Five Blogs – 2 February 2021

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Common search engine questions about testing #8: “Can I learn software testing on my own?”
Written by: Lee Hawkins

The amusement park for the testers
Written by: Kinga Witko

Learning to Embrace Risk
Written by: Michael Hyatt

How Can You Know?
Written by: Steve Keating

Your Virtual Toolbox
Written by: Joel Montvelisky

Quote of the day:
“Every success story can be told in a series of failures.” -Sarah Manguso

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Five Blogs – 15 December 2020

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If You Want to Be A Better Leader, You Must Do This
Written by: Lolly Daskal

People, Expense or Investment?
Written by: Steve Keating

How to Improve the Automate Everything Approach
Written by: Peter G. Walen

What Do You Tend to Value: Same or Change
Written by: Johanna Rothman

How to Test a Web Product Manually
Written by: Alice Jang

Quote of the day:
“One is never so strong as when one is broken” -Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan

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Five Blogs – 16 November 2020

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Common search engine questions about testing #1: Why is software testing important
Written by: Lee Hawkins

Quality Advocates
Written by: Alister Scott

A Guide to Being in Action
Written by: Leo Babauta

A (Very) Gentle Introduction to Regex
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Exploring Security – Threat Risk Modelling
Written by: Dan Billing

Quote of the day:
“You will put the star in starting over, and over.” -Sarah Kay

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Five Blogs – 5 November 2020

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Some Economics of Software
Written by: Paul Seaman

What To Put On Your To Do List
Written by: Mike Vardy

14 Tricks To Write A Good Bug Report
Written by: Aditi Mokasdar

How to Communicate with Your Employees During Times Of Crisis
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Selfish People Are Losers
Written by: Frank Sonnenberg

Quote of the day:
“Live to start. Start to live.” -Richie Norton

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Five Blogs – 18 September 2020

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Begin with the End in Mind
Written by: Francisco Sáez

Three Ways to Help Developers Embrace Testing
Written by: Alissa Lydon

Innovate with Urgency — Even When There’s No Crisis
Written by: Ron Ashkenas

How Much Imperfection Can We Live With
Written by: Johanna Rothman

Use a Pre-Mortem to Identify Project Risks Before They
Written by: Mike Cohn

Quote of the day:
“Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” -Roy T. Bennett

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Five Blogs – 9 July 2020

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8 Signs of Good Work Culture – Even at a Remote Company
Written by: James Dorian

Testing Can Be A Risky Business
Written by: Kevin Tuck

Why You Need to Stop Pushing Yourself So Hard at Work
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Complex Adaptive Systems: a primer for ITSM
Written by: Jon Stevens-Hall

Learning Test Automation from Scratch: Journey of the (Automation) Hero
Written by: The Free Range Tester

Quote of the day:
“I’m learning that hurt gives you courage, that faith gives you a foundation, that closing your eyes and letting life happen gives you peace.” -Marisa Donnelly

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Five Blogs – 8 July 2020

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Schedule Risk Analysis
Written by: Payson Hall

What to Do When Agile Isn’t an Option
Written by: Dee Ann Pizzica

The Decision to Try
Written by: Steve Keating

How Covid-19 Has Unmasked Us
Written by: Greg Satell

Questionable Advice: Can Engineering Productivity Be Measured?
Written by: Charity Majors

Quote of the day:
“It’s hard to find someone who isn’t scared off by wanting something real” -Erin Cossetta

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Five Blogs – 11 May 2020

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Rework Online Training Part 1: What Training Is
Written by: Johanna Rothman

Here Are 11 Console Commands Every Developer Should Know
Written by: Indrek Lasn

The Essence of Scrum
Written by: Bas Vodde

IDEAL testing
Written by: Simon ‘Peter’ Schrijver

Testing Email Without Tears
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

Quote of the day:
“It’s always too soon to quit” -Norman Vincent Peale

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Five Blogs – 8 May 2020

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How The Best Leaders Are Already Planning Past The Crisis
Written by: Lolly Daskal

5 Steps to Getting Started with Risk-Based Testing
Written by: Shawn Jaques

Do Not Waste Your Money On Testing Automation Team
Written by: Karlo Smid

Agile Process Improvement: IDEAL
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Testing home schooling
Written by: Stéphane Colson

Quote of the day:
“Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final” -Roger W. Babson

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Five Blogs – 8 April 2020

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An Evolutionary Approach to Risk Management
Written by: Payson Hall

Whole Team Quality and Testing
Written by: Peter G Walen

Adapt Your QA Team for The New Normal
Written by: Michael Fritzius

When to use RPA in testing
Written by: Jesper Ottosen

5 Challenges of Building Automated Tests
Written by: Raj Subrameyer

Quote of the day:
“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” -Steve Maraboli

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