Diluting the Tester Role

January 25th, 2008

In a comment on my last post, Shrini asked:

“While hitting hard at ‘Jargon’ based software testing experts, you also appear to give the impression that ‘testing’ is ‘everyone’s job’ (as quality) and seem to dilute the importance and role of testing in software world – you might want to clarify. Don’t you think that you can . . . → Read More: Diluting the Tester Role

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Beware Obfuscating Jargon

January 15th, 2008

For a variety of reasons (one of which might possibly have been procrastination) I found myself surfing a variety of sites related to software testing certifications and exams yesterday.

I will skip over my own feelings on certification for a moment. What struck me is the sheer amount of jargon and memorization involved in the various . . . → Read More: Beware Obfuscating Jargon

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Agile2008: Walking the Talk

January 11th, 2008

Starting with XP/Agile Universe in 2003, I have been a participant, presenter, and/or committee member for various incarnations of what is now the Agile20XX conference series sponsored by the Agile Alliance. In fact, I was up to my eyeballs in Agile2007 for some months as the co-chair of the Tutorials track. (Those of you . . . → Read More: Agile2008: Walking the Talk

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