Tag Archives | Michael Larsen

Reflections of a “CAST Away”

Published on August 18, 2011 in News

By Michael Larsen I had the chance to attend my first time at the Conference for the Association for Software Testers (AST). This conference was held in Seattle, WA (Lynwood, WA to be more precise). We had a bit of a celebratory get together the night before the start of the conference at a Thai [...]

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Combating “Tester Apathy”

Published on July 31, 2011 in Archive

I participated in a discussion on Twitter a while back, in regards to a colleague and friend who had said that he had interviewed 60 testers, and there was not a “thoughtful, engaged tester in the bunch”. Many people commented on this statement, as did I, and I lamented the fact that in the Bay [...]

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Show Stopper – I can never get home on time…

Published on April 10, 2011 in Archive

I can never get home on time. There are too many test cases to execute and constant pressure to raise bugs and close bugs. I like testing but I can’t cope with the stress. Answer: Michael Larsen My first question would be “who has set this expectation?” If it’s management, then you may ned to [...]

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Show Stopper – Our developer takes bug reports ever so personally, how should I deal with him?

Published on April 10, 2011 in Archive

Answer: Michael Larsen When bug reports are written as personal, then it’s possible that they will take them as such. While it’s tempting to look and say “oh, grow up, already”, that’s rarely a helpful course of action. Where possible, word your bugs to where you are focusing on the issue, and show that you [...]

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Book Review: Selenium Simplified

Published on April 10, 2011 in Archive

Selenium Simplified by Alan Richardson (Published by Compendium Developments) What is Selenium? Selenium is a tool that has developed a strong following over the past few years. It’s gone from a curiosity and an interesting project to becoming one of the go-to tools for testers looking to create automated tests. For many, though, getting up [...]

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Show Stopper – How can I begin a career in testing?

Published on April 10, 2011 in Archive

I’m a mid age immigrant, former rocket scientist, a failed rockstar – how can I begin a career in testing? How do I know I have what it takes? Answer: Michael Larsen Wow, with that background, it sounds like you have the perfect credentials to be a tester (ability to look at situations with varying [...]

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