How did we get here? The role of software testing has changed dramatically in the last number number of years. In this 2 part blog I will cover how the role of testing has been affected, what has been the testing community's response and what the future may hold for testers. Agile and Shift Left Traditionally testing was viewed as the bottleneck … [Read more...]
Guest Blog: Writing Test cases – The Devil is in the Detail
Checkout my guest blog for EuroSTAR Testing Huddle. https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/writing-test-cases-high-level-test-cases-vs-low-level-test-cases/ … [Read more...]
Toastmasters Pathways Part 2
In Pathways: Toastmasters Revitalized Education Program Part 1 we covered the Five key concepts of the existing education program and why the education program is changing. Next we will cover the details of Pathways What is Pathways? Pathways seeks to solve the problems addressed above by providing integrated communication and leadership, … [Read more...]
Toastmasters Pathways Part 1
Toastmasters revitalized education program, known as Pathways, might be the biggest change in its history Most Toastmasters will have 2 questions. How will Pathways differ from the existing program? How it will affect me as a members of Toastmasters? This 2 part blog explains the existing education program and why it needs to be … [Read more...]
Why use Heuristics in Software Testing?
As software testers we are constantly investigating how we can become better testers. Often the path to becoming a better tester is seen as becoming a more technically proficient tester, particularly as in recent times the role has become more technical. Although the path to becoming a better tester may be reached through changing the way we … [Read more...]
10-4: Feedback in the Workplace
Back in my college days I spent a summer working as a security guard in the heart of Bostons tourist district. Each Security Guard had a two way radio and to make our communication secure and more efficient we used "Police 10 Codes". One of the most important codes is “10-4”, 10-4 means Message received. Feedback is critical to clear … [Read more...]
The Importance of a great speech opening
The benefits of a great speech opening are two fold, it captures the audiences attention and puts both the speaker and the audience at ease. Few emphasize the later benefit of putting both the speaker and the audience at ease, yet its just as important as capturing the audiences attention. Speaker and Audience at Ease In the first 30 seconds of … [Read more...]
An Evolutionary Approach to Overcoming the fear of Public Speaking
Does the world really need another blog on overcoming the fear of public speaking? Maybe ..my experience with public speaking is that your ability to manage fear and nervousness is an evolutionary process. There is no quick fix or one fits all approach. Only by speaking in front of groups countless times can you take this evolutionary … [Read more...]
Creating a website 101- Part 2: Securing WordPress and Backups
In the first part of this blog we covered the hosting and installation of WordPress. So now we have a WordPress website with a theme, time to create lots of content? No, the two worst things that can happen to your site is an attack or loss of data. So we will take care of this before we create any content, and then we can put our energy … [Read more...]
Creating a website 101-Part 1: Hosting and installing WordPress
In recent times anyone looking to build their own website or blogging platform use WordPress. WordPress has become the primary content management system (CMS), allowing people to quickly build websites that are easy to maintain. In the first part of the blog series I will cover the key steps for hosting,domain name and installing including my … [Read more...]