20 Years Archive | Software Test Management

Why developers shouldn’t test their own code

I f*#$ed up. I wrote a simple script to send post sale emails to our customers, letting them know we are here to help in case they have any questions or suggestions. The script was supposed to pull out registrants who registered over 2 weeks ago and to whom we have not sent such an [...]

admin2026-07-20T12:48:13+00:00July 6th, 2008|20 Years Archive, Blog, Bugs, Era 2007-2010, QA, Testing|2 Comments

The Zen of Testing

As I was testing away our brand new shiny Testuff 0.9, I was wondering about the everlasting question in our profession, what makes a good tester? What qualities are needed for the acest QA of them all? Maybe arrogantly, what is it that makes me a good tester? I don't think this answer can be [...]

admin2026-07-20T12:48:13+00:00June 16th, 2008|20 Years Archive, Blog, Era 2007-2010, QA, Testing|1 Comment