Five for Friday – November 1, 2024

Back for another week of random links. I’ll skip linking to interesting chat bots, because maybe a chat bot wrote this post… But probably not. That’s all for this week – thanks for reading. Oh – and if you missed it on twitter, I want to start blogging again, but want to pre-rebuild a community…

So yeah – I skipped last week…and some people actually noticed! Last week was a tough week, and although I had a few links ready, I just wanted to unplug and spend some time away from my computer – you know how it can get. The good news is that I am in a much…

Clearing out some random news and thoughts. None of them worth a post, but worth sharing…probably. A few days ago, I reposted the Microsoft SDET personas I originally wrote (5? years ago) for the MSDN tester center. They could use a bit of updating, but they hold the test of time fairly well (link here)….

I’d like to elaborate on something from a previous post on SDETs at Microsoft. One thing that is perhaps a bit different about the test role at Microsoft is its tie to the career path. We are, for better or worse, big believers in career growth and expect growth in scope and impact from all…

I’ve been in a funk this week – too many things I’m interested in, and not enough time to remain interested. My Introduction to Modern Testing course is available on the Ministry of Testing Website – so far, feedback has been quite positive. I had an old article of mine (I’m Tired of Finding Bugs)…

I’m happy that my last post generated some discussion. I’m not sure about the rest of the blogosphere, but for some reason I seem to get half or more of the comments privately instead of through the blog comment system. Something I heard from a few people was this comment (anonymity retained). Why don’t you…