Excellent testing is : "an open investigation by skilled technical people." Not test cases, not verification, not validation, not confirming that something works as expected. But, an investigation, exploration, questioning, modelling, etc by skilled people.

Need to brush up your testing skills, or need a quick reference guide? Listen to this conversation with Michael Bolton @developsense.bsky.social on the craft of testing.

A big mistake that many of us make is diving straight into our inboxes at the beginning of our day. Plan your day first!

Remember, while we're busy solving bigger product problems, there are people who are busy giving feedback about the size and colour of fonts. (I used to work at one such place where management focused truly on line spacing and font rather than what the real problems were). :)

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My friends, a new MEGATHREAD has arrived! In 40 tweets I’ll explain 40 useful concepts you should know. Reading time: ~7 minutes. Value: a lifetime. Thread:

debugging strategy: write a tiny program

Announcing the Meetup of this month: Checkout this Meetup with Test Engineering Alliance Melbourne: meetu.ps/e/LgnBh/fFsnT/i When: 27 July Where: online (Melbourne time)

In my latest video I am talking about #softwareTesting mistakes, take a look here 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=FdAKq0… What mistakes did you do so far? #testing #mobileTesting #testAutomation

Once again: the only thing flaky about a so-called “flaky test” is someone’s dismissal of it as “flaky”. A “flaky test” is always evidence of some misconception about the product, the check code, the environment, and the relationships between them. Investigate and address that.

After spending years on projects and product development initiatives, I have come to realise that different thing can mean different to people; and that people are capable of interpreting things in ways that suit them. Agile is one of those things, sadly.

In my 25+ years of career, I have made many transitions to different roles, jobs and industries. Career transition can be nerve wracking, but if done well, it can be very rewarding. Here are a few tips on how to successfully transition your career.

Have you read any testing books? If yes, which one? If not, why not? #testing #SoftwareTesting

Two books that every software tester must read: 1. Perfect Software and other illusions about testing, by Jerry Weinberg 2. Lessons Learned in Software Testing by Cem Kaner, James Bach and Bret Pettichord Both are old books written many years ago, but t…lnkd.in/gacgYKPX

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Online, virtual meetings - there are too many of those.

Fail fast! But also know that failing fast is NOT about failing, it's about learning fast, getting feedback fast and applying the learning. Failing fast should not be at the cost of creative and critical thinking. It should not replace meaningfulness and thoughtfulness.

One of the best things that has served me well over my career is not becoming married to what I produce. Yes, I put my all into the things I build, but if we need to throw it away for whatever reason, I'm ok with that.