We are all emotional beings, and as testers we can be affected by things such as how we feel in general (good or bad) or how we feel in particular about the developers we are working with (if they are good or bad programmers). These feelings will have a bad influence on how we run […]
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State of testing – summary post
By maayan on April 8, 2014 in Manual Testing, On-Going Improvement, Test Automation, Test Management, Test Process, Testing Intelligence, Testing Tools, The State of Testing
For the first time ever on a global scale a State of Testing survey was conducted to get a snapshot of the current state of the testing community, it’s members profiles, professional challenges and work practices worldwide. PractiTest in cooperation with Tea Time with Testers came up with the State of Testing survey with the intention to […]
What do tissue paper and testing have in common?
By maayan on March 18, 2014 in Communication, Curious & Off-Topic, On-Going Improvement, Soft skills, Test Process, Testing Skills
Tissue paper and Testing The most insightful thoughts sometimes come from the strangest situations, don’t you agree? I had a cold last week. Needless to say tissue overflowed the trash, in almost every room in the house. I am not sure if it was the cold medicine that cleared my mind as well as my […]
Why test only 20% of your day???
In many organizations testers do testing work ONLY 20% of their time, and spend a lot of time on less important tasks. Treat your time as a valuable resource and make sure others do the same!