My brother and I continued our peer conference series meant to explore the experiences of serious testers with AI and subject them to scrutiny. We call this the Workshop on AI in Testing (WAIT). Our … [Read more...] about WAIT #2 Peer Conference Report
Testing Culture
Inevitability of Bugs: An Example
Once in a while, I see bizarre posts on LinkedIn, purportedly by experienced programmers, claiming that testers aren't needed because unit testing, developer discipline, and, I guess "clean livin'" is … [Read more...] about Inevitability of Bugs: An Example
WAIT #1 Peer Conference Report
I'm the opposite of an AI fanboy. I've been arguing against the grandiose claims of the AI industry for decades. But the days are over when I can make an occasional case against it and then go back to … [Read more...] about WAIT #1 Peer Conference Report
A Good Example of a Stupid Idea: Testers Shouldn’t Test
Once in a while, when I claim that there are fools out there who want to destroy the culture and craft of testing, some people don't believe me. So, here is a good example of what I'm talking about: … [Read more...] about A Good Example of a Stupid Idea: Testers Shouldn’t Test
A Tester Debates a Dead Man
Stockton Rush is dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. He was killed in a spectacular implosion of the Titan submersible during a dive to the site of the wreck of the Titanic, on … [Read more...] about A Tester Debates a Dead Man
Thinking Critically About AI
This challenge is frequently posed by boosters of AI: if a bot were smart enough to be completely indistinguishable from a natural human, wouldn't it be moral and correct for it to have civil rights? … [Read more...] about Thinking Critically About AI
I’m a Tester, Not an Automation Manager
Muhammad Saad wrote an interesting scenario on LinkedIn. I will represent it here in italics and comment on it... Imagine yourself on the first day at your job as a tester. You are presented with an … [Read more...] about I’m a Tester, Not an Automation Manager
Persuasion for Testers
This question came up in the recently Rapid Software Testing Explored online class. Donatas asks: "Let's say you discover a problem in the application or the development process itself. However, it … [Read more...] about Persuasion for Testers
34 Years in Testing
This past Friday, May 21st, 2021, was exactly 34 years since my first day at Apple Computer as a tester. Before that I was a dev, but I have been a tester ever since. This has put me in a … [Read more...] about 34 Years in Testing
The Best Testing Book I Know is Not Written in English
Every once in a while, Michael Bolton tells me "we gotta write our Rapid Software Testing book!" Today, I got that book in the mail, except it's in Chinese and we didn't write it. The book was … [Read more...] about The Best Testing Book I Know is Not Written in English