Maverick Tester – software tester

Dublin Software Testing Automation Morning

Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

I went to the Softtest Software Testing User Group networking session last night. About 10 erstwhile software testers gathered together on a wet and windy night to discuss how to help software testers in Dublin.

We had some great discussions, a lot around automation tools, but also on the topic of up-skilling at little or no [...]

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Personality Traits in Software Testing

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

I have lots of little and major projects going on at the moment. One of them is to write a chapter for an up coming book on the cost of testing. My chapter is complete thankfully, but as I was researching my topic, I came across this article on Personality Traits in Software Engineering. I [...]

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Teaching or Learning?

Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

Do you have a focus when giving training?
Sometimes, in my eagerness to ‘teach’ I forget to focus on something important. I forget that the lesson is about the student not me. I become more more concerned in my ability to be able to teach effectively. I want the student to come away feeling they have learned [...]

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The pain…the pain

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

I’m currently experiencing a boundary test. The test is…how much toothache can I tolerate before resorting to as massive overdose of painkillers?

I know, I can feel you all wincing in empathy, even if you’ve never experienced toothache, almost everyone can empathize with the pain.
But……..
there is relief.
I am to visit the dentist tomorrow.
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Rapids Software Testing

Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

As some of you know, I’m in the process of creating an Exploratory Testing workshop. It’s been a bit of a wild adventure, but hey, I’m clinging tightly to my oars as I hurtle down the rapids of ET adventure.

Have you ever been white water rafting? I have, and here’s a tip, don’t bother going [...]

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