We posted a new podcast episode up a few days ago: "Testing In the Pub Episode 11 – Hiring and Recruitment – Part 1" In this 2 part chat, me and Steve got talking about hiring and recruitment in the testing world. We speak about our experiences with looking for the right person, interviews (from [...]
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Dispelling the misconceptions #4 – “Quality Assurance”… You cant assure quality!
You can't assure quality... In fact, I'd even go as far as to say that testing itself doesn't actually improve quality, let alone assure it. Testing provides information which allows for the improvement of quality only if acted upon by the stakeholders, and then worked on by developers, but testers themselves don't actually do the [...]
TITP EPISODE 10 – AN INTERVIEW WITH TONY BRUCE
The next episode of Testing In The Pub has been released. This time we hit the beer garden over on the canal at Little Venice, near Paddington. In this episode we interviewed the one and only Tony Bruce. Tony is the organiser of the monthly London Tester Gathering meet-up group as well as the Black [...]
Dispelling the misconceptions #3 – Testing ISN’T running through a script to check against requirements!
This is a big misconception that usually comes from other members of the project team not understanding what testers do. The fact is that some people don't really know what testers do. And I believe a huge part of a tester's job should be to be vocal about what they actually do. Running through a [...]
Not bought your ATD2014 conference ticket yet? Want 15% off?
If you are looking to attend this years Agile Testing Days 2014 conference this November (11th-13th), but haven't bought your ticket yet, then you are in luck!! Get in touch ASAP for a 15% off Speaker's discount code!(This code is combinable with another discount code too).
Dispelling the misconceptions #2 – “Testing as an activity” does not mean that anyone can test.
So there have been a few people blethering recently about Testing as an Activity. I've been discussing this subject recently with Steve (Janaway), as he has been talking about it on his blog and at conferences: see here, and here.I agree that testing is an activity, in the same way that coding is an activity. [...]
Testing In The Pub Episode 9 – Part 2 of Security Testing with Dan Billing.
The second part of the Security Testing chat with Dan Billing (@thetestdoctor) has now been posted! Treat your ears with this podcast, where we continue the discussion on Security Testing. And don't miss out on the quick-fire questions! 🙂 Listen to it over on the testing in the pub website, or on iTunes. (Or if [...]
Dispelling the misconceptions #1 – Testers are not gatekeepers!!
I keep hearing people say that testers are "gatekeepers". Just as much from testers as other project members. For example, last week, I heard a tester say that he was a "gatekeeper of the product release". <facepalm>"Doh!!"</facepalm> The truth is that testing is investigating and questioning the product and its requirements, so that information about [...]
Join my EuroSTAR webinar today at 2:00pm (BST) – “Influence: Why tea can be a great test tool”
I'm performing a webinar this afternoon at 2:00pm BST (sorry for the late notice).There is still time to sign up and join the webinar though.The webinar is titled: "Influence: Why tea can be a great test tool". I'll run through my theory surrounding this statement as well as discussing various influence techniques.You can register for [...]
Testing In The Pub Episode 8 – “Security Testing” with Dan Billing
It's been a few weeks, but the latest Testing In The Pub pod cast is now here. In this episode, me and Steve interview Dan Billing. We talk in some great detail about security testing - what it is, who should do it, why its important, etc... This episode is the first of a two [...]
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