Lots of companies are using the 20th anniversary of a bunch of pale males signing the “Agile Manifesto” at Snowbird. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of the Manifesto, especially the principles. It’s amazing what such a non-diverse group was able to do. At the same time, I am not a fan of labels. […]
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I used to curate a site where I gathered articles, books, webinars, courses and more related to testing and quality in continuous delivery and DevOps, especially observability. That site was owned by my then-employer, and nobody is keeping it updated anymore. It might go away, so, as a public service, I am posting the resources […]
Read More I’m not a great one for introspection. I spend my time worrying and fretting about the future, and when I do look back, it’s usually to find fault with what I did or didn’t do! 2020 has been extra challenging for people. Maybe for most people, though I have seen thoughtful people point out that, […]
Read More Pick up any article or watch any talk on a testing-related topic these days, and you’re bound to see the terms “shift left” and “shift right”. They’re almost a cliché. What do they really mean? Modern software development isn’t supposed to be linear anymore, right? There’s not one point where it starts and another point […]
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Lena Pejgan invited me to join her in her pair blogging series (see her first post for some background). We quickly decided to write about starting a new job in the pandemic – which we both did! Lena is a manager, so she has perspective for hiring new people during these strange new times. I’m […]
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Recently, I misunderstood a request to contribute my thoughts on skills for testers going forward into the 21st century and wrote the following. It wasn’t appropriate for that publication, but I still would like to share it. Courage isn’t exactly a skill, it’s more of an ability or characteristic, and we need it more than […]
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