If you’re a tester who wants to get up to speed on coding to become a test automation engineer, don’t just start learning to code; start by learning about source control, a methodology for tracking […]
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Why do Testers become Scrum Masters?
It was late and I was stuck on a train, so I pondered on the question of why do testers often (in my experience) become Scrum Masters. Its a very dear question to me, as […]
Leeds Testing Atelier V
We did it again. Another punk, free, independent Leeds Testing Atelier happened on the 17th October 2017. Thats number five for those of you counting wristbands. The technology sector in Leeds grows constantly, with big […]
The Four Hour Tester – Modelling as a Team Exercise
A few weeks ago, myself and a few colleagues embarked on the Four Hour Tester exercises, starting with the skills of interpretation. As promised we have attempted the second exercise, modelling. Modelling for me is […]
The Four Hour Tester – Interpretation as a Team Exercise
I do hope that everyone has heard about the Four Hour Tester by now. A fascinating experiment by Helena Jeret-Mäe and Joep Schuurkes, distilling the key skills in testing into a set of exercises over 4 hours. […]