Tuesday 14 October 2008 - Hmm where to start...where to start? |
| So I just got some goodies, some new books that I should have got a long time ago: How to Break Software: A Practical Guide to Testing. Beginning Programming for Dummies. Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context Driven Approach. As Brian Johnson screams into my ears I wonder where to start? I read the first chapter of Lessons Learned last night before hitting the hay, I think I'll continue doing, a chapter a night as the chapters aren't too long. I'll try set aside half an hour to an hour and work through the exercises in the Dummies Guide and I still need to get some time to have a better look at IE8 Beta2. There isn't enough time! This reminds me of something I heard recently and makes me feel great, confirms for me that I have chosen the right path for myself. Earlier this year my family and I went to see a noted speaker, Chris Rock, a wise man (well kind of), on his 'Kill The Messenger' tour.
*****Possible spoiler of the show.*****
He spoke about the differences between a job and a career, I won't go into it but essentially, that if you have a job, you clock watch, if you have a career, there's not enough time in the day. Strange as it sounds, I don't have enough time in the day to cover everything I want to, I could do more, but then I'd be ignoring my family which is not the best option. I'm just going to have to try fit it all in. And so as Wilson Pickett tells me to Hold On, he's comin' I tell any testers wanting to improve to find some time, any amount of time, read a blog, a better blog then mine! Read a book, watch a video, learn where you can, practice where you can, it all helps. |
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Wednesday 15 October 2008 - elephant eating |
| Posted by philk10 |
Reminds me of one of my first posts to TestingReflections a few years ago - felt totally overloaded with information and was told the best way to eat an elephant is a piece at a time
You're right though, the fact that you feel there is all this information out there you want to read is a sign that you're in the right career
keep it going mate |
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Thursday 16 October 2008 - Re: Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context Driven Approach |
| Posted by spikyone |
| OK I should have had a proper flip through the book, only the 1st chapter is a few pages |
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