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Category Archives: Automation

A nice quote:

One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man. -Elbert Hubbard
I find this to be very, very true when I talk to people about 100% automation goals, and outsourcing of iterative/isolated tasks.
People always respond “automation/outsourcing will take my job!”. My reply is always the [...]

Posted 13 March 2006 † jesse § Testing ‡ Comments °

Interjection: Coding for QA

Some random thoughts that have been brewing in my head since flying in on Wednesday around how to build out a logical series of tests, and libraries within the Quality Assurance space. (Sorry, this is a bit of a stream of consciousness post)
First, let’s cover the assumptions you need to make:

All tests, and test cases, [...]

Posted 25 February 2006 † jesse § Testing ‡ Comments °

The SoftwareDev/QA Prize fight

Ah, the grind.
I took a few weeks off – Xmas and New Years break for me. Probably the longest amount of time off I’ve taken off from work/coding/tech in awhile. Part of it was holidays, but I think a part of it is the Burn.
We’ve all felt the burn. It’s that feeling you get [...]

Posted 06 January 2006 † jesse § Testing ‡ Comments °

Random Week Roundup (QA, Python)

Man. Have you ever had one of those weeks that makes you feel like your brain just got backed over by a semi-truck? That’s what this week was for me. Between seeming juggling angry bears, everyone around me seems to have come down with the creeping crud.
Of some interest, I’ve discovered a series of [...]

Posted 04 November 2005 † jesse § Programming § Python § Testing ‡ Comments °