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Ben Simo
Quality Frog

http://www.questioningsoftware.com/

This blog contains some deep thoughts, some half-baked ideas, and some rambling sentiments of Ben Simo.

Talkin' 'bout test in a differrent light

November 16th, 2009

Pullin' out my big black book Cause when I need a word defined that's where I look So I move to the L's quick, fast, in a hurry Threw on my specs, thought my vision was blurry I look again but to my dismay It was black and white with no room for grey Ya see, a big "V" stood b

Is There A Problem Here?

February 15th, 2009

Over the years, I have collected a number of examples of software failures in the wild -- some I've encountered myself, some were shared by others. I've had intentions to create a blog for sharing these software failures, and new ones as they are discovered, with hope that software designers,

I'm helping you. I'm helping you.

January 5th, 2009

A few months ago, I enlisted my 11 year old son to help me with some work around the house. After a short while, he was doing something other than what I had asked him to do. I told him, "You're not helping me." "But I am helping you.", he replied. "No you're not." "I'm helping you.

Cem Kaner's Blog

http://www.satisfice.com/kaner/

This blog is on the craft and community of software testing. Cem Kaner's career focuses on the satisfaction and safety of software customers and developers. He blends legal, psychological, technical, educational, sales, customer relations and general business perspectives into a fascinating slice of human activity.

An award from ACM

March 2nd, 2010

The Association for Computing Machinery’s Computers & Society Special Interest Group just honored me with their “Person Who Made a Difference” award. Here’s what it’s about: Making a Difference Award This award is presented to an individual who is widely recognized

A few new articles

December 27th, 2009

I finally found some time to update my website, posting links to some more of my papers and presentations. This post highlights the themes and posts the links to 28 publications over the past couple of years.

Principles of the Law of Software Contracts approved

May 21st, 2009

âThe Proposed Final Draft of the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts was approved, subject to the discussion at the meeting and to editorial prerogative. Approval of the draft clears the way for publication of the official text of this project.â (from a report to members on the actions taken

James Bach's Blog

http://www.satisfice.com/blog/

This is a blog about testing as a skilled human activity. James Bach promotes context-driven methodology, which is the only kind of methodology that makes sense to him.

Toyota Story Analysis

March 16th, 2010

I’m not against Toyota, really. I’m against manufacturers who try to weasel out of their responsibilities after they put people at risk with poor design. I do not know if Toyota is guilty of that, here. I also don’t know what the real story is with this Sikes fellow who was in the

Advice to Lawyers Suing Toyota

March 14th, 2010

A press release by Toyota recently stated: Toyotaâs electronic systems have multiple fail-safe mechanisms to shut off or reduce engine power in the event of a system failure. Extensive testing of this system by Toyota has not found any sign of a malfunction that could lead to unintended acceleration

Dhanasekar S and the Sapient Indian Bloggers

March 13th, 2010

My son turned 16 a couple of weeks ago, and the event prompted me to take a fresh look at him. This is hard to do, in life. You put someone in a category, and it’s all too easy to keep him there. I think my own mother still thinks I’m 14 years-old (the age [...]

Michael Bolton
DevelopSense Blog

http://www.developsense.com/blog.html

This blog is about Michael Bolton's observations on software testing and quality. He is a bright and engaging thinker with a passion for professional development.

Return to Ellis Island

February 23rd, 2010

Dave Nicollette responds to my post on the Ellis Island bug . I appreciate his continuing the conversation that started in the comments to my post. Dave says, "In describing a 'new' category of software defect he calls Ellis Island bugs ...". I want to make it clear: there is nothing new abo

The Ellis Island Bug

February 9th, 2010

A couple of years ago, I developed a version of a well-known reasoning exercise. It's a simple exercise, and I implemented it as a really simple computer program. I described it to James Bach , and suggested that we put it in our Rapid Software Testing class. James was skeptical. He didn't figur

