Five for Friday (ish) – February 21, 2020

Yesterday, Michael Larsen posted a review of Weinberg’s book, The Secrets of Consulting. I’ve been meaning to share a few thoughts about this book for at least year, so I thank Michael for spurring me to finally share my thoughts and experiences with TSoC. If you haven’t read this book, I bet it’s because the…

I’m getting to a stage in my career where I’m beginning to realize that some of my biggest growth happens when I’m doing nothing but thinking. But, I did leave my head a few times this week and found a few interesting things to share. Quote I’m thinking about: “A creative man is motivated by…

On twitter, @SeanNoxious asked me about my most memorable bug. The answer is way too long for twitter, so I thought I’d document one of my favorites here. When I first joined Microsoft way back in 1995, I was a tester for networking components on Windows 95. One of the areas I owned was testing…

Yesterday, a colleague asked me where I find the time to blog, twitter, etc. This is something I get asked often, but the only answer I have is that I just make time. I put blogging, presentations, sasqag work, and other community stuff right alongside my core work on my todo list. I’m heavily driven…

“Hey – can you set up a repro of that bug for me?” As a tester, how many times have you heard this phrase? How many times have you walked through the steps you outlined in the bug report so someone could look at an error for you? Or – how many times have you…

I think I’m finally caught up and recovered from my brief North American tour last week. While it was fun to present at two conferences plus a customer talk in four days, I missed out on a the second day of both conferences, as well as the opportunity to meet nearly as many people as…