Maverick Tester – software tester

Software Testing Training of a different kind

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

Ever dreamed of being personally trained by Cem Kaner? How about Doug Hoffman? No? Ok, maybe Scott Barber is more your style?
Any tester would, but it would be expensive? I mean these guys would typically charge thousands for this kind of training. Besides, they’re all in the states, so airfare, accommodation.  Your company would never [...]

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Bug Tracking Tools Explained

Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

Like it or not, all software has bugs.You may not know about them but they are there..lurking in the darkness, ready trip up one of your innocent user who has just gone and purchased your software.
That’s why you employ a software tester. A software tester’s job is to find as many of the bugs and [...]

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Damn it all, its just not cricket..or is it?

Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

After fifteen years of living in Australia, some things have rubbed off on me. One of the them is cricket.  I have to confess I have spent many a sun drenched day watching the cricket whilst imbibing the odd beverage here and there.

One thing that I have noticed in the game, is the impact of [...]

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In search of the ultimate bug tracking tool

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

As many of you know, I’ve been on the hunt for a bug tracking tool for a while now and I’m glad to say the hunt is over.

I needed this bug tracking tool to meet some key criteria.
1) It had to be easy to install. Startups don’t always have a reputation of up front planning [...]

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Straight up, no ice….

Posted on 29. Aug, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.

You know the way sometimes, a post, or even a comment on a post gets you thinking. A recent comment by Phil Kirkham on Georgia Motoc’s blog got my subconscious brain working overtime. So much to the point where I feel compelled to put finger to keyboard and write about it.
I had always been a [...]

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