Software Testing for Serious People
For the foreseeable future, I will not be scheduling public classes on my own behalf. I am still available for private classes, and I will even do public classes as long as long I’m not the one organizing and marketing it. But if you REALLY want to take one of my classes, you could purchase […]
…also don’t tell lies. But I’m getting ahead of myself already. I keep running into people online who openly say that they use AI to do their writing for them. Now, technically, they may say they use AI to “help” their writing. It doesn’t matter. The distinction is immediately lost on everyone who sees that […]
Whenever my brother is between gigs we get to collaborate on cool things. Recently we’ve been experimenting with livestreams. Is this podcasting? Maybe I should google that (not using Google, of course, but using a search engine). We’re doing live testing demonstrations, critical thinking sessions, Question Hospitals, and a series that examines AI use critically. […]
[As of 5/20/26, this post is updated substantially to reflect version 2.0 of the Principles of Responsible work.] AI cannot behave responsibly. Only natural persons can. I have previously written about this: Thinking Critically About AI Is There Something in Your “I”? In a vital sense, humans have a “moat” about them, with respect to […]
There are lots of ways to “10x” things. Drive 300 miles per hour down a busy city street. Eat 15,000 calories in one meal. Own ten dogs. Have ten children. Make hundreds of friends. All these things have fairly obvious consequences and side effects. Even having lots more friends would force you to embrace a […]
In opposition to my idea that software testing should be a role, and not just a task, I am sometimes told that True Agile does not permit this. Why? Because, in Agile, “quality is everyone’s responsibility.” This statement is sometimes issued as if it were a moral truism that is beyond argument. Or sometimes as […]
When I first heard the term “vibe coding”– a day that shall live in euphemy– I immediately disliked its cutesiness. I’ve found that in my own work I am doing “vibe coding” to create test tools that I need for various projects. But I have a problem: how do I tell other people what I’ve […]
I’ve received a few inquiries so here’s the deal… I’m not saying that you should want a signed copy of my book, Taking Testing Seriously, but if you did want one, there’s a way to get one directly. Use eBay. Here’s the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/406321656118 It costs a little more than going to Amazon, because my […]
One of the differences between NAIFs (non-critical AI fanboys… please don’t be one) and me is that I believe in gathering evidence before making strong claims about how a system is likely to behave. I realize that AI is exciting and that it’s fun to think of all the things it might do for us. […]
Michael and I are getting a lot of interest about how we apply Rapid Software Testing methodology both to test AI and to use AI in testing. We’ve developed various answers to such questions in recent years. But now that the book is done (and almost out!) we have time to put all our focus […]