Archive | September, 2010

The simple job of a Tester

By on September 21, 2010 in Communication, Test Process

What is so difficult about being a tester?
This is a legitimate question from someone who has never done any good testing or who has never seen good testing being done. So let’s take a closer look at what a tester needs to do as part of his tasks and what does that require from him with regards to skills and knowledge.

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Dear Managers, remember to get your hands dirty once in a while

By on September 15, 2010 in Best Practices, Management

Have you noticed how specially in larger organizations we see some (or even most) managers becoming paper-pushers, spending all their time in meetings and answering emails (in their iPhones & BlackBerries!).  It’s not surprising how this behavior also starts disconnecting them from the real work being done “in the trenches” by their testers and developers. [...]

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Test Size Matters: THINK BIG, test small!

By on September 7, 2010 in Automation, Best Practices, On-Going Improvement

- Is the size of a test important?
- How big and comprehensive should a test case be?
- Should tests be always small, or should you write comprehensive tests that cover end-to-end and complex scenarios in “one-go”?

All of these are important questions, and even if there is no text-book answer for them there are some guidelines you can consider when you are wondering about this subject.

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