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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 )Really Communicate: Part II
Earlier this month, I wrote a blog posting on How Do We Rise Above The Noise And Really Communicate? The post was an exploration into why modern means of communication fail us. As the example, I used one of my colleague’s decision to tell something important in email. The piece was very damning of email [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Knowledge Decay
A couple nights ago, I went to the Knoxville Agile Group meeting and listened to a SCRUM-Lean talk, given by Joe Little of Kitty Hawk Consulting. He’s a great presenter on Agile topics, particularly Lean. Unlike some of those other Agile jokers, err…I mean experts, he seems to know what he’s talking. Anyway, he hit me [...]
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