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I've owned a blog since 2006 and have been writing ever since here are my posts.

The School of 1

The School of 1

Like many testers I’ve been watching the unfolding drama of school versus approach that is taking place in Context Driven Testing community with part dismay, part fascination and part anger. That’s a mixed bag of emotions and it bothers me. Two people that I hold in such high

Please don't hire me

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

What drives your learning?

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

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

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

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

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