Testing and Management Parallels

February 4th, 2010

Rikard Edgren, Henrik Emilsson and Martin Jansson collaborate on blog called thoughts from the test eye . In a satirical post from this past summer called " Scripted vs Exploratory Testing from a Managerial Perspective ", Martin proposes that "From a managerial perspective without knowing too muc

Pradeep Soundararajan
Tester Tested

http://testertested.blogspot.com/

"Some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are too bright" - Morgan Freeman in the movie Shawshank Redemption on Andy Dufrense. This blog is from one such bird, who couldn't be caged by companies who mandate testers to test through scripts! Pradeep Soundararajan welcomes you to Tester Tested!

Bangalore Workshop on Software Testing - 2 on 3rd April

March 8th, 2010

If you have been my blog reader for a while, you are likely to be cognizant about Bangalore Workshop on Software Testing or BWST. If you don't know about it, no problem, the post and details are still there . So, BWST â 1 was attended by testers from Bangalore, Pune, and Mumbai. Oh, you should

Progress Report 2009 : Pradeep Soundararajan

March 3rd, 2010

On clicking that image, the progress report should download. Hate that idea? You can download the same file by clicking on this link , too. Other updates: There is a public workshop on Skilled Exploratory Testing planned in Chennai on Saturday, March 27th, inter

Coaching testers on Bug Reports, Advocacy & Credibility

February 11th, 2010

Here are some of the funny/awful bug reports that I have seen in my experience: "When I open the application and click on that button I get a error massage saying it fatally crashed" "The spelling of Transport Parametre is miss spelled" "When I perform a submit the application has error mess

Sajjadul Hakim
A Rapid Tester

http://rapidtester.blogspot.com/

James Bach says, "Testing is the INFINITE PROCESS of comparing the INVISIBLE to the AMBIGUOUS so as to avoid the UNTHINKABLE happening to the ANONYMOUS!" Sajjadul Hakim accepts the challenge! This blog is about his experiences in software testing and how it can inspire others.

Reconnaissance - A Testing Story

October 27th, 2009

Our application is so huge that we have teams of programmers assigned to separate modules. One day, the development Team Lead of the messaging module came up to me and said... Team Lead: We are giving a release today with the changes to the messaging module. Me: Today? Time Warp -- About Tw

Surviving a downsizing

November 15th, 2008

I think it is fair to assume that if you don't have programmers, you will not have a product. So when your employers run into a financial crisis, will they prefer to let go their testers before considering the programmers? A recent discussion thread at Software Testing Club got me thinking. Te

Software Testing for Dummies?

October 16th, 2008

In my ongoing debates and discussions about saying no to testing certifications, I came across a very interesting comment: BBST is an excellent course (so far what I have learned) and I think every tester should learn from it. But would you please tell me how many testers in Bangladesh actual

Shrini Kulkarni
Thinking Tester

http://shrinik.blogspot.com/

This blog is a stop over for ideas, arguments, tips and tricks about the fascinating world of software testing. James Bach said, "My vote for the World's Most Inquisitive Tester is Shrini Kulkarni".

A movement called weekend testing â What it can do you and your testing career?

March 7th, 2010

An extremely contiguous phenomenon is sweeping in some circles, communities of software testing; it is called Weekend testing (twitter @weekendtesting). Presumably, born out few young minds ( Ajay Balamurugadas , Parimala Shankariah , Sharath Byregowda , Manoj Nair ) influenced by context dr

Man and the machine ....

February 22nd, 2010

Can a software be produced and maintained using a machines in a factory â¦ like Google does? Notice, with their machinery and factory setup, they have been able to cut down the testing cycle to 4 minutes... Sounds unbelievable .. I think it is .. Google produces Innovation machines and IT vendor

Iâm blockedâ¦ but why?

February 14th, 2010

"There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough." American Poet William Stafford I am blocked from doing any interesting writing for over 2 month or so. And this post is all about the condition of being blocked in writing. As paradoxical as it sounds, I h

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