Checking Invisible Elements
This week, I’m investing a bunch of hours on my side project. Today, I’m working on a feature where a field is supposed to remain invisible until a user enters a combination of values. There are a...
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The ATDD Arch
It seems like everyone is suddenly talking about Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) these days. I have worked with several organizations as they’ve adopted the practice. And I’ve watched each...
View ArticleThe Agile Acid Test
A while ago I blogged about how I define Agile: Agile teams produce a continuous stream of value, at a sustainable pace, while adapting to the changing needs of the business. I’ve gotten a little flack...
View ArticleAgile Transitions and Employee Retention
A question from my mailbox this morning (paraphrased): Our organization is transitioning to agile. I often hear that not everybody will suit an agile team. I’m concerned that some of the...
View ArticleDo Testers Have to Write Code?
For years, whenever someone asked me if I thought testers had to know how to write code, I’ve responded: “Of course not.” The way I see it, test automation is inherently a programming activity. Anyone...
View ArticleWordCount: a Happy Surprise
Sometimes teams that run through my WordCount simulation succeed wildly beyond anyone’s expectations. They go beyond the limits of the simulation, achieving a level of effectiveness and efficiency...
View ArticleAgile Backlash? Or Career Wakeup Call?
I’ve been reading accounts of how Agile has ruined lives. It’s quite the hot topic at the moment. Initially I thought it was yet another Agile backlash. But unlike some of the previous anti-Agile...
View ArticleOn Winning the Gordon Pask Award at Agile2010
On Friday August 13, I accepted the Agile Alliance’s Gordon Pask award at the Agile 2010 conference in Orlando. I wasn’t even aware that I had been nominated, so when David Hussman called me at home...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts on Record-and-Playback
Some years ago I had lunch with a QA specialist who invited me to visit him at work. He wanted to show off how he had used a macro recorder to automate his testing. Over lunch I offered the opinion...
View ArticleAcceptance Tests as a Customer Deliverable
There’s a discussion going on over on the software-testing discussion group about a customer’s delivery requirement that the software be handed over with an acceptance test script. I want to illustrate...
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