Intro on STC
I’ve recently gotten involved with Software Testing Club at a.”volunteer community” level. Here’s my intro post :)http://blog.softwaretestingclub.com/2012/12/g33klady-a-short-introduction/
Inspiration from a sushi chef
Recently, Craig Earl (@beardedtester) posted on Software Testing Club asking “Who Has Inspired You?” (here). My immediate response to this question is Jiro Ono. I learned about Jiro watching a documentary on Netflix called “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”. …
Dealing with failure
Are you a test lead or manager? How do you deal with failure of your team? I’m interested in how you deal with individuals that fail in their jobs, as well as an entire team that failed in a task.How do you hold individual QA accountable?
Resume and Interview Protips
I’ve had to review a lot of resumes in the past year and a half or so, and have done a lot of phone interviews and more in-person. I’m not a recruiter, I’m not HR, I’m QA. I see the resumes of those applying for QA positions. I see a lot of WTF in…
KalamazooX – a must-attend conference!
KalamazooX is the non-technical conference for technical people. From the website: The X conference is the other half of your career; The half that makes you stand out. The X conference is a single track, one-day conference full of awesome. The li…
Knowledge is POWAH!
I recently put out a call on Twitter for QA interview questions. “What are your favorite questions to ask potential QA for your team?” I asked. Brian Prince (@brianhprince) suggested I ask Jim Holmes (@aJimHolmes), who promptly linked to a post on…
Another GiveCamp done…
It’s the Monday after a GiveCamp and that means I’m tired and cranky – what’s new, right? 😛 This, however, was the first GiveCamp that I was on the board for. I participated in the conference calls, I checked in on things with WCC, (barely) assis…
Of Learning And Farts and Fun: GiveCamp
Why am I a GiveCamper? First, I get to volunteer – I get to help an NPO with something that normally they wouldn’t know I could help them with, and probably don’t know many others that could help them either. Second, it’s a strange kind of awesome…
My first lightning talk – developing for idiots
At the August 10th meeting of Ann Arbor .NET Developers (@AADND and http://aadnd.org) I’ll be giving a lightning talk. The topic is “developing for idiots”. No, it’s not about how to develop software if you’re an idiot – it’s about how the idea th…
CloudDevDay wrapup and missing snark
I went to Detroit CloudDevDay today, and overall it was great. Compuware building downtown Detroit? Fucking awesome. The views from the 15th floor are sweet – they have a wrap-around balcony and you can see across the Detroit River, and some great…