Five Blogs – 7 September 2021

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

A Lesson about Quality Balance and Systems Thinking or “Zen and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance”
Written by: Patrick Prill

Test Plans and Templates
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Why You Must Delegate Before You Automate
Written by: Owen McGab Enaohwo

The Recurse of Factorial
Written by: Kevlin Henney

AI Regulation Is Coming
Written by: François Candelon, Rodolphe Charme di Carlo, Midas De Bondt and Theodoros Evgeniou

Quote of the day:
“If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.” -Natalie Goldberg

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Five Blogs – 29 January 2019

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Quality Equals Profit – How Understanding Quality Helps Us Test
Written by: Chris Kenst

Boundary Value Analysis Explained
Written by: Alan Richardson

Let them choose
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

#WorkTrends: Is AI Ready for Us?
Written by: Meghan M. Biro

Easy Free Automation Part II: Component Tests
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Quote of the day:
“That’s why we have to forgive. That’s the only way to heal.” -Hugh Dancy

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Five Blogs – 7 November 2018

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Turning Observation into Innovation
Written by: Michael McKinney

7 Ways Monitoring Can Help You Be a Better Tester
Written by: Lina Zubyte

How to Stop Delegating and Start Teaching
Written by: Art Markman

The ‘Do Nothing’ heuristic
Written by: Anne-Marie Charrett

No fear: How to test software in production
Written by: Amber Race

Quote of the day:
“Sometimes the memory of someone is better than the reality of them.” -Steve Maraboli

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Five Blogs – 7 August 2018

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What is Expertise?
Written by: Bob Marshall

3 Words That Will Revolutionize Your Leadership
Written by: Randy Conley

7 Things Successful Leaders Never Delegate
Written by: Dan Rockwell

Hindsight lessons about API testing
Written by: Viktor Slavchev

5 Things to Do When You Feel Overwhelmed by Your Workload
Written by: Alice Boyes

Quote of the day:
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” -Les Brown

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Five Blogs – 20 July 2018

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The upsides to delegating
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

Exploratory Testing on an API? (Part 2)
Written by: Michael Bolton

Beyond Functional Testing: 7 Other Types of Testing You Should Do
Written by: Erik Dietrich

10 quotes from a bad UX designer
Written by: Nick Babich

What To Do When You Think Your Life Sucks
Written by: LaRae Quy

Quote of the day:
“Success is more than a desire; it’s a behavior. Act accordingly.” -Steve Maraboli

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Five Blogs – 22 May 2018

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Privilege and nonviolence
Written by: Marieke Bednarczyk

4 Ways to Delegate Before it’s too Late
Written by: Dan Rockwell

Mob Testing A Mobile App
Written by: Melissa Eaden

Clear The Clutter
Written by: Darryn Downey

Testbash Dublin
Written by: Bob Marshall

Quote of the day:
“I can buy anything, but I cant buy more time.” -Warren Buffet

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Five Blogs – 1 May 2018

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What to Do When Personal and Professional Commitments Compete for Your Time
Written by: Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Heuristics for Working: Self
Written by: James Thomas

We have no evidence to suggest we shouldn’t release
Written by: dragonsforelevenses

The Mistakes I Made As a Beginner Programmer
Written by: Samer Buna

Crowdsourcing Your Learning
Written by: Melissa Eaden

Quote of the day:
“Sometimes just being still is the best thing you can do for yourself” -Silas House

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Five Blogs – 4 October 2017

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7 Questions That Lower Resistance To Negative Feedback
Written by: Dan Rockwell

Stop competing, start creating
Written by: Kieran Callaghan

Two parts of professional reputation
Written by: Antti Niittyviita

How to Delegate Work – One Secret to Ensure Nothing Falls Through the Cracks
Written by: David Dye

Best practices in testing and Galenic medicine
Written by: Viktor Slavchev

Quote of the day:
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another” -Toni Morrison

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Five Blogs – 4 Augustus 2017

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To Communicate Well – Tell A Story
Written by: William G. Steiner

Pacumen – Exploring Testing and AI
Written by: Jeff Nyman

Test Planning Cheat Sheet
Written by: Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin

Deep work as a tester
Written by: Satyajit Malugu

The Space Between Coaching and Delegating
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

Quote of the day:
“Every word has consequences. Every silence, too.” -Jean-Paul Sartre

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Five Blogs – 28 July 2016

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You’re Doing It Wrong: Daily Stand-Ups
Written by: Gil Zilberfeld

Preventing Burnout
Written by: Justin Rohrman

The Questions That Matter
Written by: Tim Hanson

Have A Great Day: 5 Ways To Control Your Emotions
Written by: LaRae Quy

The Value of Core Values
Written by: Steve Keating

Quote of the day:
“We find ourselves in the sacrifices we make” -Cammie McGovern

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