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Danny Faught and Dion Johnson                      
April  2008—Soundbyte

Sponsored by ThoughtWorks

      Danny Faught                  Dion Johnson     
      Danny Faught                Dion Johnson                      

In this episode, Danny Faught explains what hockey sticks and onions have to do with performance testing; then Francesca talks about Dion Johnson’s column—the last chapter in his taekwondo-mation series, and what’s coming out in the May issue of Better Software magazine.

(5.75 MB, 6:17 min.)
Podcast Links
• Check out the latest Weekly Column on the StickyMinds.com home page
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Bart Mediratta and
Antoine Picard                    
April 22, 2008—STAREAST Conference 

    Bart Mediratta                   Antoine Picard        
   Bart Mediratta                 Antoine Picard

Bart Mediratta and Antoine Picard’s STARWEST 2007 keynote, “Testing on the Toilet: Revolutionizing Developer Testing at Google,” was so popular that we’re bringing them back to present at STAREAST 2008. In this podcast, they talk about how Testing on the Toilet has changed since STARWEST and what you can expect to learn by attending their STAREAST keynote.

(6.5 MB, 7:03 min.)
Podcast Links
• Learn more about the STAREAST  Conference
• The Google Testing Blog
• STARWEST 2007 podcast with Bart and Antoine
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This is a podcast series featuring content about and from Software Quality Engineering's conferences: STAREAST, STARWEST, the Better Software Conference & EXPO, and the Agile Development Practices Conference.

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John Fodeh  
April 08, 2008—STAREAST Conference 
 
  John Fodeh speaks about his keynote, “Ready to Ship?” in which he will describe a set of helpful metrics and conduct a role-playing exercise in which audience members will examine a set of metrics and decide whether the given system is ready to ship.  
 
(4 MB, 4:21 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Learn more about the STAREAST  Conference
 
     
James Whitaker    
April 07, 2008—STAREAST Conference 
 
  In James Whittaker’s STAREAST 2008 keynote, “Testing Dialogues—In the Executive Suite,” he’ll talk about why he believes the software development ecosystem is sick. In this podcast, he discusses just a few of the reasons.  
 
(3.6 MB, 3:54 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Learn more about the STAREAST  Conference
 
     
Michael Mah 
March 18, 2008—Better Software Conference &
Expo
 
  In this, the first episode of the 2008 Better Software Conference & EXPO podcasts, Michael Mah discusses his upcoming conference keynote, “The Good, the Better, and the Rather Puzzling: The Agile Experience and Five Companies.”  
 
(6.57 MB, 7:10 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Learn more about the Better Software Conference & Expo 2008
 
     
Tom Wissink 
March 14, 2008—STAREAST
 
  In this podcast, Tom Wissink talks about his STAREAST 2008 keynote presentation, “Transforming Your Test Culture: One Step at a Time,” in which will discuss how the value of testing has been misunderstood by many in senior management over the years and the steps organizations can take to change a culture of misunderstanding into a culture of appreciation, satisfaction, and excitement.  
 
(5.2 MB, 5:39 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Learn more about the STAREAST  Conference
 
     
J.B. Rainsberger 
December 13, 2007—Agile Development Practices
 
  In this podcast, the final of three recorded live on the EXPO floor of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference, Joey McAllister speaks with J.B. Rainsberger about evolving design, why simple code is better than complex code, and the value of refactoring.  
 
(21.1 MB, 22:57 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Visit J.B. Rainsberger's Web site, jbrains.ca.
• Learn more about The Agile Development Practices Conference.
 
     
  Linda Rising 
December 13, 2007Agile Development Practices
 
  In this podcast, the second of three recorded live on the EXPO floor of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference, Joey McAllister speaks with Linda Rising about implementing change, influence strategies, and where agile and Sarbanes Oxley meet.  
 
(19.8 MB, 21:36 min.)
 
     
Jean Tabaka 
December 13, 2007—Agile Development Practices
 
  In this podcast, the first of three recorded live on the EXPO floor of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference, Joey McAllister speaks with Jean Tabaka about collaboration, decision making, and how the agile community and federal government can work together.  
 
