People & Teams
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Passing the Torch at StickyMinds The StickyMinds technical editor for the last four years, Matt Heusser, is moving on from his post. Here, he reflects on what he learned working for StickyMinds and the experiences he had, and he introduces you to the new person who will take over for the site. |
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Testing the Unexpected: A Shift Right in DevOps Testing When it comes to testing in DevOps, more than simple regression checking can be automated. By shifting right in the lifecycle and testing in production, you can analyze the undefined, unknown, and unexpected by relying on real traffic and unpredictable test input. With shorter implementation and release cycles, testing and production come closer together. |
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Why Is Estimating Software Testing Time So Difficult? Management loves to ask testers to estimate how long their efforts will take. But so many important aspects elude measurement that testing time is difficult to predict. Here are some of the major factors that significantly influence our ability to estimate testing time well, along with some advice on how you can tighten up your efforts. |
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You Can’t Buy DevOps There are organizations that want to “buy DevOps,” like it is a plugin to add to the development process. They often create a new role, team, department, or infrastructure. But you can't buy DevOps, and it's not a designated team, either. It is the idea of people working together. Here are some approaches to get you there. |
Interviews
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Test Data Management Takes Center Stage in the Race to Innovate: An Interview with Chris Fuller
Podcast
In this interview, Delphix vice president of worldwide customer success, Chris Fuller, explains why test data management has become so relevant in software today. He defines the term, explains its business impact, and details how your company can use Delphix for test data management. |
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Employ Continuous Integration Processes to Make Your Code Work: An Interview with Melissa Benua
Video
In this interview, Melissa Benua, senior backend engineer for PlayFab, explains the new way of life that continuous integration brings. She imparts practical advice for creating builds and running automation on the fly without spending hundreds of hours or thousands of dollars. |
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Test Measurements, Metrics, and Automation: An Interview with Mike Sowers
Video
In this interview, TechWell's Mike Sowers goes in depth on the measurements, metrics, and management side of testing. He discusses both the good and the bad on his test automation journey in large and small enterprises and communicates the real challenges. |
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Today's Trends in Software Tools and Practices: An Interview with Mike Faulise
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Mike Faulise of tap|QA discusses the current trends that are dominating the software industry. He explains which tools most businesses are gravitating toward, how new jobs are being introduced into the industry, how to properly hire people, and why testing and quality are so important. |
Better Software Magazine Articles
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Cracking the Code on Millennials Our latest generation of programmers, project managers, and testers is perceived to be uninterested, unmotivated, and difficult to manage. Jason Garber presents innovative techniques you can use to lead your next rising star. |
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Recognizing #WomenInAgile As part of her involvement with #WomenInAgile, Natalie Warnert conducted a study to determine why women are less involved in the agile community and what can be done about it. Her research shows some surprising results. |
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Building a Solid Foundation for Your DevOps Transformation The ability to deliver quality software with speed requires a huge shift in the way technology is managed throughout any organization. Nicole Forsgren believes that establishing the right culture is vital, especially during DevOps adoption. |
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Moving Teams Toward Automation: Perils, Pitfalls, and Promise There is no magic bullet to create an effective test automation environment. But, Steve Gibson believes that creating a test automation vision, adopting metrics and delivering value throughout a project lifecycle puts an organization on the right path. |
Conference Presentations
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Identify and Exploit Behavioral Boundaries for Unit Testing
Slideshow
Whether writing unit tests after coding or using test-driven development (TDD), developers often ask themselves—How much testing is enough? Or too much? Or not enough? Rob Myers helps answer these questions using the techniques from his experience doing and teaching TDD. Look for those... |
Rob Myers
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Product Management: The Innovation Glue for the Lean Enterprise
Slideshow
At a time when organizations of all sizes both want and need innovation, exciting approaches including lean startup and agile development have risen to the forefront. Although there is no shortage of resources and expertise on these approaches, less guidance is available on the daunting... |
Mimi Hoang and George Schlitz
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Create Brainstorming Commandos for Creative Problem Solving
Slideshow
Agile teams are solving real-world complex problems every day. These problems require creative problem solving by team members. In its truest sense, brainstorming is intended to be a practical approach to this task. Brainstorming entails “using the brain to storm a creative problem and... |
Pradeepa Narayanaswamy
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DevOps and the Culture of High-Performing Software Organizations
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The DevOps movement emphasizes the importance of culture in creating high-performing teams. However, often perceived to be subjective and intractable, culture is often neglected in favor of more concrete drivers such as tools and processes. And this is a major failure mode in organizations... |
Jez Humble
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