I made it a goal to speak at a conference this year. I did not expect it to be very achievable, but I know that the best way to learn is to try to teach so setting myself a target seemed wise. Having Google Analytics running on my blog also shows me that many people are out there looking to solve the same problems that I write about: Around 1300 people viewed my blog last month making nearly 3100 page…
Since changing from teaching into software development on my 45th birthday exactly three years ago today, I fell into test automation entirely by accident. It is something however that I really enjoy and apparently it is a great path for the ambitious software development professional. In just those three short years I am already earning more than I ever achieved in 20 years as a school teacher, and almost certainly more than I would be able to command had I…
I won’t pretend that I knew Gerald Weinberg, and to be honest I am not sure that I had heard of him before his passing last week. However, the tributes paid to him, especially by Joe Colantanio, awakened me to one of those people who any tester really should know more about. I encourage you to go and read some of them, (There is a listing of a few here) but learning a little about him has reminded me of…
QA and testing: Is it time for a new glossary? Sorry it’s been a while. I have my final bit of Java coding written ready to write up, but I then had a fantastic two week vacation driving around Croatia with my family. I came home to find my test infrastructure had fried itself in the unusual summer heat, so I have some major reconstruction to do: Losing my grid is one thing, but losing the media server at the…