Five for Friday – April 12, 2019

On request from Adam Goucher – another excerpt from How We Test Software at Microsoft.  BTW – Adam wrote a review of HWTSAM here – although Linda Wilkinson beat him to the clever title. This is from a section on quality in chapter 16. It’s something I believe strongly in and would love to hear…

I think a true passion for learning is one of the things that makes testers great. The best testers I know are always looking for concepts or viewpoints they haven’t heard before and looking for opportunities to learn anytime they can.But it’s usually not enough to just to want to learn – you need some…

We made it through another week. There’s still too much bad news in the world for my tastes, but I managed to find a few things worth sharing that aren’t about wars, human rights, or idiot politicians. The folks over at Practitest listed me among some testing folks to follow in twitter. There may be…

I’m settling into being at home all day – my work hasn’t really changed, it’s just odd never going anywhere. Here’s some stuff for you to ponder over the weekend. This week’s Covid-19 info isn’t as good as last week’s data-filled article, but it has some good info – which is a bit surprising given…

To Automate, or not to Automate, that is the question that confuses testers around the world. One tester may say, "I automate everything, I am a test automation ninja!". Another tester may say, "I do not automate, if I automate I fail to engage my brain properly in the testing effort!". Another may say, “I…