John Ruberto

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Entries from May 2010

What a way to punch up test results

May 5th, 2010 · No Comments

Let’s face it, test data can be some of the dullest reading around.  Communicating test results with impact  can be difficult.  The simplest way is to add color. The Red/Yellow/Green color palette works particularly well.
When you are one of the richest companies in the world, you can afford to do just a wee bit more. [...]

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Tags: Quality · Testing

It’s usually an “and”, not necessarily an “or”

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments

Many times at work, we have discussions and debates whether to do one thing or another. One classic debate is between hiring testers or  quality engineers. Whether its better to perform manual tests or create automated tests. Or, my favorite, whether we need to “follow process” or “deliver on time”.
I remember one of these debates, [...]

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Tags: Quality · Testing

Starting again…

May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

It’s been a long time since I’ve contributed to this blog.  My initial plan was to blog about fly fishing and software quality.  I ended up getting more into the fly fishing side, so I just went with it on my other site, Whiskey Creek Flies.
I’ve been writing about software quality, but in blogs and [...]

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