Five Blogs – 31 May 2016

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

Flaky Tests at Google and How We Mitigate Them
Written by: John Micco

False Assumptions and Cognitive Biases
Written by: Mark Levison

Problems
Written by: Seth Godin

Some Communication Patterns
Written by: Simon Morley

The Product Lifecycle & Cynefin
Written by: Craig Strong

Quote of the day:
“Being rich is not about having a lot of money. Being rich is about having lots of options” -Chris Rock

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Five Blogs – 19 January 2015

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

Acceptance Test-Driven Development and Test-Driven Development – How They Are the Same and How They Are Different
Written by: Ken Pugh

Qualitative Research Coding and Software Testing
Written by: John Stevenson

And now for something completely different
Written by: Gary Wong

If You’re Not Proud, You’re Not Done
Written by: Frank Sonnenberg

Top 10 Reasons to Challenge Your Assumptions
Written by: Craig Daniels

Quote of the day:
“The leader of the past knew how to tell, the leader of the future will know how to ask.” -Peter Drucker

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Five Blogs – 29 December 2014

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

Write this down: Taking notes is your most underrated work skill
Written by: Kate Stull

Assumptions in Testing
Written by: Jyothi Rangaiah

How to Be an Expert in a Changing World
Written by: Paul Graham

7 things people with anxiety want their loved ones to know
Written by: Sammy Nickalls

Change Your Life One Habit At a Time
Written by: J. B. Rainsberger

Quote of the day:
“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” -T.S. Elliot

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Five Blogs – 24 September 2014

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

Test Knowledge Trumps Domain Knowledge
Written by: Geordie Keitt

Property-Based Testing – Testing Assumptions You Don’t Know You’re Making
Written by: Scott Vokes

Exploritory Testing – Modus Operandi
Written by: Derk-Jan de Grood

The context driven testing community
Written by: Katrina Clokie

The Art of Hosting Meaningful Meetings
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

Quote of the day:
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away” -Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

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Five Blogs – 15 July 2014

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

It’s Not Just About The Testing!
Written by: Teri Charles

Lessons Learned When Designing Products for Smartwatches & Wearables
Written by: Jonathan Kohl

On Software Quality and Software Testing
Written by: Pete Walen

The name of the thing is not the thing
Written by: Ash Winter

It’s Time for Courageous Conversation
Written by: Susan Taylor

Quote of the day:
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do” -C.G. Jung

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Five Blogs – 9 December 2013

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

I’m Not a Remote Worker
Written by: Jurgen Appelo

Context-driven (presentation) heuristics
Written by: Huib Schoots

Successful People Start Before They Feel Ready
Written by: James Clear

There Ain’t No ROI in Software Testing
Written by: Dawn Haynes

Must Have Writing Skills for IT Leaders
Written by: Leslie Anglesey

EXTRA:

I was wrong and we missed out
Written by: Northern Tester

Quote of the day:
“Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people” -Nelson Mandela

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Five Blogs – 3 July 2013

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

I’m too busy being busy to tell you how busy I am
Written by: JD

Confirm your Assumptions while testing
Written by: Mind Hunters

The Hidden Danger of Being Risk-Averse
Written by: Heidi Grant Halvorson

How to Listen
Written by: Lee Gutkind

High Costs And Negative Value Of Pair Programming
Written by: Capers Jones

EXTRA:

Why Teaching Makes You Smarter
Written by: Drake Baer

Quote of the day:
“Luck is what you have left over after you give 100%.” -Langston Coleman

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Five Blogs – 13 November 2012

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

Leading with uncertainty
Written by: Louis Collin

Tester’s Need To Learn To Code
Written by: Rob Lambert

How To Become An Apprentice Developer
Written by: Hugo Melo

Take Ownership of Your Life in 4 Steps
Written by: Anne-Sophie Reinhardt

To Protect and Serve
Written by: Joel Montvelisky

EXTRA:

The 20 Worst Assumptions made by Experts
Written by: Paul Sloane

Quote of the day:
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Five Blogs – 23 May 2012

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

Convention and Enforcement
Written by: Catherine Powell

On Testing, Crossing the Rubicon or Nailing the Thesis to the Door
Written by: Pete Walen

Automation and the Observer Effect, or Why I Manually Test My Installers
Written by: Adam Knight

Peace Of Mind Without Detailed Test Cases
Written by: Eric Jacobson

Physics, Testing and Academia
Written by: Petteri Lyytinen

EXTRA:

Test Automation
Written by: Zach Fisher

Quote of the day:
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston Churchill

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Five Blogs – 14 April 2012

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

5 Ways to Immediately Regain Control of Your Day
Written by: Andrew Wargo

Taking Sides Regarding Slides
Written by: Lanette Creamer

Thou Shall Test if you Catch yourself Assuming
Written by: Ilari Henrik Aegerter

Indicators, Testing & Wine Tasting
Written by: Simon Morley

Creeping CRUD
Written by: Claire Moss

EXTRA:

If it looks too easy to be missed by developers…
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Quote of the day:
“A man with a new idea is a crank — until the idea succeeds.” -Mark Twain