notes and rants
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Twinkle Twinkle, on my way to STAR
I’m catching a red-eye tonight to Orlando for the STAR conference. If you’re at the conference, look...
Author: Alan Page Date: 05/04/2009
Playing the room
In my role at MS, I get to see a lot of people talk. present and teach to audiences ranging from a...
Author: Alan Page Date: 05/02/2009
Forgetting my job
After going to Germany last month, then taking some time to finish up a chapter for the O’Reilly...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/29/2009
And then there were three
Ken Johnston (the HWTSAM author that isn’t me or Bj) has started his own blog. Ken’s blog will...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/24/2009
AL (adaptive leadership)
I just finished a 2-day course on adaptive leadership (super-abbreviated def: leading through change...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/22/2009
Practical QA reviews HWTSAM
Linda Wilkinson has finally posted her review of HWTSAM. Like most of Linda’s blog posts it’s...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/18/2009
Perception vs. Reality
I was walking through the Heathrow airport a few weeks ago and, as almost always happens to me, I...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/13/2009
Metrics Mayhem
Buried in the middle of a paper I wrote for the upcoming STAR East conference is this (forgive lack...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/12/2009
The HWTSAM bug list (so far)
No book on testing would be complete without a bug list. HWTSAM is no exception! Some “book people”...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/07/2009
April Fools Aftermath
Every year, I am surprised that, despite the buildup to “April Fools Day”, someone gets duped on...
Author: Alan Page Date: 04/02/2009
The road show is over
I’m heading out from a busy 4 days in Munich. I had a wonderful time, and had fun with all of...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/28/2009
Worst Practices
I know several people (not just context-driven folks) who cringe a bit at the concept of "Best...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/15/2009
My March Road show
I'm heading off to Munich, Germany (is there another Munich?) later this month. The main point of...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/13/2009
Connecting with the community
Every once in a while, a strange idea pops into my head. Occasionally, I actually remember the idea...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/10/2009
Terms and other things we can’t agree on
I was in a meeting last week where we had a long drawn out discussion of some terms around...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/07/2009
Deep Secrets of Software Metrics
As some of you know, I'm giving a talk at STAR East on metrics (specifically, I think it's something...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/05/2009
HWTSAM on the Microsoft Press blog
I almost forgot to mention that I did a guest post (including a lengthy excerpt) over on the...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/03/2009
Inside HWTSAM – the video Podcasts
The other authors and I are putting together a series of video casts to share a little about each...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/02/2009
Boulderdash review of HWTSAM
This review is a few weeks old (yet still relevant)! Check it out.
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/27/2009
Blog Break
It’s time for me to take a long overdue vacation. For the first time in a long tie, I’m taking a...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/10/2009
Another HWTSAM Review
The Evil Tester has a review of How We Test Software at Microsoft here. Here's an excerpt. I...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/07/2009
Coming up for air
You know those times when you have so much to to that you never think you'll get it done? I...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/05/2009
It's nice to be liked
My obsession with monitoring amazon.com sales ranks is backing off a bit (I only check a few times a...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/30/2009
The Programmer Tester
James Bach gave a talk at Microsoft yesterday. Among his many points, he reiterated a few points...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/28/2009
The role of the SME and the SDET
Reader Ram asks: “… should an SDET be an SME in the application or be an SME in automation only or...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/25/2009
My Three Ts
Today was an interesting day. Having a dose of economic reality hit close to home can be just what...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/22/2009
Good Times, Bad Times …
It looks like our little test excellence team may be growing by one person. This is fantastic news...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/20/2009
My Box is Round
Metaphors are cars – I think. There are many metaphors in software, a lot of them are useful, but...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/12/2009
Bugs, bugs, and books
Bugs in software are a lot like bugs in the home. Even though you know they're there, sometimes you...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/09/2009
Putting together HWTSAM
I’ve never written fiction before, but if I did, I imagine I’d start at chapter one and work...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/06/2009
My 2009 advice for programmers (on making - or keeping - testers happy)
A commenter on a previous post stated: As a programmer I don't like to see bugs (and I don't like...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/03/2009
My pragmatic thoughts for the New Year
All of sudden, it's a new year. I came to visit my parents in Eastern Washington a few days ago, and...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/01/2009
Joe Strazzere on HWTSAM
Joe Strazzere read our book - his review is here. Thanks Joe for taking the time to read and...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/29/2008
I Love Bugs
Like most testers, I love to see software bugs. I find a lot, of course, when I'm being paid to...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/23/2008
We’re number 1
HWTSAM has spent most of the day as the #1 selling book on software testing on Amazon.com. The other...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/18/2008
My New Addiction
The Amazon sales rank has become my new obsession. I refresh the hwtsam book page at least a dozen...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/17/2008
The Pitch
I attended a project review meeting today – one of those where a project team presents a problem,...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/15/2008
TestApi - A library of Test APIs
This is just a quick plug for a new CodePlex project – TestApi TestApi is an experimental library of...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/11/2008
My yearly trip to Boston
I’m heading out Sunday for a quick trip to Boston (teaching a class at the Cambridge site). This is...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/04/2008
An Interview with me
Want to know more about me and my history in testing? Debasis Pradhan, author of the Software...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/02/2008
Schools and Rules
I’ve tried to (mostly) stay out of the discussions on the schools of software testing, but after...
Author: Alan Page Date: 12/01/2008