Use Design Thinking and Gut Brain for Agile Teaming: an #InflectraCON2023...
Jenn BonineFounder and CEO, Valhalla Capital and COYABLUI confess I'm stealing these graphical assets from the InflectraCON site but they make things nice and easy to associate a face with a name and...
View ArticleAccelerating Quality with Conscious Deliveries: an #InflectraCON2013 Live Blog
So this is fun. Lalit and I have known each other for years. We have attended conferences together. I've been interviewed by Lalit for Tea Time With Testers. We've worked together within the...
View ArticleBeing an A11y: Why Accessibility Advocacy Matters: my talk from...
Accessibility is a broad area. It can be applied to many different scenarios and can be met in many different ways. At the end of the day, though, we are dealing with people with challenges and...
View ArticleCastle Defense 101 (aka Threat Modeling): an #InflectraCON2023 Live Blog
Well, good morning to everyone. We woke up to some excitement today. A fore alarm went off at 7:30 a.m. this morning, so I had to evacuate the venue. It was interesting watching me react to what was...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Test Automation: an #InflectraCON2023 Live Blog
Jan Jaap CannegieterPrincipal Consultant, SqueristJan starts out this talk with the idea from Nicolas Carr's book "The Glass Cage" that "the introduction of automation decreases the craftsmanship of...
View ArticleBad Tests Running Wild - an #InflectraCON2023 Live Blog
Paul GrizzaffiSenior QE Automation Architect, VacoPaul and I go way back. It's always fun to see my fellow in heavy metal arms at these events. We frequently talk music as much as we talk testing, so...
View ArticleTechnical Debt Is Not Free: an #InflectraCON2013 Live Blog
Chad GreenDirector of Architecture, Glennis SolutionsWhen you hear the term "Technical Debt", what does that mean to you? Often the term "a quick and dirty fix" is used with the idea that it will be...
View ArticleLow-level Approaches for Testing AI/ML: an #InflectraCON2013 Live Blog
One of the great parts of conferences like this is that I meet people I have interacted with for years. Jeroen is one of those people. We worked together on the book "How to Reduce the Cost of...
View ArticleI Guess Nothing Lasts Forever: TESTHEAD At Large
I've recently found myself in an interesting position - after working for the same company for the past decade, I'm now looking for a new job. To be clear, this isn't entirely by choice. However, I...
View ArticleTraining for Accessibility: What Would I Say and How Would I Say It? A Series...
Without going into details, I had a conversation about the possibility of doing training related to Accessibility and Inclusive Design. I've given talks about these topics and I've delivered workshops...
View ArticleA Very Quick and Somewhat Incomplete History of Accessibility: Training for...
As I've been thinking about Accessibility and how I might construct training for it, I figured the History of Accessibility, at least as it relates to the United States, would be interesting. As the...
View ArticleThe Different Dimensions of Accessibility: Visual : Training for...
There are many ways in which we have made great strides in focusing on accessibility. The tools we have at our disposal to both allow for information to be accessible and the tools that are available...
View ArticleThe Different Dimensions of Accessibility: Auditory: Training for...
I was hopeful yesterday when I was making my post on the dimensions of accessibility that I'd be able to cover all four of the main areas in one blog post. I could have if I wanted to make a post that...
View ArticleYes, you can test anywhere, even the gym
Taking a short break from the Accessibility content to ask some “what if” questions. Note, I’m not doing this to shame anyone or make broader comments, just to show that interesting things can be...
View ArticleThe Different Dimensions of Accessibility: Mobility: Training for...
When we think about accessibility and people with disabilities, mobility is the area that we are most familiar with and the most obvious of disabilities. We also refer to these as physical or motor...
View ArticleThe Different Dimensions of Accessibility: Cognitive: Training for...
While often overlooked, cognitive disabilities are perhaps one of the most common yet least seen of the disability families we have discussed. Cognitive disabilities are varied and present some...
View ArticleAmping It Up!: Back at the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference
It's that time of year once again. I'm excited to be at PNSQC and in a new location. We are at the University Place Hotel and Conference Center, which is part of Portland State University. This is the...
View ArticleAmplifying Agile Quality Practices with Selena Delesie (PNSQC)
I had the opportunity and privilege to introduce Selena Delesie on the program today. It was fun to reminisce a bit because Selena and I were both in the same Foundations class for Black Box Software...
View ArticleCommon Pitfalls/Cognitive Biases In Modern QA with Leandro Melendez (PNSQC)
Ah yes, another date with the legendary Señor Performo :). Leandro is always fun to hear present and I particularly liked the premise of his talk as I frequently find myself dealing with cognitive...
View ArticleLearning, Upskilling, and Leading to Testing (Michael Larsen with Leandro...
You all may have noticed I have been quiet for a few hours. Part of it is that I was giving a talk on Accessibility (I will post a deeper dive into that later, but suffice it to say I shook things up a...
View ArticleContinuous Testing Integration With CI/CD Pipeline (PNSQC)
Today, I'm taking a walk down memory lane. I'm listening to Junhe Liu describe integrating various automatic tests into the CI/CD pipeline.It's interesting to think about where we are today compared to...
View ArticleAutomation, You're Doing It Wrong With Melissa Tondi (PNSQC)
This may feel a bit like deja -vu because Melissa has given a similar talk in other venues. The cool thing is I know each time she delivers the talk, it has some new avenues and ideas. So what will...
View ArticleEmpathy is a Technical Skill With Andrea Goulet (PNSQC)
Today has been a whirlwind. I was up this morning before 5:00 a.m. to teach the penultimate class of my contract (sorry, I just love working that word into things ;) ) but suffice it to say the class...
View ArticleFeeding on Frustration: The Rise of the "Recruiter Scam"
This is truly not an article I wanted to write, but my hope is my experience may help some people out there.To put it simply, I have been applying for a variety of jobs because, well, that's what you...
View ArticleSoftware Testing Strategies is NOW AVAILABLE!!!
I realize that I am terrible at self-promotion at times but I have a very good reason to step up my self-promotion for a change.I WROTE A BOOK!OK, now that that's out of my system, Matt Heusser and I...
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