notes and rants

A former colleague of mine sent some email last week thanking me for a book suggestion I had given him. He followed to ask me if I could give him some pointers on measuring quality. I think a lot of testers attempt to measure quality – or think they are Read More...

I "learned" to type about 25 years ago in high school. The truth is that I went to typing class, but I didn't pay attention much, and I was in a stage where...certain..."chemicals" altered my outlook on school, and in particular that little round ball Read More...

I don't think I ever mentioned that I decided to go to PSQT as a standby presenter. Of course, this means that I have to turn in my paper and presentation on time. The materials were due yesterday(Monday), and as of 5:00pm last Friday...I hadn't written Read More...

If you've read the previous posts, you see where I stand on the topic. If you haven't read the previous posts, here's the summary: QA isn't testing. Testing measures and provides information about the software, and quality assurance measures and provides Read More...