John Ruberto

The life of a cowboy would be perfect, if it weren’t for the cows.
Successful entrepreneurs know that its vital to talk to actual customers.  The business plan may be solid, the product incredible, but without customers, the business is nowhere.
If that advice is sound for a small business, then why does it frequently break down [...]

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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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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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I saw a cooking show the other day where the chef was asked his secret for great food. His reply was essentially start with great ingredients and don’t screw them up.
That got me thinking about our software quality and my experiences in the workplace. It seems like a lot of time and effort are spent [...]

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