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All Things Quality in Hebrew!

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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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/11/all-things-quality-in-hebrew.html

Perhaps Jaguar Should Have Tested More

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Jaguar is recalling certain X-Type cars, due to a software glitch affecting the cruise control system.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/perhaps-they-should-have-tested-more.html

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A People In Testing Name From The Past

Jeff Nyman is a People in Testing

Remember Jeff Nyman from his past contributions at SQAForums?  Well he's got a new blog that you might want to check out.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/newest-people-in-testing-jeff-nyman.html

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Which New England Patriot are you?

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-bill-belichick.html

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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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/are-you-lark.html

And so it goes

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:

Corporate Dress Codes

That's me on the bottom-left.  But not on Fridays...

I'm confused about corporate dress codes.

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/business-casual-confusion.html

An Excel-Based Status Report Template

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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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/10/my-status-report-template.html

What's Missing From Your Resume?

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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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/09/3-characters-missing-from-resume.html

 

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My Brother-in-Law Collected Friends

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2:22 AM, September 19, 2011 .. Posted in Life .. Link

 

Hugh J McDonald

 

Last Monday, my brother-in-law Hugh passed away.  He was buried last Friday.

 

In between, we got to see the many, many family members, friends and acquaintances who knew him all come to pay their respects and say goodbye to Hugh.

 

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/09/collecting-friends.html

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Smart Monkey Testing

Posted by jstrazzere
2:40 AM, September 13, 2011 .. Posted in QA .. Link

 

Rise of the Sequel of the Remake of the Movie Based on the Book as Translated from the Original of the Planet of the Smart Monkey Testing

 

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/09/smart-monkey-testing.html

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How To Sell Testing - You Should Read This!

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2:43 AM, September 12, 2011 .. Posted in QA .. Link

 

How to Sell Testing - Jim Hazen

 

Jim Hazen has written an excellent article "The secret skill – How to sell testing" in the August 2011 issue of Software Test & Quality Assurance Magazine. You can get it at http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Publication/p/STPM (free registration required).

 

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-sell-testing-you-should-read.html

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Kayaking on Field Pond, Andover MA

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2:40 AM, September 12, 2011 .. Posted in Life .. Link

 

Field Pond, Andover MA

 

Recently, we took the Kayaks out to Field Pond in Andover, for a nice day of paddling.

 

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/08/kayaking-on-field-pond-andover-ma.html

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QA Is Not A Verb

Posted by jstrazzere
2:00 AM, September 9, 2011 .. Posted in QA .. Link

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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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/08/qa-is-not-verb.html

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Kindle Cloud Reader

Posted by jstrazzere
9:29 PM, August 28, 2011 .. Posted in Life .. Link

 

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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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/08/kindle-cloud-reader.html

 

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Earthquake - Did Anyone Else Feel It?

Posted by jstrazzere
9:05 AM, August 24, 2011 .. Posted in Life .. Link

 

It wasn't all that bad

 

Yesterday, I was in a meeting, and felt something unusual. It felt like the room was moving a bit side-to-side - nothing really bad, but noticeable. I looked around and didn't see anyone react, so I thought it was just me.

 

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/08/did-you-feel-that.html

 

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People Are Not Fungible!

Posted by jstrazzere
9:11 AM, August 23, 2011 .. Posted in QA .. Link

 

 

 

FUN·GI·BLE

 [fuhn-juh-buhl]

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: 

1755–65; 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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Summer Vacation 2011

Posted by jstrazzere
2:03 AM, August 22, 2011 .. Posted in Life .. Link

 

 

My wife and I took our annual vacation in York Beach, Maine a little while ago. As usual, we had a great time.

 

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/08/summer-vacation-2011.html

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Kim and Matt's Wedding

Posted by jstrazzere
2:59 AM, August 19, 2011 .. Posted in Life .. Link

 

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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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/07/kim-and-matts-wedding.html

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Kayaking on Nutting Lake, Billerica

Posted by jstrazzere
9:13 AM, August 17, 2011 .. Posted in Life .. Link

 

Nutting Lake, Billerica

 

A few weeks ago we were able to kayak in a new location - Nutting Lake in Billerica. It was a beautiful, sunny Sunday morning.  The lake was calm, and just a few folks were out fishing or paddling their canoes.

 

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http://strazzere.blogspot.com/2011/07/kayaking-on-nutting-lake-billerica.html

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