Whaaa…? Two posts on automation in one week?
Normally, I’d refrain, but for those who missed it on twitter, I recorded an interview with Fog Creek last week on the Abuse and Misuse of Test Automation. It’s short and sweet (and that includes my umms and awws).
It’s been six years since James Whittaker proclaimed that test was dead (and many people still haven’t figured out what he really meant), and since then testing has continued to change dramatically. For some of us. But not for others. Earlier this week, I linked to an article titled “Stop Hiring Testers”. The title,…
Another week of random stuff. Let’s see if anything is interesting… There’s a pair of excellent articles from the team at Slack about a recent incident and how they handled it. A Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day at Slack, and All Hands on Deck I think I mentioned last week that I’m learning Rust…
My last two posts (one on Tester DNA, and the most recent on worries about the future) were written in isolation. The started the DNA post many months ago, and the future at least a year ago. I started and stopped completing the posts several times since their inception before finally completing them. For a…
Quote I’m pondering – “When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer.” I’ve been re-reading (in pieces), The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni. I love all of his writing, but this (his only non-fiction book) has so much great information on organizational health that…
It’s been another incredibly busy week – many many meetings to help me ramp up – but I managed to find a few things worth sharing attempting to use the internet as a learning vehicle. It’s no coincidence that this article on Leaders and Time found its way into my queue I’m surprised I didn’t…
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Alan,
I just watched/listened to “The Abuse and Misuse of Test Automation” and have to say BRAVO! Straightforward and honest about the whole affair. I’m going to “make” my colleagues and management watch/listen to this. You hit on a lot of things in relation to what I call the “Automagic” problem with Test Automation work. If I ever run into you at a conference I’ll be buying you a beer (or two or more).
Thanks for the honesty, it is what is needed in this line of work.
Regards,
Jim Hazen
P.S. Go to YouTube and look for “Management wants Test Automation Now!” (https://youtu.be/pNeDFJp_xwU), you’ll get a good laugh.