Does anybody else remember the Middle School Science Fair? The idea is to apply the scientific method to something practical, then show off all the budding scientists. If I remember […]
Test Automation – IV
Right now one of the “louder voices in the room” for test automation is the “Agile” test automation voice. And by that I mean something very specific – that you […]
Where have all the sapient processes gone?
Most agile test automation is, well, clerical. To borrow an analogy from James Bach, it views testing as something like an inventory clerk at a Grocery Store. “It says here […]
Estimates – III (Serious this time)
I’ve re-titled the last Estimates III as “Models – I”, as it really deserves it’s own serious. Pressing on … (AKA – Stupid Project Management Tricks; a True Story) The […]
Models – I
AKA – Tripping through physical models of the universe(*) Aristotle proposed a model of the universe with earth at the center and the heavens revolving around it. […]
Estimates – II
As usual, some of my commenter’s have written my article for me … Seriously, Ben Simo points out that is it always possible to give an estimate, but that all […]
I’ve been busy …
Last weekend I went to BarCampGrandRapids2, which turned out to be a wonderful experience. Dave Brondsma and Carlus Henry put together a great little un-conference; jointly organized, show up and […]
Estimates – Laws
I’m a big fan of “Laws” of software development – Rules that express complex ideas in very few words. Moore’s Law, for example, that computing power doubles (roughly) every eighteen […]
Estimates – Interlude
The previous post was on estimates for technologist in general. Software Testers, things are a little more … challenging. For example – What quality will be the code be when […]
Estimates – I
If I had to think of one subject that was not taught in school, and only covered in industry certifications in the most naïve way – it would be estimation. […]
Something old …
I just got back from the wedding of a collegue. In that spirit, I am reminded of the talk I gave last year at the Indiana Quality Conference – something […]
Test Automation – IV
Reads of Creation Chaos has left some amazing comments on the previous post; if you haven’t read them, please take a gander. First off, I agree with Shrini that “regression” […]
Test Automation – III
Charlie Audritsh asked: “I take you to mean what I’d refer to as a regression test. A test of mostly the old functionality that maybe did not change much. So […]
Test Automation – II
I got some great comments yesterday – Charlie and Scott made some solid points, and they are points that I will address. However, before I get there, I would like […]
Test Automation – I
(Taken From a recent post fo the software-testing email list) It always amazes me when strong people come out and say publicly something that I have been mulling on for […]
Why Creative Chaos? – II
The main title of this blog is “creative chaos.” What exactly does that mean? First of all, it is what I came up with after about fifteen seconds of thinking, […]
And now, for something completely different
An April Fool’s joke I’ve been mulling that I turned serious at the end … Lean-Agile Six-Sigma Pragmatic Enterprise TestingBy Matthew Heusser Agile Testing can streamline operational efficiencies – but […]
GreenBar is the New Black
(Or: My Code Odyssey) So, I had a big, nasty codebase. No current documented requirements; a few scattered historical documents. New Requirements of: “Make it to what it did before, […]
At my limit …
About two months ago, I stopped exercising. “Just until I can get over this stressful period.” I also gave up my dietary restrictions. About a month ago, I stopped blogging. […]
Metrics Madness
A Cautionary Tale Years ago I worked for an established fortune 500 company. At the beginning of each year, executives set goals by which they would be evaluated. These objectives […]