrote a post about how we need to be precise in our thinking. Thank you Jon, its a lovely honest piece with lots of wisdom. But it got me thinking how sometimes precision can let us down too. For instance, we can get fooled into thinking

Hanging up my boots

Hanging up my boots

My family and I arrived in Dublin on a cold dark wintry November night in 2008. At least metaphorically speaking it was. It was right after the GFC and we watched a country and economy wrestle with the prospect of becoming bankrupt. Regardless, Dublin’s IT and entrepreneurial spirit flourished.

Scientia potentia est

Scientia potentia est

“Knowledge is power” Jerry Weinberg cites courage as the most important trait in a tester. Quoting Kipling, Jerry says testers [http://blog.utest.com/testing-the-limits-with-gerald-weinberg/] need to “keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.” But I see another type of courage at

Why waterfall kicks ass

Why waterfall kicks ass

I read a blog post about why waterfall is NEVER the right approach [https://www.netobjectives.com/blogs/waterfall-never-right-approach] and I feel compelled to respond to what’s touted as the waterfall mindset. Here’s a copy of the paragraph, but you can read the whole post on the above

Are you serious?

Are you serious?

Seriously, how serious are you about testing? Let's presume you study the craft of testing. Does that make you a serious tester? If you answer yes to this question, congratulations. You are on your way to becoming a serious tester. Now ask yourself this question: “Do you take