TL; DR: Words matter. By casually asserting that testers prevent issues, we are contributing to the continued misconception of what testers do, and damaging the “tester brand” by setting ourselves up for failure. Stop telling testers to prevent issues In the last two days, I’ve seen two separate pieces suggesting […]
Tag: Exploratory Testing
Translating “Don’t Test Thoroughly”
While trying to construct a test strategy for a difficult project, I was recently given this advice: “Don’t test thoroughly”. The droning siren already in the back of my mind loudened to a shrill alarm bell that it made it hard to concentrate. Don’t test thoroughly? Why do you hate me? […]
Why I Don’t Report Bugs
Be still, your beating heart. I’m a tester, of course I report bugs. But what about when I’m not being a tester, and I’m just a normal user? I can only remember four occasions when I’ve reported bugs to the people that could actually do anything about it, but I actually find […]
Tester’s First TestBash
TL; DR: TestBash Manchester was amazing! I’d highly recommend going and / or sending your team there. The talks and the people were well worth it and even better than I thought they would be. This post has two main purposes: I want to try and deepen the learning from a great conference […]
Thoughts on TDD
A colleague recently asked me what my thoughts are on TDD, so I thought I’d spend some time writing up my ramblings to share with you. Expect it to be pretty unpolished, try not to judge me too much for it =] TL;DR: Some of it’s good, some of it isn’t. Shock! TDD – […]