Ever heard of the ‘Fallacy of the Single Cause?’ It refers to the rarity of single causes resulting in particular effects, it turns out the world is more complex than that. Many different inputs […]
Tag: assumptions
Reviewed – The Testers Pocketbook by Paul Gerrard
I had heard a great deal about this little book. Some who had read it appreciated its premise, some were in fairly fundamental disagreement. If a text generates polar opposites of agreement, then that immediately […]
I KNEW IT!
I like to think I have a nose for a problem. Not necessarily a bug, but just when something doesn’t seem right. The extent to which I follow up on these gut instincts varies depending […]
The Fallacy of Omniscience by Proximity
I was reading about President Hollande’s apparently complex love life, and a journalist who used to live in France was asked his opinion on the issue. He responded that although he used to live there, […]
I was wrong and we missed out
So, it was the office Christmas Party on Friday. A few beers and laughs were had, much discussion on our testing world but on reflection I missed a great opportunity. I need to be vague […]
