New venture for me…
After 32 years working for some of the top corporations, I’ve decided to go on my own. I’m my own boss. Blessed in life, with a supportive family, and numerous people that I’ve worked with and admired,...
View ArticleDragons, Ponies, and Unicorns: Testing TESS
On Monday, April 16th, NASA will launch TESS – Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which will search for nearby planets over the next 2 years. This is a follow on to the Kepler mission, and...
View ArticleIt’s Tick Season
I hate these things. Its tick season, and I’ve been doing a lot of hiking with the dogs, which means that I’ve brought a few ticks home with me. Getting a tick bite is a pain, and removing a tick...
View Article5 Ways to Optimize Tests for Continuous Integration
This is a repost of my recent StickyMinds article. “Test early, test often.” If you’ve worked with me, you are probably sick of hearing me say that. But it’s common sense that if your tests find a...
View ArticleA conversation with Ananya Bhaduri, Quality Engineering Leader
Ananya Bhaduri is a Quality Engineering leader for SAP-Conur. I recently had the opportunity to talk with her about her leadership style. She shares some great tips about how to give meaningful...
View ArticleLeaders own their behavior
Recent events in the US have reminded me how easy it is to blame others for your poor behavior. Real leaders, though, behave in a productive manner, even when they are frustrated. In this article that...
View ArticleA conversation with Mike Lyles
Mike Lyles is a leader in QA, and he shares some lessons on his leadership style in this interview. He shares some advice that being a leader is not about you, but about your team. He liked to focus...
View ArticleBook Review, MetaAutomation by Matt Griscom
Writing automated tests is the easy part. We’ve all seen demonstrations where the sales engineer creates a test on the fly, then re-runs that test. Tools make it easy to see early progress. Then comes...
View ArticleBuggy Software Report – WordPress Gutenberg
One question that I always ask about bugs is the impact on our users. What would be the frustration level for those bugs? It’s one thing to find a bug and think what it means to our customers, it’s...
View ArticleThat would never happen in real life
Houston, we have a problem. This line was made famous by Tom Hanks portraying Jim Lovell in Apollo 13. But, this was not the first time that Jim Lovell reported an inflight problem to Houston. Before...
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