This cartoon was designed by Raimond Sinivee. Thanks Raimond!
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Andy Glover •
Robo-Cat
In testing we can be bombarded with the notion that test automation is best. I recently read an article saying all manual testing can be replaced with a new test automation tool – what craziness! I can’t wait for someone to say all developing and c…
Certification
This cartoon was first printed on the STC’s The Testing Planet
Critical
As testers, one of our main jobs is to find and report issues with the software. We are paid to find bugs. If there are bugs in the software, and inevitably there are, testers need to do what they can to uncover them.A major problem with this is that w…
Coverage
Coverage is tricky. You think you got everything covered, and then, WHAM!! A bug suddenly appears. You’re forced to defend your testing and you end up saying something like: “well, when I said I had everything covered, I clearly didn’t mean E-V-E…
Discipline
Discipline is hard. Discipline is being responsible for your own development. Discipline is not letting your manager or employer organise all your training needs. Discipline makes you stronger.But discipline can be fun too.Have you attended a weekend o…
Risk Based, STC and Recruitment
Today’s cartoon was first publish in The Testing Planet, issue 3.You can see two brand new cartoons in the latest issue, which you can order from Amazon.Just to let you know, I’m looking for a tester to work in my team, here’s the job advert. Please le…
Just looking
When I try to explain what I do as a job, I have a nagging temptation to make it sound like I’m really clever and I do complex stuff at work, something like “I test the web application’s functionality running on handheld mobile electronic devices is …
That's funny
From other cartoons and following on the twitter-sphere, you may have noticed I like exploratory testing. This testing is not a technique but an approach, a mind-set to testing, it’s often contrasted to scripted testing but it’s not as simple as saying…
Peeping Toms
According to Wikipedia, the fountain of all knowledge, a scientist engages in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. When it comes to software testing, I feel this description of a scientist applies well to the day to day activities of a tester. F…
The Evil Tester Question Time is back! This is your chance to ask a very Evil Tester a question and get some scrumptious and devious ... 
We recently came across a new test management tool, TestPad, which takes a different approach to test management. Along our journey we met and spoke ... 
[Got a testing tip? Why not submit it and get published?] I’m sure we’ve all had days where we need a bit of help coming up with ...