The fear factor in testing
“The Fear Factor in Software Testing: Recognize it, address it, transform it” – this is how Suzanne Kraaij entitled her MoTaCon talk. Another way to look at it, for me, is “fear-based testing vs. risk-based testing”. This talk was an eye-opener for me! I think many of us experience fear-based testing without realizing it. Certainly […]
My AI learning journey
My AI learning journey has been long, and littered with gaps. I first got really interested in AI and machine learning back in 2018 and joined a team whose product used some machine learning. Since then I’ve tried to keep up with the GenAI/LLM space as it exponentially grew. Workshops, webinars, 30 days of Ai […]
Measuring for AI success and quality improvement
I’ve worked primarily in a tester and quality engineering role for a few decades now. “Metrics” have always been the magic beans of improving quality. People ask me “What metrics should we use?”, as if they will reach their quality goals by measuring the right things. They want something easy, like code coverage and bug […]
Growing your career as a quality and testing professional
I’m fortunate to talk with lots of quality and testing professionals looking for advice and resources to grow their careers. I’m lucky to have a bunch of resources that I can share. It occurred to me that I could share them here on my blog, too. I’m still happy to talk with people, of course! […]