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Predictive Analytics in Software Testing
I presented this paper at the DevOps, Microservices and Containers Summit 2017 on 4 August 2017. You can download it here.
Every ISTQB Certified Tester Should Be Upset About This…
I almost couldn’t believe it when I first read that there are testers who think that ISTQB certification is a scam. I thought it had to be some kind of practical joke. I just didn’t want to believe that there was somebody was willing to take the time and effort to create an online petition imploring […]
History of Software Testing
Recently I have become interested in the history of Software Testing. Software testing is my area of specialisation. I make a living from it. Each day I apply my knowledge at customer sites in either testing their actual software or consulting to their testers and other team members on testing processes. Now I desired to […]
From Fragile to Agile: A 50-year-old gets to grips with agile
I’ve been around the block a few times in the IT industry since I graduated from Wits with a BSc in Computer Science in 1984. Like so many of my generation—the 50-plus golden generation—the vast majority of the projects I’ve been involved with have used the Waterfall or V-Model methodology.
Yahoo takes away QA jobs – Is this wise?
Yahoo has moved towards a system of coding without the safety net of team members with quality assurance skills. Read the article here. – http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/computing/software/yahoos-engineers-move-to-coding-without-a-net. Is this a wise move? Has it improved the quality of their production systems?
