When I was beginning my work as a rookie tester I really had the need for a mentor to help me get started in this journey, especially during some of my moments of doubt. And so, I decided to write here the email I would have sent to myself back when I started testing to […]
There is an on-going discussion in the World of Testing around whether a tester should be more or less technical in his work… (and this is without even asking if we should call someone technical or not!) The truth is that I believe testers SHOULD be technical, and that there is a marked added value […]
Last month I attended the DevOps Days Tel Aviv conference, I took some notes about the interesting stuff people said – like many people do during a conference – and then I put the notebook away – like most people usually do after a conference… But yesterday I was going over my notebook, I guess I […]
There is an ongoing theme around Signal vs Noise in the organization, that originates from the Signal to Noise ratio in radio signals, and tells us about the problem of having too much noise hampering the effectivity of the signal. I think many testers should try to understand this principle (the organizational one, and not the […]
Dealing with the stressful reality of testing in today’s fast paced development cycles Our lives are full of stress both at work and at home. Is seems at times that there aren’t enough hours in the day, and everyone around us has their demands for our time, which is forever limited. Working in the current […]
Being a professional tester is not a goal but a continuous journey. If you are a professional tester you are probably naturally curious, and if you enjoy your job then you probably make an effort to learn more, improve and progress. This won’t be the first blog post where I advocate the importance of continuous learning and […]