Five Blogs – 29 February 2012

The (best) five blogs I read today. Check them out.

Blog: Delivering the News (Test Reporting Part 3)
Written by: Michael Bolton

Is Testing Dead? Dunno, but the Context-Driven School Is
Written by: Scott Barber

Multiple Dimensions of Response Time
Written by: Alexander Podelko

Collaboration In Testing
Written by: Duncan Nisbet

Talent, Passion, and the Creativity Maze
Written by: Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer

Quote of the day:
“Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.” -Bob Marley

Five Blogs – 28 February 2012

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Making a Good Pitch
Written by: Catherine Powell

Commercial or Progressive?
Written by: Bob Marshall

How Can Testers Develop Their Technical Skills?
Written by: Adam Knight

Take The Crappy Path
Written by: Joe Strazzere

Collaboration…
Written by: David Greenlees

Quote of the day:
“The desire to know is natural to good men.” -Leonardo Da Vinci

Five Blogs – 27 February 2012

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Deja vu: code, culture, and QA
Written by: Chris McMahon

Mind Mapping and Getting ‘The Big Picture’
Written by: Chris Chartier

Let’s Test prequel with Zeger van Hese
Written by: Markus Gärtner

Stick to what you (don’t) know
Written by: Seth Godin

It’s the end of the line for telco
Written by: Martin Geddes

Quote of the day:
“Experience is the name we give to our past mistakes.” -Oscar Wilde

Five Blogs – 26 February 2012

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Blog: Braiding The Stories (Test Reporting Part 2)
Written by: Michael Bolton

10 things to do in the next month to restore your humanity
Written by: Mark Vasko

Foundations Flying Solo, Sort Of
Written by: Michael Larsen

Teller Reveals His Secrets
Written by: Teller

Testing is a Medium
Written by: Paul Carvalho

Quote of the day:
“Anyone that enjoys his work is a pleasure to work with” -W. Edwards Deming

Five Blogs – 25 February 2012

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How to Hire Innovative Employees
Written by: Dickson Despommier

Reacting on a Previous Comment on what “More Knowledge” or “Being Better” Means in the Context of Software Testing
Written by: Ilari Aegerter

But my manager said no…
Written by: Lyndon Vrooman

The art of bug reporting
Written by: Andy Glover

Stuck in an overlong Agile stand up? Try the two hands rule
Written by: Benjamin Mitchell

EXTRA:

Most things work…until they don’t
Written by: Lyssa Adkins

Quote of the day:
“Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing.” -Oscar Wilde

Five Blogs – 24 February 2012

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Blog: Why Pass vs. Fail Rates Are Unethical
Written by: Michael Bolton

Everybody should test
Written by: Rob van Steenbergen

Your Customer Isn’t “Everyone” – Seven Innovation Thoughts Triggered by Peter Drucker
Written by: Tim Kastelle

Patterns from Nothing
Written by: John Stevenson

Soul-Talk: Are You Stuck in the Toxic Apology Trap?
Written by: Russell Bishop

EXTRA:

The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Written by: Stephanie Hegarty

Quote of the day:
“Dreams only come true when the dreamer takes action.” -Joel Osteen

Five Blogs – 23 February 2012

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Imaginary Dead horse heuristic
Written by: Martin Jansson

So, what is this test coaching stuff?
Written by: Ministry of Testing

Tester Merit Badges live with 1 week to go for February!
Written by: Claire Moss

Testing Roundtable: What’s the Biggest Weakness in the Way Companies Test?
Written by: Mike Brown

The Debate about Brainstorming
Written by: Michael Roberto

Quote of the day:
“If you get up one more time than you fall you will make it through.” -Unknown

Five Blogs – 22 February 2012

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May You Live in Interesting Times
Written by: Michael Larsen

Testing? Thoughts? Idea? What?
Written by: Tony Bruce

Contributing
Written by: Catherine Powell

Face to Face Fridays
Written by: Lyndon Vrooman

Thoughts on Test Automation in Agile
Written by: Rajneesh Namta

EXTRA:
Advice for Bloggers
Written by: Frank Viola

Quote of the day:
“Opportunities are seldom labeled.” -John H. Shield

Five Blogs – 21 February 2012

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(Guest blog) The Changing Skillset of a Tester and Increasing the Speed to Cool
Written by: Craig Smith, Ly Nguyen

The test of cool
Written by: Trish Khoo

Doing pair programming tests right
Written by: Steve Freeman

Uninterrupted flow considered harmful
Written by: Sami Honkonen

Successful Demo Software Is Hard to Support
Written by: David Crosby

Quote of the day:
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” -Benjamin Franklin

Five Blogs – 20 February 2012

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Nice and Respectful
Written by: Bob Marshall

Bob Likes to Be Coached, Alice Likes to Be Teached, Both Like Study Groups
Written by: Ilari Aegerter

Let’s Test prequel with Johan Jonasson
Written by: Markus Gärtner

Credo work: That was religious.
Written by: Marlena Compton

New job: The best is yet to come 🙂
Written by: Ajay Balamurugadas

Quote of the day:
“If you don’t stand up for something, then you’ll fall for anything.” -Unknown