Notes on testing, automation, and software craft.
Its an oft chanted mantra that software quality can be 'baked in'. Like flour or eggs you just mix in the right ingredients and out comes perfection. If my wife and I were ever to take part in our own bake off, then you'd soon see that hypothesis undermined. We'd both begin with… more »
Lets assume we know that our software is not perfect. How can it be? Its complex, mortals created it and we don’t have enough time to test every execution path & environment – so we could never be sure anyway. This is Ok this is normal, testers deal with this situation every… more »
I'm watching my son, a toddler, at play. He picks up his toy train, a hefty piece of wind up fisher price esque technology, and hurls it at the water bottle. I'll not pass judgement but suffice to say the bottle is still standing several other objects in the room are not. He… more »