4 Hidden Traps: How Test Tools Quietly Burn Your Budget
1 October, 2024
You think you’ve found the perfect tool that ticks the speed, coverage, flexibility, support, and cost boxes—but there are good reasons to think again.
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When Will Microsoft Step Up? A Customer’s Plea for Improvement
29 September, 2024
Microsoft (MS) has dominated the software landscape for decades, boasting vast resources and some of the brightest engineering minds. Yet, despite this wealth of talent, many users struggle with persistent issues that raise questions about the company’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.
Software Testers: How Your Brain Plays Tricks on You
17 September, 2024
What if I told you that, despite your best efforts, your brain could be sabotaging your testing approach? And that while you’ve spent your entire software testing career trying to find the biggest, juiciest bugs, your subconscious has had other goals altogether?
Horizon: The Human Cost of Software Failure
12 February, 2024
The Post Office Horizon scandal destroyed lives and livelihoods and is rooted in defective software. This insight looks at the scandal from a testing perspective and serves as a cautionary tale for all involved in deploying large-scale IT systems.
Testers vs. Test Tools: Which Costs More?
26 September, 2023
When considering the procurement of software tools, there is often a common misapprehension: Open Source = Free = Economical. But is it that simplistic?
How to Reduce The Environmental Impact of Software Testing
19 September, 2023
Software testing, like all human activities, can have ecological consequences. This insight includes eight ways you can reduce the environmental impact of software testing and shape a greener future.
Software Testing & Mental Health
14 August, 2023
Software testing is the unsung hero of the tech industry. Without it, we would experience flawed software at every turn, applications constantly crashing, and security issues becoming commonplace. However, the importance of the software tester’s role often comes with immense pressure, tight deadlines, and high-stake projects. I’ve seen firsthand how these factors often impact testers’ mental health.
Is Software Testing a Dying Profession?
18 July, 2023
In the dynamic world of information technology, change is the only constant. Every technological innovation causes ripples in the existing status quo. These ripples often lead to profound transformations in how people and projects work and can even wipe out entire professions.
SaaS: From Troublesome Teenager to Mature Young Adult
11 July, 2023
In the early days of SaaS, there were questions about security, reliability, scalability and value. This blog post explores SaaS’s evolution, focusing on the significant innovations that have brought us to enterprise-grade maturity.
The Proliferation of Buggy Software: Are Testers Complicit?
11 June, 2023
Today, we address the potential elephant in the room that lurks within the software testing community. As software testers, are we contributing to buggy software by not pushing back against unrealistic deadlines?
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