Last week I attended the Software Testing and Performance conference in Boston. I presented a workshop on Systematic Testing Techniques, as well as a talk on random test data generation, and combinatorial analysis. One way I continue to learn about our...

There are rare occasions when an exceptionally bright and innovative person comes along and actually builds a better 'mousetrap.' My friend Ken Smith is one such person. Ken is the inventor of SmartPlug . Anyone with a boat that connects to shore power...

Templates can be useful tools to help increase individual efficiency and team consistency. Yet, I am sometimes quite surprised that some organizations lack standard templates for such daily routines such as bug reporting, status reporting, and even test...

It has been some time since I posted. Quite frankly I was burnt out, and I finally realized that I needed a vacation. So, I decided to unplug and take the month of August off to catch up on chores around the house, tend to my gardens, and finally wrapped...