Eklectic Software Testing
November 4, 2011 - All Things Quality in Hebrew!
Posted By jstrazzere in QA
An article about All Things Quality - in Hebrew!
In August of 2010, I was asked by Joel Montvelisky of PractiTest, if he could write about All Things Quality in a new magazine - ThinkTesting.
He explained that ThinkTesting was going to be published in Israel, would be in Hebrew, and was intended for local testers. In each edition, Joel wanted to write a column recommending a blog, and he wanted my blog to be the first. Of course I was honored, and quickly agreed. copyrightjoestrazzere
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October 27, 2011 - Perhaps Jaguar Should Have Tested More
Posted By jstrazzere in QA October 25, 2011 - A People In Testing Name From The Past
Posted By jstrazzere in QA October 24, 2011 - Which New England Patriot are you?
Posted By jstrazzere in Sports October 18, 2011 - According to "Brain Rules", I am a Lark
A lark. (Not actually me)
I am a morning person. I like getting up reasonably early, and find that I am most productive before noon. According to "Brain Rules" by John Medina, this apparently makes me a "lark".
In general larks report being most alert around noon and feel most productive at work a few hours before they eat lunch. They don't need an alarm clock, because they invariably get up before the alarm rings - often before 6 a.m. Larks cheerfully report their favorite mealtime as breakfast and generally consume less coffee than non-larks. Getting increasingly drowsy in the early evening, most larks go to bed (or want to go to bed) around 9 p.m.
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October 13, 2011 - And so it goes
Posted By jimhazen
Over the last week or so the computer industry has lost two giants/innovators. First being Steve Jobs. Nuff said on that one. Second is Dennis Ritchie, co-creator of the C programming language and UNIX. I think the following comment by a reader of an article about Dennis Ritchie is an appropriate RIP for him:
#include
int main(int argc, char** argv).
{
...
fprintf(stdout, "Goodbye World!\n");.
exit(0);.
}
For those of you who cut your professional teeth in programming with C you know this is a play on the famous "Hello World!".
I learned C my last year of college in 1986 and it helped me get my first job in programming/testing at a commercial software company. I've used the language off and on over the years for various things (like LoadRunner web scripting). I have an original copy of "The C Programming Language" by Kerninghan & Ritchie buried somewhere in all my books.
As a tribute to both Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie I say thank you for your contributions, and for providing me with a career and livelyhood for the last 23 years. I tip my glass to you.
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October 11, 2011 - Corporate Dress Codes
October 10, 2011 - An Excel-Based Status Report Template
Posted By jstrazzere in QA
When reporting status to my boss, we have worked out a format that works well for both of us. It conveys an entire year's worth of information, yet lets us focus on just the past few weeks as we discuss it in our weekly one-on-one meeting. I can also print just the currently-relevant portion easily, and bring it with me.
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September 22, 2011 - What's Missing From Your Resume?
Posted By jstrazzere in QA
Hi there. I'm a resume, and I represent a candidate for the open position. Filter me.
I had been trying to fill an open position for quite some time.
Now that we are part of a big corporation, the hiring process involved the creation of a job description and inputting it into the system, and a discussion with the (remote) internal recruiter. We talked about the needs of the position, the characteristics of a good candidate, and the technical skills that would help a person succeed in this role.
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September 19, 2011 - My Brother-in-Law Collected Friends
Posted By jstrazzere in Life September 13, 2011 - Smart Monkey Testing
Posted By jstrazzere in QA September 12, 2011 - How To Sell Testing - You Should Read This!
Posted By jstrazzere in QA September 12, 2011 - Kayaking on Field Pond, Andover MA
Posted By jstrazzere in Life September 9, 2011 - QA Is Not A Verb
Posted By jstrazzere in QA
QA
qual·i·ty as·sur·ance
Noun: The maintenance of a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production.
QA is not a verb. QA stands for Quality Assurance.
So when you say "can you please QA this build", you are asking "can you please Quality Assurance this build?" That's probably not what you meant.
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August 28, 2011 - Kindle Cloud Reader
Posted By jstrazzere in Life
Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon recently released a new Kindle "feature", the Kindle Cloud Reader.
- Read your e-books in your browser
- You can access all of your Amazon-hosted e-books, or you can download them locally for offline reading
- Currently works only in Chrome and Safari
Simple, clean interface
- Can view your entire e-book library at a glance
- Allows you to keep your last-page-read indication "in the Cloud" so you can start reading on one device, and pick up right where you left off on another device
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August 24, 2011 - Earthquake - Did Anyone Else Feel It?
Posted By jstrazzere in Life August 23, 2011 - People Are Not Fungible!
Posted By jstrazzere in QA
adjective Law.(especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
Origin:
175565; Medieval Latin fungibilis, equivalent to Latin fung ( ī )to perform the office of + -ibilis
Money is fungible. One bill can be freely exchanged for another. Gasoline is basically fungible. You can fill your car up at one station or another without worrying that you are putting something different in your gas tank.
But people are not fungible!
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August 22, 2011 - Summer Vacation 2011
Posted By jstrazzere in Life August 19, 2011 - Kim and Matt's Wedding
Posted By jstrazzere in Life
Matt and Kim at Nubble Light, Maine
My older son Matt got married a few weeks ago. It was one of the happiest weekends of my life.
Matt and his new bride Kim love the beach and the ocean, so they wanted a site with both for their wedding. They chose York Beach, Maine and were married outdoors. It was wonderful.
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August 17, 2011 - Kayaking on Nutting Lake, Billerica
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