I joined the Pivotal Tracker team as a tester on August 13. I felt so lucky to get on board there, it’s a wonderful team, and Pivotal Labs has an amazing culture. But in spite of having amazing helpful teammates, I struggled to get to a point where I felt like I was contributing. Every […]
Read MoreSorry for the sounds of silence!
I’ve had such a great fall. Got tons of inspiration at Oredev and Agile Testing Days. Doing lots of LeanCoffee. Learning all kinds of stuff and doing lots of experiments at work. Not only to I get to work with folks such as Marlena Compton, Jo Webb and Glen Ivey, the amazing Elisabeth Hendrickson is […]
Read MoreTesting Lean Coffee, and other stories
Last week, Ryan Freckleton and I experimented with a way to build our testing community in the southern Front Range area. We held a “Testing Lean Coffee” in Monument, Colorado, halfway between our respective homes. Read about it on the brand new TechWell site! Please also see my other recently published TechWell articles, including the […]
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Agile Testing Days in Potsdam, Germany this November is sure to be even more terrific than it has been for the past three years. Please join us! I’m doing a tutorial, “Making Test Automation Work on Agile Projects”. Please take a look at my video on technical debt that introduces the tutorial. (If for nothing […]
Read MoreThe Agile Testing Quadrants Explained
Marekj (@rubytester on Twitter) whipped up an awesome graphical explanation of the Agile Testing Quadrants, along with an animated sketch. If you’re new to the Quadrants (aka Agile Testing Matrix from Brian Marick), these will help you grok their purpose and how to use them. The slide deck contains references for further learning on the […]
Read MoreLearning for Testers at Belgium Testing Days
I’ve been writing a lot on SearchSoftwareQuality and Techwell (aka Stickyminds) lately, no time to blog. I have lots to say so I hope I have blogging time soon! I’ll start by reporting back from Belgium Testing Days. There is so much goodness to report from last week’s Belgium Testing Days! I’ll be writing all […]
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