Eurostar mobile deep dive

Warning – not software quality related, but perhaps even more important information follows. I am diligent about backups (and paranoid about losing files)…and frugal, so dumping my backup strategy here for those who may be like minded. First thing to be paranoid about is work in progress. If it’s code or text based, put it…

One thing I’ve learned in my testing career is that where there are bugs, there are more bugs. Some of my colleague Nachi’s research shows that components with a high number of pre-release bugs has a corresponding share of the post-release bugs. The heuristic works well on a smaller scale too – if I find…

Between my talk at the online testing conference, and in discussions with Brent on AB Testing – and my day job thinking about service quality at Unity, I’ve spent a bunch of time lately pondering the role of the tester in modern software engineering, and what it means for today’s crowd of software testers.  …

My day job is busier than normal these days, so this week flew by. A few interesting articles dropped into my view – maybe you’ll find them interesting as well. Self plug time – Unity Gaming Services are now available – a lot of folks on my team were an integral part of making this…

Last week, Katrina Clokie (@katrina_tester) asked this question on twitter:   Has anyone dynamically ordered automated checks so that those most likely to fail are executed first, then the build can fail fast? — Katrina Clokie (@katrina_tester) February 24, 2017 I gave a few abbreviated answers based on my experience, and promised to write up…

So much cool stuff going on that I’m not even going to talk about the State of the Union speech last night. Instead – slightly less controversial, and more geeky stuff for me to share. That last editorial aside, this week’s FfF is complete. Have a great weekend, enjoy yourselves, and stay safe (and warm).