Uncategorized
Are you getting a positive ROI from testing?
Last night I watched a movie called The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Despite the promising previews, it was a huge turd. The movie was chalked full of awful dialog, worse acting, and cheesy clichés. If you watch enough movies, you might come to the conclusion that there’s no petty crime in Europe. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Hyperbole in Testing! (Shame on us)
It’s funny how it’s always easier to point out the speck in someone else’s eye and ignore the giant plank in your own as a great 1st century religious figure once pointed out. (I’m talking about Jesus!! Matthew 7:3. It’s Christmas time!!) And no other group on the whole face of the earth is better [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Fear of Success
by Josh Carroll I was in the middle of making a rather lengthy comment on Daniel’s most recent blog post when I decided it was long enough to warrant a full posting. I wanted to get across the point that the situation Daniel finds himself in is not solely the plight of the software tester. Rather, anyone [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Exploratory Testing and A Prophet Without Honor
This week I gave an Introductory to Exploratory Testing for the Kansas City DotNext technology group. The presentation went better than I thought. I worked really hard on preparing it so I guess I shouldn’t be shocked it went well. How does the old saying go? ”The harder I work, the luckier I get”. Also, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )QA, Being A Professional, and Waiting Tables
by Josh Carroll If you are a little lost by the title, it will all make sense in a moment… um… sort of. Until I started my career as a software developer I worked a lot of other jobs. I have had a job since I was 16 years old, and that was just an [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I Hate Software Excuses (And You Should Too)
It’s been a couple weeks since I started my job in Kansas, and for the most part, I’ve really enjoyed being here. Having a fresh perspective, it’s always interesting to see the quirks of the people and the culture. My new company is located in a shining bronze edifice called Lighton. Inside this marvelous complex [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Software Testing Ain’t Gonna Solve Your Problems
It’s always amazing to me that companies refuse to go to the Gemba* to understand why they are having problems. Rather than going to the root of an issue, they will attack all kinds of symptoms. We’re coughing so we must need a cough suppressant. Never mind the fact that our lungs are filled with [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )First Day Follies
Ah, the first day of a new job…you’re in a smart new outfit, ready to conquer whatever is put on your plate. There are the cursory introductions, paperwork, and — for me — some kind of laughable gaffe. About 2 years ago, I realized that I had established a pattern of either making a fool [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Forget Roles; Embrace “One”
Recently, I attended the Simple Design and Testing Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. It was an excellent open space format conference. Naresh Jain and Andrew Chen are great men to organize such an enlightening conference. Also, thank you sponsors (Univ of Pittsburgh, Agile Alliance, Version One, Pillar, Open Information Foundation, Lean Dog, Foreopen, and Westinghouse.) for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Zombie Testing!!!!
Watch Night of the Living Dead Great Scott! Hear the echoes and screams. Hide your developers and product owners. Lock the doors to the server room! Here comes the Night of the Living Dead. They are coming to test our software! Their slow, reanimated bodies march to The hypnotic spell of predetermined test cases. They [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )« Previous Entries
Marisa Roman
Daniel Brown
Josh Carroll
