Want to be a Modern Tester with me?

I’ve been thinking about testing activities and tester roles lately, or more lately, since it seems to be a recurring topic on this blog. I have to admit that I remain a bit surprised how often testers argue about what is and what isn’t testing. So – let me throw a few examples of potential…

Another Friday list to share: I finished off a few books while flying this week, including Lean Change Management, which is one of those books that makes you want to read a bunch more books. It’s full of models and references, and, given that so much of my role is about leading change and helping others lead…

Another week that was just a bit too busy for me. Here’s some stuff I found – once again – worth giving a read. I’m super-excited to have Weta join Unity An interesting look, although unsurprising, at the former presidents’s view of the January 6 insurrection. This is a fascinating article on how Slack changed…

I answered a few questions this week about automating GUI tests. One question was about recommendations for GUI automation tools for non-coders, and the other was about how much time to spend on the GUI in an MVC (model-view-controller) application. The answers were easy. In the first case, I said that they weren’t going to…

Readers of my blog know my stance on UI automation. But, as I’ve forgotten my StickyMinds password, and the answer is longer than 140 characters, so I’m responding here. This article from Justin Rohrman talks about the coolness of Selenium for UI testing. In a paragraph called, “Why the UI”, Justin wrote: The API and…

Due to some unforeseen issues, my experiments in remote work are continuing. These days, the situation is a bit different though – I’m working in the same time zone,and I’m showing my face at work one to two days a week. Of course, my observations and musings about working remotely continue. The days that I’ve…