More Test Talk with Brent

I’ve been pondering test automation recently. Maybe it’s because of my participation in the upcoming stp summit (note: shameless self-promotion), but that’s only the surface of it. I’ve complained about misguided test automation efforts before, but it’s more than that too. For every tester that cries out that 100% automation is the only way to…

PNSQC is still going strong (although it may be over by the time I post this). Sadly, my North American test conference tour forced me to miss the second day of the conference in order to make it to Toronto in time for the QAI Testrek conference. My opinion of PNSQC is the same as…

Chris Mcmahon once (I think after reading this post) described me and my test role at MS as being like a “tenured professor” – that I have the freedom to choose what I do and choose how I go about it (as long as I show value). I enjoy this role, and think I’ve been…

Kind of a lot going on in the world of the Weasel this week, but I found a few things worth sharing. This came out well before FfF was a thing, but apparently my boss recently listened to this interview with me from ~6 years ago. I’m moving to a new manager at Unity, so…

I implied at the end of my last post that I’d follow up after my keynote (I failed – sorry). This was a weird conference for me. While I attended nearly all of the keynotes, I only made it to a few other sessions, and didn’t have as much time to hang out with folks…

We made it through another week, and things continue to look slightly brighter. Here are a few things I found this week: The obligatory post about (potentially) going back to work: Why You’re So Anxious About Going Back to the Office For those of you who don’t want to go back, this may be a…