(8.1 MB, 8:45 min.)
 
     
  Bharat Mediratta &  Antoine Picard 
October 15, 2007—STARWEST
 
  Google's Bharat Mediratta and Antoine Picard discuss their STARWEST 2007 keynote presentation, "Testing on the Toilet: Revolutionizing Developer Testing at Google," in which they will talk about the Google Testing Grouplet and "Testing on the Toilet," a clever way of distributing information and education.  
 
(9.5 MB, 8:16 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Learn more about the STARWEST  Conference.
 
     
  Frank Cohen 
October 12, 2007—STARWEST
 
  Frank Cohen, founder and CEO of PushToTest, discusses his STARWEST 2007 keynote presentation, "The Coming SOA Revolution: What It Means to Testers," in which he will talk about how SOA makes test designs more complex but makes executing tests much easier.  
 
(8.5 MB, 7:24 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Visit PushToTest.com.
 
     
  Lee Copeland 
October 12, 2007—STARWEST
 
  Lee Copeland speaks about his STARWEST 2007 keynote presentation, "The Nine Forgettings," in which he will take a look at nine important things that the testing community has forgotten.  
 
(8.4 MB, 7:16 min.)
 
     
Mike Cohn 
October 8, 2007—Agile Development Practices
 
  In this episode of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference Podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with Mike Cohn about his Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference keynote presentation, "Overcoming Waterfallacies and Agilephobias: Tales of Resistance and Woe," in which Mike will discuss reasons why some people fear and resist the switch to agile and how to overcome those obstacles.  
 
(11.4 MB, 9:55 min.)
 
     
Theresa Lanowitz 
October 2, 2007—STARWEST
 
  In this episode of the STARWEST 2007 Conference Podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with Theresa Lanowitz about her STARWEST 2007 keynote presentation, "Customer Advocacy: The Key to Testing Success," in which Theresa will talk about how testers should be viewed as customer advocates rather than the pessimists of the software world.  
 
(10.6 MB, 9:12 min.)
 
     
Andy Hunt 
September 26, 2007—Agile Development Practices
 
  In this episode of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference Podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with Andy Hunt about his Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference keynote presentation, "Looking Toward the Future of Agile," in which Andy will take a look at how the business world changes over time and what place agile might have in the future.  
 


(13.6 MB, 11:51 min.)

 
     
Jutta Eckstein 
September 14, 2007—Agile Development Practices
 
  In this episode of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference Podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with Jutta Eckstein about her Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference keynote presentation, "Scaling Agile Practices," which will cover how agile processes designed for small or mid-sized software development projects can be tuned to scale up to large projects.  
 
(8.6 MB, 7:27 min.)
 
     
Mary Poppendieck 
September 7, 2007—Agile Development Practices
 
  In this episode of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference Podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with Mary Poppendieck about her Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference keynote presentation, "Welcome to the Mainstream," in which she'll discuss software development fads and how organizations can find agile success by avoiding three proven paths to failure.  
 
(13.3 MB, 11:36 min.)
 
     
Lee Copeland 
August 31, 2007—Agile Development Practices
 
  In this, the first episode of the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference Podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with Software Quality Engineering's Lee Copeland about what prompted the creation of the new conference, which will be held December 3-6 in Orlando, Florida. Lee also talks about what attendees can look forward to learning from the agile experts who will be speaking at the conference.  
 
(5.4 MB, 3:57 min.)
 
     

Lloyd Roden 
2007—STAREAST

 
  Lloyd Roden discusses his STAREAST 2007 keynote presentation, "Test Estimation: A Pain or ... Painless?"  
 
(4.3 MB, 4:38 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Learn more about the STAREAST  Conference
 
     
Steven Splaine 
2007—STAREAST
 
  Steven Splaine discusses his STAREAST 2007 keynote presentation, "Positioning Your Test Automation Team as a Product Group."  
 
(6.9 MB, 7:27 min.)
 
     
Randall Rice 
2007—STAREAST
 
  Randall Rice, author of Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing, discusses his STAREAST 2007 keynote presentation, "The Risks of Risk-Based Testing."  
 
