Harry Robinson

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Harry Robinson is a Software Engineer in Test for Google. He coaches teams around the company in test generation techniques. His background includes ten years at AT&T Bell Labs, three years at Hewlett-Packard, and six years at Microsoft before joining Google in 2005. While at Bell Labs, he created a model-based testing system that won the 1995 AT&T Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Area of Quality. At Microsoft, he pioneered the test generation technology behind Test Model Toolkit, which won the Microsoft Best Practice Award in 2001. He holds two patents in software test automation methods, maintains the Web site Model-based Testing, and speaks and writes frequently on software testing and automation issues.

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	Bumper Stickers for TestersWhy is software testing perceived as dull? How many other jobs can list "crash," "hang," and "death march" in their daily vocabularies? In this week's column, Harry Robinson encourages testers to embrace a little pride and excitement in what they do, and Harry has just the mottos for bumper stickers that announce Tester Pride. Author's note: Feel free to add your own favorite slogan in the comment section at the end!
	An Ounce of Goat or a Pound of Hero: Software Reviews and InspectionsB
	It's Different in Test Testers are completely different from developers and customers, and even different from other testers. In this column, Harry Robinson argues that testers need to be appreciated for the unique contribution they bring to a software team.
	The Demons of Ambiguity When ambiguity rears its nebulous head, how can we move our projects forward with certainty? According to Harry Robinson, one of the most useful things a tester can do is ask good questions early in the software development process to help the rest of the team members to think clearly about what they are doing. In this column, Harry offers us some weapons to defend ourselves against the misunderstandings, bugs, and rework that often result from ambiguities in the development process.
	Things that Find Bugs in the Night: Massive Automated Regression Testing Nighttime is the right time to run those extra tests you've always dreamed of. In this column, Harry Robinson explains how you can wake up to 40,000 additional tests a day at a cost that won't give you nightmares.
	Makers and BreakersT
	Predicting the Future of TestingAs the end of the year approaches, psychics and pundits alike will start making their predictions about what's in store for us in 2004 and beyond. In this week's column, industry veteran Harry Robinson gives us his forecast on the future of software testing.
	It's Not About the Bugs What's wrong with finding bugs? Nothing, unless you send the signal that bug-finding is all you measure and care about. Face it. People tend to perform those actions for which they are rewarded. So, if you don't track and value bug prevention, then it's not likely your team will prevent many bugs. In this column, testing authority Harry Robinson explains why and points to some more productive things to measure.
	Model-Driven ArchitecturePowerful new development technologies such as model-based code generation will overwhelm test teams that continue to create tests by hand. It's time for testers to put their own productivity into a higher gear. Harry Robinson tells you all about it in this column.
	Using Pre-Oracled Data in Model-Based Testing This document describes what is meant by "pre-oracled" data and how Semantic Test proposes to use it in testing search functions.
	Finite State Model-Based Testing on a Shoestring Model-based testing is a software test technique that generates tests from an explicit model of software behavior. Modern programmable test tools allow us to use this technique to create useful, flexible and powerful tests at a very reasonable cost.