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

In search of perfection

In search of perfection

I knew Flynn was in trouble the moment he created a program Clu 2 as his doppelgänger. You see, the purpose of Clu2 was to create the perfect system. Flynn, a programmer failed to understand the struggle between perfection and quality. I’m guessing he didn’t spend a lot

Discovering Big Trak

Discovering Big Trak

Recently, I’ve been reading up on how we approach and report on solving problems. One book recommended to me was Exploring Science by David Klahr. There’s a lot in this book. Khlar performs experiments in his “Discovery Lab” where participants are observed solving and reporting problems. He uses

Battleships Ahoy

Battleships Ahoy

I had a great day today. My youngest son, Alex (7) persuaded me to buy him a new game today. Its not hard. I’m easily persuaded. But the game of choice was interesting. It was Battleships. Now, I remember this game. I played it (and loved it) when I

From Little Things Big Things Grow

From Little Things Big Things Grow

One thing that I get occasionally complemented on is my writing. People write and let me know how they appreciate my writing style. Initially this surprised me, because I do not consider myself a naturally gifted writer. In fact, quite the opposite. Reading and Writing was always a bit of

Personality Traits in Software Testing

Personality Traits in Software Testing

I have lots of little and major projects going on at the moment. One of them is to write a chapter for an up coming book on the cost of testing. My chapter is complete thankfully, but as I was researching my topic, I came across this article on Personality

Teaching or Learning?

Teaching or Learning?

Do you have a focus when giving training? Sometimes, in my eagerness to ‘teach’ I forget to focus on something important. I forget that the lesson is about the student not me. I become more more concerned in my ability to be able to teach effectively. I want the student

The pain...the pain

The pain...the pain

I’m currently experiencing a boundary test. The test is…how much toothache can I tolerate before resorting to as massive overdose of painkillers? I know, I can feel you all wincing in empathy, even if you’ve never experienced toothache, almost everyone can empathise with the pain. But…….. there