Secrets of SDET Success

Working from Europe this week, and time (and jet lag) got the best of me. I will make it up for you with an extra link in this exclusive six-pack of stuff I found on the internet. I have successfully passed my covid re-entry test (meaning that I didn’t catch the cooties in Denmark). Turns…

Yet again, a few things I found interesting this week. I’m excited to once again announce that I will be part of TestBashHome, and will be sharing my (likely controversial) thoughts on the future of automation This article on The Three Dominoes had a lot of head nods from me (a lot of lean, MT,…

Here we go again… The Heisenbug Conference call for papers is open. These folks treat speakers like rock stars, and I highly recommend the conference. Speaking of conferences, it’s almost time for the Online Test Conference. The lineup is incredible (and I’d say that even if Brent Jensen and I weren’t speaking), it’s free, and…

I try to remember that a big part of my job is growing leaders – and that I need to always try to improve as a leader myself. Most times when I need a little inspiration for reflection, I turn to Simon Sinek, and re-read Together is Better. Here’s one of the quotes that caught my…

  I came across a post this weekend about different types of knowledge It’s a well written post that calls out one of my favorite topics – you don’t know what you don’t know. I think the Five Orders of Ignorance (or my tribute to the five orders here) are brilliant, and the author nails…

Well…it’s been another week. Hope everyone is holding up. As usual, here are some things I found this week. What do you do when a US state imposes an absolute asinine law and related process? You fuck that shit up and spin up some automation that floods their whistleblower site until it breaks. Oh wait…