In our Sailing with Testers series of posts, we’ve talked about how to choose the relevant items from the long pre-sailing check-list, and the similarities to selecting the right tests to run, out of the full repository. We then explored the different preparations one can consider, in order to be ready for possible problems and [...]
A couple of weeks ago I went sailing with my family. We were all happy to meet and get a chance to sail together on a beautiful sunny day. Things changed however after an hour or so…. With slow winds and a wavy sea, there were soon some people who were feeling sea sick. Actually, [...]
In last month’s article, we discussed how the software testing industry was ideally suited for globalization. Thanks to cloud technology, it’s possible to assemble a crack team of QA experts from around the globe - all of whom work remotely. But whether those team members are freelancers, employees, or a mix of both, how do [...]
Globalization receives a lot of negative PR - especially during political election years. But it’s truly a marvel of human engineering. Case in point is the ordinary, everyday t-shirt. The lifecycle of this modern fashion accessory is a wonder to behold: Cotton is grown in some remote corner of the globe. It’s then cultivated [...]
Some Thoughts about The DevOps Era Developing and releasing software is a complicated process. Applications now-days are more complex, and deployment infrastructure complexity grows, so are teams working on software projects. Developing, testing, and releasing software quickly and in a consistent way, is therefore more challenging than ever. One way organizations face this challenge is [...]
When sailing, one has to be careful of mistakes, be ready for things going wrong. Because when it happens - it is somehow always the worst timing... The boom suddenly cracks. Before you manage to take a look what's the damage, it's broken and of course a part of it falls on one of [...]
Developing a “proof of concept” has long been a central pillar of the business world. Under this framework, companies are encouraged to: Build a barebones prototype. Gauge consumer demand. Add requested bells & whistles. Scale up production for the masses. This proven formula allows you to test the waters with minimal investment. You don’t [...]
Before taking out your boat or yacht out for sailing, there's a Pre departure checklist to follow. This list is a long one, and goes from checking your registration papers (valid and present in the boat), all the way to verifying you have all of the required emergency equipment. In between there are dozens of [...]
According to 2 collaborative articles from Priceonomics and Redbooth, the 8-hour workday is a myth. Although we’d all like to believe we’re super productive (from 9-ish to 5-ish), the data tell a very different story. After an exhaustive study of 1.8 million projects across hundreds of thousands of users, Priceonomics and Redbooth determined that: The [...]
If you were to create a list of the 10 most important inventions in humankind, you’d probably come up with things like: The printing press Transistors Radio The Internet These all represented foundational leaps in human evolution, allowing us to do amazing things. But you know what also deserves to be on this list? The [...]
