Book Review – Jonathan Rasmusson “The Agile Samurai”
I first met Jonathan about ten years ago when he was a young programmer eager to prove to the world that he was the best he could be. At that […]
ATDD vs. BDD vs. Specification by Example vs ….
At Agile 2010, there were about 20 of us at the AA-FTT (Agile Alliance Functional Test Tools) workshop. The emphasis was on “the state of the practice” of Acceptance Test […]
About Learning 2
We know about how people learn – auditory, visual, kinesthetically. But what about those things we can’t know – like people’s attitude, or how our brain perceives messages. This post […]
About Learning
There have been a number of discussions about certifications lately on some of the on-line groups. People seem to be either ‘for’ or ‘against’ testing certification. I am neither, but […]
Quality – What is it, and what’s the cost?
Last night (Feb 1rsts) at the Scotsman’s pub in Oslo after the XP Meetup, I had an interesting philosophical discussion with Tom Gilb, Geir Amdal and Rune Sørensen. My definition […]
Reviews in Agile
A few weeks ago on the agile testing list, a developer in a tester role asked about reviews – Where do they fit in the agile process? Lisa (www.lisacrispin.com) and […]
Resolutions for 2010
Last year was a bit of a blur for me. The book, Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams, that Lisa Crispin and I wrote, far exceeded […]
What is the real problem?
I’ve been seeing a pattern lately with some of the teams I’ve been training or coaching. Some have been doing agile for a couple of years but have gotten stuck […]
Questions on Key Factors for Agile Testing Success
Last week I gave a webinar on the Seven Key Factors for Agile Testing Success. I answered many of the questions on line during the webinar but there were quite […]
Shared experience
A while ago, I had an email question from Jennifer about logging defects, as her team was starting their first iteration. I asked her to let me know how it […]