PHPUnit is great.
One of the great things about PHPUnit is that it does its job so well that there’s only one notable testing framework for PHP. Other languages have messy competition between multiple frameworks, and PHP gets to have just one.
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PHPUnit is great.
One of the great things about PHPUnit is that it does its job so well that there’s only one notable testing framework for PHP. Other languages have messy competition between multiple frameworks, and PHP gets to have just one.
Lik…
Metrics Are...
Metrics areAccording to Google (and Google knows everything), metrics are …Metrics are bunk
Metrics are not available
Metrics are used in marketing
Metrics are important
Metrics are the message
Metrics are worthless
Metrics are crap
Metrics are horri…
Dancing Out Of Our Comfort Zone
Not actually usI’ve been seeing a number of articles recently about how you should step outside your comfort zone on occasion, how you should do something different, something less routine, something that makes you stretch a bit. A few months ago, my w…
Did You Feel That?
Earthquake (not quite drawn to scale)Earlier today I was in a meeting, and felt something unusual. It felt like the room was moving a bit side-to-side – nothing really bad, but noticeable. I looked around and didn't see anyone react, so I thought i…
Kayaking on Field Pond, Andover MA
Field Pond, Andover MASunday afternoon was hot and sticky. So my wife and I packed a picnic lunch, put the kayaks on the car, and went to Field Pond in Andover.Field Pond is in the Harold Parker State Forest, so there are plenty of folks in the area …
I'm Voting For SQAForums!
Once again the Automated Testing Institute is conducting their annual “Automation Honors” voting. From their website:The ATI Automation Honors celebrate the best in the discipline of software test automation. With these awards, automation practitioners…
QA Is Not A Verb
QAqual·i·ty as·sur·anceNoun: The maintenance of a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production.QA is not a verb. QA stands for Quality Assurance.So when…
Patriots Training Camp 2011
New England Patriots Training Camp 2011Last Saturday, my wife and I went down to Foxboro to see the New England Patriots Training Camp.These sessions are open to the public, and free. I've been going for years now and really enjoy them. Not onl…
Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon recently released a new Kindle “feature”, the Kindle Cloud Reader.Read your e-books in your browser
You can access all of your Amazon-hosted e-books, or you can download them locally for offline reading
Currently works only in Chrome and Safari
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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 ...