Five Blogs – 27 January 2021

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

Having Testers Makes Quality Worse
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

The Economics of Software Testing: Opportunity Cost
Written by: Nicola Lindgren

Common search engine questions about testing #7: “Is software testing a good career?”
Written by: Lee Hawkins

15 DevOps Trends to Expect in 2021
Written by: Pavan Belagatti

The Testing, not the Testers
Written by: Jesper Ottosen

Quote of the day:
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” -Unknown

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Five Blogs – 26 Augustus 2019

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

Prioritize Opportunities, Not Solutions
Written by: Teresa Torres

Five Prerequisites For Safely Saying No
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Let’s Go Deep! Part III: Internet Routing
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

An essential skill you need to be a successful leader
Written by: LaRae Quy

Note-Taking As A Skill For Testers
Written by: Moolya

Quote of the day:
“Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.” -Joseph Campbell

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Five Blogs – 17 April 2019

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Want to be a better tester? Keep a journal
Written by: Dusty Juhl

5 Ways to Fail With Your Test Automation
Written by: Daniel Gold

Moving from Manual to Automated Testing
Written by: Kirsten Aebersold

Feature Toggles Give You Superpowers
Written by: Noah Robison-Cox

How People Redirect Their Careers After Getting Laid Off
Written by: Eliana Crosina and Michael G. Pratt

Quote of the day:
“It hurts to leave a light on for nobody” -Graham Foust

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Five Blogs – 26 September 2016

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

Stop Worrying About What You Don’t Know and Just Focus on Opportunities
Written by: Sabine Ghali

Some personal thoughts on agile and letting go
Written by: Mike Talks

Everybody Is A Genius, If They’re Working With Their Strengths
Written by: Rob Lambert

Testers: what’s your strategy in a continuous delivery context?
Written by: Augusto Evangelisti

Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Decision Making
Written by: Daniel Kahneman

Quote of the day:
“Accepting help is its own kind of strength” -Kiera Cass

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Five Blogs – 8 August 2016

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

Pressure to Perform
Written by: Mary Key

What Does RESTful Really Mean
Written by: Carlos Morera de la Chica

ZenLove — experimenting with a Kudos board
Written by: Adel Smee

If You’re Not Outside Your Comfort Zone, You Won’t Learn Anything
Written by: Andy Molinsky

Talent is Ubiquitous
Written by: Gelinas James

Quote of the day:
“Give your stress wings and let if fly away.” -Terri Guillemets

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Five Blogs – 27 May 2015

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

Today’s Challenge: “What… Me a Leader?”
Written by: Mark Miller

Lead responsibly
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

Twitter’s Cofounder on Creating Opportunities
Written by: Biz Stone

Google: Account Recovery Security Questions Not Very Secure
Written by: Jai Vijayan

Understand the 4 Components of Influence
Written by: Nick Morgan

Quote of the day:
“Let go, or be dragged” -Zen proverb

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Five Blogs – 27 March 2015

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What’s A Good Job?
Written by: Bob Marshall

How to Turn a Bad Presentation Into a Good One
Written by: Jurgen Appelo

Can Outsourcing Quality Really Be A Good Thing?
Written by: Ally Gill

Self-Made vs. Set-Up
Written by: Hannah Becker

Must I take on extra work?
Written by: KC

Quote of the day:
“Defeat is a state of mind; no one is ever defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality” -Bruce Lee

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Five Blogs – 13 October 2014

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

The Brodzinski’s estimation scale for a task
Written by: Maurizio Turatti

Could You Be Off Course Without Knowing It?
Written by: Jesse Lyn Stoner

Innovation Tools: Abstraction
Written by: Simon Knight

6 ‘Smart’ Reasons to Meet New People Any Opportunity You Can
Written by: Cynthia Bazin

Three examples of context-driven testing using visual test coverage modelling
Written by: Katrina Clokie

Quote of the day:
“All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief” -Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Five Blogs – 6 August 2013

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

How to Reward Your Stellar Team
Written by: Amy Gallo

How Courageous Leaders Address Fear In The Workplace
Written by: Tanveer Naseer

How does collaboration begin?
Written by: Dave Nicolette

The Evolving Skill Set of Tomorrow’s Top Testers
Written by: Scott Barber

Yes, The Most Dangerous Word In The World
Written by: LaRae Quy

Quote of the day:
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” -Blaise Pascal

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Five Blogs – 26 July 2013

NOTE: I will be away this week, but I’ll try to post my five blogs per day. It can be delayed.

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

How to Build Trust and Credibility
Written by: Frank Sonnenberg

Not Your User’s Problem
Written by: Laura Klein

How to Start a Side Project Without Quitting Your Day Job
Written by: Pam Slim

How Criticism Creates Innovative Teams
Written by: David Burkus

Achieving Cognitive Balance
Written by: Annie Murphy Paul

Quote of the day:
“All great achievements have one thing in common – people with a passion to succeed.” -Pat Cash

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