@Beaglesays
a nose for testing
About @Beaglesays
Welcome friend, please stay a while and have a browse at the articles on my blog. If you feel inclined to add a word or two yourself, your feedback is much appreciated. In case you’re wondering about the name of this blog, @Beaglesays, it’s…
Professional History
I am an established, highly competent software tester with over 16 years of testing and leading experience. I have experience in both Waterfall and Agile development environments. I am currently employed by Travelport as a Senior Test Engineer working on Locomote, a corporate travel…
My Social Commitments
I’ve been fortunate to stumble into software testing. It has provided me with a lot of fun, some travel and I’ve learnt a lot. I’ve met many, many interesting people. I’ve had a number of careers across my lifetime but testing is the only…
The case against detailed tests cases (part one)
This blog was co-written with Lee Hawkins. You can find Lee’s blog posts at https://therockertester.wordpress.com/ . Lee can be found on Twitter @therockertester We recently read an article on the QA Revolution website, titled 7 Great Reasons to Write Detailed Test Cases, which claims…
Testing in stealth mode
In my most recent blog Value through simplicity I mentioned how it is possible to take small steps to influence quality and/or reduce complexity. In an “ideal world” you would be able to propose trying an idea and then run the experiment and feel…
Value through Simplicity
Testing is a complex activity that has intersections of technology, psychology, analysis and people management (amongst other skills – this in itself could be a blog). Before you get confused, people management, from my testing perspective is working with people and influencing, not being…
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