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Software Testing Training of a different kind

Software Testing Training of a different kind

Ever dreamed of being personally trained by Cem Kaner? How about Doug Hoffman? No? Ok, maybe Scott Barber is more your style? Any tester would, but it would be expensive? I mean these guys would typically charge thousands for this kind of training. Besides, they’re all in the states,

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey..

All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey..

It was my birthday recently, and I got a brand new Digital SLR as a present. Now my expertise on photography goes as far as knowing that DSLR stands for Digital SLR. Say no more. Having this camera though, now means I can’t blame bad photos on the equipment.

Bug Tracking Tools Explained

Bug Tracking Tools Explained

Like it or not, all software has bugs.You may not know about them but they are there..lurking in the darkness, ready trip up one of your innocent user who has just gone and purchased your software. That’s why you employ a software tester. A software tester’s

Is automation the new documentation?

Is automation the new documentation?

Have automation tools become the new templates in software testing? The cornerstone on which all our testing hangs on? Its starting to look that way. Think about it. The traditional method of testing was to use a software testing process identifiable by test templates. These templates were (and in many

Some days Scarlett, I just don't give a damn...

Some days Scarlett, I just don't give a damn...

It doesn’t happen all the time, but some days its just hard to be motivated and inspired. Today is one of those days. Perhaps its because it's a grey day, or that yesterday in Ireland was a public holiday and its hard to get motivated after a

Rediscover your inner tester

Rediscover your inner tester

Linda Wilkinson [http://www.practicalqa.com/2009/09/thats-way-uh-huh-uh-huh-i-like-it.html] (Link no longer valid) in a recent post called on ‘Experts’ to come down off their ivory towers, and get back in touch with the rest of the ‘hoi polloi’. A photo by Billie Ward.It got me thinking about

Changing the Goal Posts

Changing the Goal Posts

I got a chance to watch some Gaelic Football recently as my two sons have started playing hurling and gaelic football. Hurling is a fairly ferocious sport where everyone goes for the ball with hands and sticks. Gaelic Football gives the appearance of being a far kinder sport. However, the