My earlier post revolved around the subject of effective writing. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the book ‘The Writer and the Reader’ by Neil Ewart. It is a great collection of great thoughts on writing and reading. The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, and familiar things new. […]
Jeffrey Phillips hits the point when he says “Writing well is an underappreciated skill“. I fully agree. Ability to write well is one of the most important skills one should have, especially in IT/software where paradigms of work have changed with internet and offshore outsourcing. On projects, people communicate requirements, plans, decisions, expectations and issues in […]
Seth Godin has an excellent post again – “Who should you hire?”. Managers and Leaders are often responsible for this challenging task of hiring people and this post surely a good reference for hiring people in your team as well as for doing some introspection ourselves. Seth says – “There is a fundamental shift in […]
Definition of a bug by James Bach and Michael Bolton (via Techtarget.com) – “A bug is something that bugs somebody who matters.” Who matters? I think testers matter here, since they work for client. They are clients advocate. Project Manager matters because he works closely with client to fulfil their business need. He has to think […]
Load Testing is one of the most difficult phases of development cycle – since it deals not only with the testing tools but also with the overall test infrastructure. I suggest reading “The Ten Commandments of Load Testing” over at “My Load Test” weblog listing some of the very basic considerations on load testing. The […]
Knowledge industries are driven by people where human brains are raw material for products and services that a company delivers. Though most companies claim to be people friendly, the ground realities are often different. This difference often stems from the difference in what we have learnt and what we actually practice at ground level. I have […]
Seth Godin is a hero – have always admired his thoughtfulness. One of such thought via his blog post “Marketing Time“- “A contractor that prides himself on finishing every single job on the day it’s due, regardless of what it takes, is telling a powerful story, doing marketing that’s actually cheaper and more effective than […]
Michael Bolton at DevelopSense blog says that a significant question for software testers is: “Is there a problem here?” Great question for testers. In a thought exchange, one of our clients said “I am a firm believer in the fact that however long we test, there-is-always-one-more-bug. As a testers, it is very crucial for us to […]