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That coverage problem

That coverage problem

Thanks mostly to the BBST classes the AST run, I’ve come to understand and appreciate the impossibility of complete testing and the challenges surrounding ‘complete test coverage’. I find 100% testing coverage a pretty meaningless phrase. Imagine trying the calculate the amount of water in a swimming pool by

Upcoming Software Testing Courses

I’m heading to CAST 2012 [http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/conference/cast-2012/] this year (July 16th – 18th) and so I’ll be in the San Jose/ San Francisco area if anyone is looking for an impromptu workshop on Exploratory Testing [https://testingtimes.com.au/services/academy] or Coaching Software Testers

In pursuit of coaching excellence

In pursuit of coaching excellence

When you coach a tester you’re working in an environment that dynamically changes as both the student and coach work through a coaching task. If you look at the diagram below you can see all the different attributes that might change throughout a coaching session. Anne-Marie Charrett & James

I am the Queen of Defocus

I am the Queen of Defocus

I remember the day I earned the self acclaimed title of Queen of Defocus. I had been testing for about 3 years and had been hired as the *only* tester in an R&D lab of about thirty engineers. I also happened to be the only female engineer [http:

Training Testers

I’m having a complete blast at the moment adding the finishing touches to my upcoming workshops in Dublin,Belfast and London. The Dublin and Belfast Exploratory Workshops sold out in a couple of days but there are still some seats on the coaching testers workshop in London. [http://www.

Mary Mary Quite Contrary...

Mary Mary Quite Contrary...

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row. Its an old english rhyme that goes eons back. In fact, its actual meaning is disputed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Mary,_Quite_Contrary] over time. Meaning

Jumping to conclusions

Jumping to conclusions

Good testers continuously ask questions about the product, the customer and the project environment and invariably on themselves. No question, no test. When we're satisfied with the explanation we stop asking questions, we stop being inquisitive. For testers, it's essential to keep asking questions for as