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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. Last Saturday night I played guitar, both solo and accompanying my friend Rob Balder. I can pick out greater and lesser reasons for my struggles. Continue reading ». Posted by Geordie Keitt. Adam Goucher’s Blog. Adam White’s Blog. Cem Kaner’s Blog. Creative Chaos (Matt Heusser’s testing blog). DevelopSense Blog (Michael Bolton). James Bach’s Blog. Karen Johnson’s Blog. Test Obsessed (Elizabeth Hendrickson’s Blog). Subscribe to this blog.
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cem kaner » Software Tasting
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. The Black Box Testing Song. Cem Kaner and James Bach presented a course on Black Box Software Testing that I took circa 2003. I performed this song, Black Box. The most important lessons that I learned, though were these: when in doubt, start testing. And notice when you are running across the same bugs as before, stop retracing your own footsteps and try something new. I tried to capture these ideas in the song as well. Posted by Geordie Keitt.
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. WREST 2: Regulation Disrupts Sapience. Displaying sound judgment in a complex, dynamic environment is a hallmark of wisdom. From the Wikipedia entry for “Sapience”. 8220; I drew a system diagram that I believe represents the general state of a regulated testing shop. Here is the PDF. Contact me via gmail for the original ODP, editable in OpenOffice, if you wish to modify or upgrade this document under the publishing rules of WREST.). Continue reading ». Continue...
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. Testing In Principle: Work Directly Toward the Center. When I worked with James Bach on a Satisfice project he would ask me uncomfortable questions about what I was doing and why I was doing it. He’d ask, “Tell me what this bug is at its core.” I’d say, “When I click this button, I get an error message instead of the dialog I’m expecting.”. 8220;Why do you expect a dialog? 8220;Because that’s how the app is supposed to work.”. 8220;How do you know?
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sapience » Software Tasting
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. WREST 2: Regulation Disrupts Sapience. Displaying sound judgment in a complex, dynamic environment is a hallmark of wisdom. From the Wikipedia entry for “Sapience”. 8220; I drew a system diagram that I believe represents the general state of a regulated testing shop. Here is the PDF. Contact me via gmail for the original ODP, editable in OpenOffice, if you wish to modify or upgrade this document under the publishing rules of WREST.). Continue reading ».
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t’ai chi » Software Tasting
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. Testing In Principle: Root. T’ai chi hurts to do. The benefits are enormous, and the cost is pain. The nice part is, the same deal applies to most things in life. If you want to be a great guitar player, your fingers will hurt. If you want to be a great athlete, your muscles will hurt. My teacher Chris Casey says, There is no way out. But there is a way through. Continue reading ». Posted by Geordie Keitt. Testing In Principle: Work Directly Toward the Center.
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CAST » Software Tasting
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. Slides for “Tailoring Your Testing Timespan”. Posted by Geordie Keitt. Playing the dice game with developers. I was paired up with another tester. Paul Holland, acting as Jim’s assistant, gave us our pack of dice. There were regular old 6-sided dice with dots, and also 4-, 6-, 12-, and 20-sided dice with Arabic numerals, and 6-sided dice with symbols such as exclamation point, spiral, explosion, skull, flower. One likely glowed in the dark. Cem Kaner’s Blog.
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Geordie Keitt » Software Tasting
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. Tester since 1995. Rapid tester since 2000. Slides for “Tailoring Your Testing Timespan”. Posted by Geordie Keitt. I wrote up the lyrics for “Rapid Tester”. On another fallow blog of mine. So for those who are interested in the actual rhetorical content of the tune, click to see. Posted by Geordie Keitt. Smart can’t be just what you know. Smart can’t be just how much you know. Smart children may have very little knowledge. So what is it? The simplest kind of con...
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Thoughts on thinking by a software tester. Testing In Principle: Root. T’ai chi hurts to do. The benefits are enormous, and the cost is pain. The nice part is, the same deal applies to most things in life. If you want to be a great guitar player, your fingers will hurt. If you want to be a great athlete, your muscles will hurt. My teacher Chris Casey says, There is no way out. But there is a way through. Continue reading ». Posted by Geordie Keitt. Testing In Principle: Work Directly Toward the Center.
