The death of quality
“Quality is dead,” declared Goranka Bjedov. And I thought to myself, I knew it. For some time now I’ve been concerned about […]
Sydney tester meetups – a history
A few people have asked me how the Sydney tester meetups began. Back in early 2010, I started working with a guy […]
XML conundrum
(A conversation snippet from the hogfish.net archives, circa 2007) Trish says: aw man Trish says: /me tries to remember what the file […]
Thoughts on using mind maps
I’ve heard that people can identify with either visual, auditory or tactile methods of learning, or some combination of the three. This […]
Giving tests a second chance
If you’ve ever maintained a large suite of GUI automated tests, then you’re probably familiar with this scenario: You run your suite […]
Testcast – a new podcast about software testing
Bruce McLeod and I have just launched our new podcast, Testcast. In episode 1 we talk about automation, testing communities, the famous […]
Dashboards Redux
Last year, James Martin and I wrote an article for The Testing Planet about low-tech dashboards. Even though James has now left […]
How to find a good tester?
In case I haven’t spruiked it enough yet, we’re currently looking for a new tester here at Campaign Monitor. From previous hiring […]
Testers are fixing bugs
So a few weeks ago, I gave the green light for my team of testers to start fixing bugs. Contraversial, no? “Sweet […]
A website appears before you! Adventures of a clicky thing
I’d had this idea in my head for a while to create an automated script that would take any web application and […]