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Articles and material related to software testing created by Anne-Marie Charrett. Includes exploratory testing, testing strategy, test design and test reporting

Beware the Lotus Eaters

Beware the Lotus Eaters

I wrote a feature article for Logigear Magazine February Edition entitled Beware the Lotus Eaters. I really enjoyed writing this article, I hope you get something out of it. Beware the Lotus Eaters [http://www.logigear.com/magazine/exploratory-testing/beware-of-the-lotus-eaters-exploratory-testing/] Drawing from the Greek mythology of the lotus eaters, Anne-Marie

Not a conference but a CASTalyst

Not a conference but a CASTalyst

Firstly, apologies for the terrible play on words, its got to be one of the worst pun ever! Put it down to a lack of imagination. I’m going to be busy at CAST 2011 this year as not only am I attending but I’ll be holding a workshop

The antipodes are calling

The antipodes are calling

I’m heading to Sydney, Australia on 22nd January 2011. I will be looking for test consulting work preferably through my Australian consulting company Testing Times [https://testingtimes.com.au]. What do I offer? I shed light on testing problems often obscured or caused by a testing process. I bring

Exclusive cartoon - see it here first !

Here is an exclusive, never seen before cartoon, created especially for the upcoming ebook “If I were a testcase, I would…” As you may know, this e-book contains over 300 memorable and funny responses to the Twitter challenge started by the Daily Testing Tip [https://dailytestingtip.blogspot.com/] prompting testers

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

Dublin Software Testing Automation Morning

Dublin Software Testing Automation Morning

I went to the Softtest Software Testing User Group networking session last night. About 10 erstwhile software testers gathered together on a wet and windy night to discuss how to help software testers in Dublin. We had some great discussions, a lot around automation tools, but also on the topic