Exploring old skills and fun games
I've once again stumpled across a Sinclair ZX Spectrum Emulator. I have no clue as to how I got on to that, but now it's here. And I'm amazed by all I still know and remember of this magnificent...
View ArticleBook reviews
I 'ate' a lot of Jerry-books lately. I decided to write something about them.They are all recommendable and in the following I will tell you why. Overall I enjoyed reading them very much.Becoming a...
View ArticleSoftware testing and amphibious attacks
Once in a while it's difficult to hit the kill-button on the remote while show after show rolls over the screen. Occassionally something interesting comes along. This time it was an analysis and review...
View ArticleCAST2010 was a blast
So I went to CAST 2010 in Michigan. It was a blast. Although, not so many people this year. You never heard of CAST ? Why - it is a wonderful conference, with a huge emphasis on CONFERring. So it's...
View ArticleOrganizing test ideas with mind maps
I forgot when I started to draw my first mind maps. Like I'm sure many others do, I'm thinking slightly chaotic, in the sense, that I get inspiration and ideas after I finished something. Mind maps...
View Article(One of) The most important question in testing
.. is not about the testing itself, but: "What are you going to do about the information that testing will provide you with ?"This is the kind of question that really shoves lots of stakeholders out of...
View ArticleGo DaRE=M - a heuristic for testing plans
It suddenly struck me, that I might need to put this one out in the blog space. For years I have used this heuristic, and although it might contain influences from others, I actually consider this my...
View Article#LetsTest 2013 - it was HUGE!
Be there or be square - on of the first clichés I learned in english, and the most fitting description I can find for the question: What was LetsTest like this year ? I don't know exactly what made it...
View ArticleNew tools
I bought a new pair of running shoes yesterday. Tried them today. I look awesome, they feel really great to wear. But in the end it's still my legs and lungs that must deliver the running. Think about...
View ArticleProblem patterns
I had a puzzling problem. I had noted for some time that one particular automated scenario often failed and yesterday it was time to dig deeper into that. The scenario was very simple: it searched for...
View ArticleProblems computers (still) don't solve for us
This is a rant. Be warned. I'm constantly using computers for professional and leisure purposes, and spread over several technologies. And it strikes me so often nowadays, that they have all come to...
View ArticleObservations from EuroSTAR 2013
Only just returned and with the first cup of coffee - mostly still in the cup - my head is buzzing with impressions, images of people I met, presentations, quotes and all. This post will try to capture...
View ArticleI'm officially a mentor
I am proud to have become a mentor on the Speak Easy program. Over the years I have spent a bit of my spare time to coach and consult with primarily younger testers from around the world, and I have...
View ArticleMBTI - often misunderstood (slightly ranty)
Not long ago I had a late night discussion concerning Myers-Briggs and the "pseudo-science" behind it (it is based on Jung's work, which is admittedly a bit outdated, but it wasn't when M & B did...
View ArticleBack from PSL
I have just returned - that is, I came back yesterday - from the Problem Solving Leadership workshop in Albuquerque. My body is still on USA time, and exhausted from travelling almost 20 hours, all...
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