Janet Gregory and I enjoyed participating in the Quality in Agile conference in Vancouver April 20-21. We paired on a keynote: “Do testers need to code… to be useful?” Our opinion in a nutshell: testers need technical awareness to collaborate effectively with all their team members, but our software delivery teams already should have expert […]
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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 MoreIdeas for Eliciting Examples and Specifications
Check out my recent Stickyminds article, where I distill some ideas I’ve learned recently from folks such as Declan Whelan, Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman (see the links in the article for more on those wonderful, smart folks.) And my latest Stickyminds article is on how my team has found ease and joy (to borrow […]
Read More“Where Should I Start Looking….”
My friend and excellent agile coach Michele Sliger, co-author of The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility , recently emailed me this question that she hears a lot: “Where should I start looking to learn more about test automation and tooling?” Naturally, I replied with a typically long-winded answer. She must have liked it though, […]
Read MoreThe Team’s Pulse: CI/Build Process
My teammate Tony Sweets (sys admin, programmer and genius) just posted a terrific writeup on StickyMinds/Techwell of how our continuous integration and build process has evolved over the years. This includes a history of the hardware we’ve used and how the builds have been set up, both in CruiseControl and Hudson, and all the different […]
Read MoreThe One Right Thing
During a flurry of tweets and blog posts about whether or not ATDD is a good thing, I posted a blog on Stickyminds with my opinion. I’ve gotten some great comments, please add yours!
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