Who defines Testing?

January 29, 2013 ~ Geir ~ 7 Comments

I just read a post by Tony Bruce on making excuses for why a bug was not found until later testing cycles/UAT/Production. Good post, great read, as always. You can find it at dancedwiththetester.blogspot.co.uk

In the last part of the post Tony writes:

I am not a gate keeper, I am an information provider, I have limited time to provide what information I can. I will do my best, the people around me will do their best and sometimes we will not be able to investigate everything.

This reminded me of a matter that has been bugging me a bit for a while; I see a lot of people stating that “Testing is…” and then some definition or list of tasks as if this is the One and Only Truth.

Oh yeah? Is it really? According to whom? Who decides? Continue reading “Who defines Testing?” →

What else to absorb in the land of tulips (difficult, difficult part III)

October 29, 2012October 29, 2012 ~ Geir ~ Leave a comment

Alrighty… only a short week left until the show kicks off in Amsterdam, and it is time to finish the roadmap for my attendance. With so many good presentations to choose from it is worth giving some thought to the selection process (Matt Heusser has some good tips here). I dealt with the first couple of days here and here, so that leaves us with the second half: Continue reading “What else to absorb in the land of tulips (difficult, difficult part III)” →

What will I do in Amsterdam? (difficult, difficult, part II)

October 25, 2012October 25, 2012 ~ Geir ~ Leave a comment

As mentioned in the previous post deciding to go to a conference like EuroSTAR 2012 is only part of the decision process. There are so many presentations and workshops to choose from that you quickly start feeling like a kid in a candy store; what to go at first? Continue reading “What will I do in Amsterdam? (difficult, difficult, part II)” →

Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult

September 28, 2012October 12, 2012 ~ Geir ~ 2 Comments

After convincing myself to invest in a trip to Amsterdam (for EuroSTAR 2012) I thought the hard decisions were made… then I was faced with the task of actually deciding what tutorials and presentations to attend. As Simon Foster so eloquently put it in the movie In the Loop: difficult, difficult, lemon difficult.

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Monkey business

September 5, 2012 ~ Geir ~ 1 Comment

Testing, depending on who you ask, can be a lot of things. From mindlessly following the detailed instructions written by someone else (perhaps years ago, for a totally different version of the product), to the challenging, inspiring task of using your intellect to gather information through exploration of a product or project, and all sorts of shades in-between. Is any one approach more correct or valid than the other? Continue reading “Monkey business” →