Category archive: Testing 
The very unhappy path to Terminal 5
Sat 5 April 2008 at 23:29 | Comments (15) | Testing
I see that the new terminal at London's Heathrow airport is in the midst of another weekend's disruption. Problems on...Read the whole entry for "The very unhappy path to Terminal 5"
Akron and the Abi Field
Sun 11 March 2007 at 16:13 | Comments (7) | Personal, Testing
When the going gets tough at work (as it is now), I often wonder why I do what I do....Result!
Wed 23 August 2006 at 21:00 | Comments (1) | Personal, Testing
A couple of months ago, I took a somewhat less than fun exam on software testing. So last week I...How To Break Things Real Good
Sat 17 June 2006 at 20:45 | Comments (2) | Personal, Testing
Martin has been absent because he's been redesigning his side of the site. (Go check it out. It's cool.) I've...Where's the Black Squad when we need them?
Sun 22 February 2004 at 22:52 | Comments off | Politics, Testing
Q: What do weapons of mass destruction have to do with cot death?
A: In both areas, the "experts" evaluating the evidence and acting on their conclusions have caused enormous devastation. Then, after the fact, that evaluation has proven wrong.
Why? I have an insight that may be useful.
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Offshoring Redux, or, what does a sporran have to do with software?
Mon 3 November 2003 at 17:24 | Comments off | Testing, Web
The IT industry has been gripped by anxiety over the last few months over the growing trend towards "offshoring". More...Read the whole entry for "Offshoring Redux, or, what does a sporran have to do with software?"
On Craftsmanship
Wed 23 April 2003 at 13:17 | Comments (2 - closed) | Personal, Testing
I went through a pretty bad patch at work last month. I was feeling annoyed at the people I work with, stressed out by a developing problem that I couldn't seem to solve, and frustrated with myself for getting into the situation at all. I was having work stress dreams (coming into the office naked from the waist up, that sort of thing).
The Prisoners Problem
Sat 15 February 2003 at 21:22 | Comments off | Personal, Testing
Martin has got me involved in the Prisoner Problem. As a software tester by vocation as well as profession, I've...