(7.1 MB, 7:41 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• More about Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing
 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
 

The StickyMinds.com Gray Matters podcast series has interviews with software development experts and other audio to feed the stuff between your ears.


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  John Engle  
April  2008—Gray Matters

Sponsored by ThoughtWorks
 
  At last year's Agile Development Practices conference, John Engle led participants in a collaborative discussion called Open Space. John will be leading Open Space again at STAREAST 2008. In this podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with John about Open Space, its history, and what you can expect to see if you attend Open Space at STAREAST this year.  
 
(7.2 MB, 7:52 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Learn more about Open Space at John Engle Associates
• Visit the STAREAST conference page
 
     
 

Danny Faught 
March 2008—Gray Matters
Sponsored by TestComplete 

 
 

Joey McAllister speaks with Danny Faught, proprietor of Tejas Software Consulting and creator of TestingFAQs.org, about a section of TestingFAQs.org called The Boneyard, which lists tools and tool organizations that have changed names, been absorbed into other tools or organizations, or been discontinued altogether.

 
 
(14 MB, 15:14 min.)
 
 

Podcast Links
• Read articles by Danny Faught on StickyMinds.com
• Tejas Software Consulting
• The Boneyard at TestingFAQs.org

 
 

 

 
 

Lee Copeland 
January 2008—Gray Matters
Sponsored by SQE Training 

 
  This episode of Gray Matters features clips from Lee Copeland's STARWEST 2007 keynote presentation "The Nine Forgettings." See the Podcast Links section below for a link to the new StickyMinds.com Videocasts page, where you can watch Lee's presentation in its entirety.  
 
(9.8MB, 10:36 min.)
 
 

Podcast Links
• View "The Nine Forgettings" on the StickyMinds.com Videocasts page
• Read more by Lee Copeland on StickyMinds.com

 
     
  Esther Derby 
December 2007—Gray Matters
Sponsored by Electric Cloud 
 
  Joey McAllister speaks with Esther Derby about the sessions she led at the Agile Development Practices 2007 Conference, her latest article on StickyMinds.com, and what projects she has in the works. Topics discussed include the value of collaboration and "Change Artistry."  
 
(10.9MB, 11:53 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Visit Esther's Web site
• Read more by Esther Derby on StickyMinds.com
 
     
Alberto Savoia 
November  2007—Gray Matters
Sponsored by Blueprint 
 
  Alberto Savoia of Agitar Software is an expert in object-oriented testing methodologies and an evangelist and innovator in the area of software development tools. In this installment of Gray Matters, he discusses the ever-growing challenges for software tools and tool users, as well as his latest project, Crap4j.  
 
(17.7MB, 19:19 min.)
 
 

Podcast Links
• Visit the official Crap4J Web site
• Read more by Alberto Savoia on StickyMinds.com

 
     
  Ellen Gottesdiener 
October 2007—Gray Matters
Sponsored by SQE Training 
 
  Requirements expert Ellen Gottesdiener elaborates on some of the topics she originally wrote about in her StickyMinds.com article "Adapting Your Requirements Practices."  
 
(33.6 MB, 36:39 min.)
 
 

Podcast Links
• Read "Adapting Your Requirements Practices"
• Read more by Ellen Gottesdiener on StickyMinds.com

 
     
  Jeff Patton 
September 2007—Gray Matters
Sponsored by SQE Training 
 
  Last month, Jeff Patton received the Gordon Pask Award for Contributions to Agile Practices from the Agile Alliance. In this installment of Gray Matters, Joey McAllister speaks to Jeff about the award, user-centered design, and Jeff's upcoming tutorials at the 2007 Agile Development Practices Conference.  
 
(19.7 MB, 17:12 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Read more by Jeff Patton on StickyMinds.com
 
     
  Scott Barber 
August 2007—Gray Matters
Sponsored by SQE Training 
 
  In this installment of Gray Matters, we listen to Scott Barber's lightning talk from STAREAST 2007, in which he summarizes performance testing in five minutes and one acronym, "CCD IS EARI."  
 
