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My AI learning journey has been long, and littered with gaps. I first got really interested in AI and machine learning back in 2018 and joined a team whose product used some machine learning. Since then I ve tried to keep up with the GenAI/LLM space as it exponentially grew. Workshops, webinars, 30 days of Ai [ ] The post My AI learning journey appeared first on Holistic Testing with Lisa Crispin…
I ve worked primarily in a tester and quality engineering role for a few decades now. Metrics have always been the magic beans of improving quality. People ask me What metrics should we use? , as if they will reach their quality goals by measuring the right things. They want something easy, like code coverage and bug [ ] The post Measuring for AI success and quality improvement appeared first on…
I m fortunate to talk with lots of quality and testing professionals looking for advice and resources to grow their careers. I m lucky to have a bunch of resources that I can share. It occurred to me that I could share them here on my blog, too. I m still happy to talk with people, of course! [ ] The post Growing your career as a quality and testing professional appeared first on Holistic Testing…
Back in 2000, reading Kent Beck s book Extreme Programming Explained was an epiphany for me. It s all about the people! When we work together, have psychological safety and time to learn, manage our own workload, have direct collaboration with our customers, the magic happens! I was able to talk my way onto an XP team, [ ] The post Is it still all about the people? appeared first on Holistic…
Recently I had the honor to discuss AI, testing, and the DORA AI Capabilities Model with the leading practitioners who host the Beyond Quality podcast. Hosts Maryia Tuleika, Vitaly Shapovalov, and Anupam Krishnamurthy are all experienced in using GenAI and LLM technology. I took away so many insights. For example, how agents degrade over time [ ] The post AI, testing, and the DORA AI Capabilities…
Continuous quality improvement is an important goal for modern software teams. Metrics to measure quality are a perennial hot topic that people often ask me about. They re also a perennial favorite topic for me. I am a volunteer guide for Google s DORA community. One reason I joined it is the research DORA has done for [ ] The post Continuous quality improvement supported by metrics appeared first…