So Long, Tester Center

 

Earlier today, Ron posted the following about the Microsoft Tester Center: So Long, Tester Center.

There’s nothing I can say that Ron didn’t say – it was a fun effort – just hard to do without any full time support (and as our individual jobs got more complex and demanding).

The good news, is that I (and many others) remain passionate about sharing some of the cool ideas and innovations coming out of Microsoft. The smartest testers in the world work here, and if you pay attention, you may just get some unique sneak peaks into some of the coolest testing approaches, tools, and ideas in testing you’ll ever see.

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