(9 MB, 6:31 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Read more by Scott Barber on StickyMinds.com
• Read "Choosing Testing Performance with Scott Barber" in the Sticky ToolLook archive
 
     
  Randall Rice 
June 2007—Gray Matters
Sponsored by HP Software 
 
  This installment of Gray Matters features a conversation with with Randall Rice about his STAREAST 2007 pre-conference tutorial, titled "Becoming an Influential Test Team Leader." He also talks about the book Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing, which he co-authored and which is being revised for an upcoming edition.  
 
(8.7 MB, 9:28 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• More about Surviving the Top Ten Challenges of Software Testing
 
     
  The Grove Players  & Guest 
March 2007—Gray Matters
 
 
  In this episode of Gray Matters, the Grove Players (and guests) perform a skit written by members of Grove Consultants. It takes a look at some of the differences between how developers and testers look at the same situations. It was recorded at STAREAST 2006, and all four performers are scheduled speakers at STAREAST 2007.  
 
(13.2 MB, 28:48 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Lee Copeland’s A Practitioner’s Guide to Software Test Design
• The Grove Consultants
 
     
  Dion Johnson 
February 2007—Gray Matters
Sponsored by VMWare 
 
  This installment of Gray Matters features a conversation with with Dion Johnson, a senior test consultant and managing partner for DiJohn IC and Achieve QA. His consulting services focus on the quality assurance, quality control, and requirements analysis elements of the development lifecycle.  
 
(10.9 MB, 23:42 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• ''The Six Million Dollar Automator'' by Dion Johnson
• Record & Playback: You Have My Apologies'' by Dion Johnson
• Dion Johnson's other articles on StickyMinds.com
• Software Test Automation by Dorothy Graham & Mark Fewster
• Lessons in Software Testing by Cem Kaner, Jack Falk & Hung Nguyen
 
     
Lee Copeland 
January 2007—Gray Matters
 
  This episode of Gray Matters features a presentation by Lee Copeland from STARWEST 2006. In the presentation, which Lee originally gave at EUROSTAR in 2005, Lee takes a look at software testing through the filter of Robert Fulghum's popular book, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.  
 
(9.7 MB, 21:06 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Lee Copeland's articles on StickyMinds.com
 
     
  Johanna Rothman 
December 2006—Gray Matters
 
  In this episode of Gray Matters, Johanna Rothman speaks about her work as a management consultant, her most recent book (Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management, co-written with Esther Derby), and her experiences in the software industry. She also discusses the importance of communication in management practices.  
 
(19.4 MB, 41:16 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Johanna Rothman's articles on StickyMinds.com
• Johanna Rothman at The Rothman Consulting Group
• Behind Closed Doors, published by Pragmatic Programmers
 
     
  Lloyd Roden, Gary McGraw, and 
Jean Tabaka 
November—Gray Matters
 
  In this episode of Gray Matters, we listen in on moments from some of the keynote presentations of STARWEST 2006. Lloyd Roden, Gary McGraw, and Jean Tabaka share their wisdom in the areas of test management, software security, and agile methodology.  
 
(8.1 MB, 17:40 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Lloyd Roden at Grove Consultants
• Gary McGraw at Cigital
• Jean Tabaka's writings at Rally's The Agile Blog
 
     
  Payson Hall 
October 2006—Gray Matters
 
  In this episode of Gray Matters, Joey McAllister speaks with Catalysis consulting systems engineer and project manager Payson Hall about some simple, low-tech project management tools that you may be using without even recognizing the value they add to your work. Along the way they discuss stickynotes, permanent markers, and a bit of samurai philosophy.  
 
(12.3 MB, 26:53 min.)
 
  Podcast Links
• Catalysis Group Inc.
• Payson Hall's articles on StickyMinds.com
 
     
  Gary McGraw 
September 2006—Gray Matters
 
  In this installment of the StickyMinds.com Gray Matters podcast, Joey McAllister speaks with Cigital CTO Gary McGraw about his upcoming keynote presentation on software security at STARWEST 2006, his books--including a new one due out early next year--and the ''musicality'' of software development.