A statistic for STWC – Software Testing World Cup
Here is some visual represenation on a world map with the registered people as of 11th February 2014. Quite cool; maybe I should have really put Antarctica in it as well…
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Official Announcement – STWC – Software Testing World Cup
We are proud to announce the first annual Software Testing World Cup (STWC)! Imagine a world test competition, held over the internet, on your continent, in a time zone that is reasonable for you, on a Saturday, with local judges you know and respect. STWC is a global event with a sportive, competitive character for …
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English kindergarden “Little Feet” opened
For anyone looking for a child day care center, there is a new one in Hamburg East; between the area of Farmsen, Berne and Rahlstedt. Easily reachable with public transport and with convenient parking for car arrivals. It is run by two experienced professionals, Mrs. Michelle Rose and Mrs. Patricia Vlasa. Both have worked the …
Experience report on a Miagi-Do challenge
I was attending the test automation day in Rotterdam, where I had the chance to meet a few Miagi-Do fellows and took the opportunity to ask for a challenge. Huib Schoots (@huibschoots), Jean-Paul Varwijk (@Arborosa) and Matt Heusser (@mheusser) gave me the chance and we sat down for it between some sessions. Huib took the …
2. PotsLightning announcement
The second PotsLightning peer workshop will be held on 27th of October 2013. It is lined up on the sunday before the Agile Testing Days 2013 conference. Some people are arriving the weekend before and now they have the chance to attend also a workshop with peers in a relaxed atmosphere. This year we will …
Blogging again..
What happened in the last year since I last wrote on this blog? Well, I was in a stage of being unhappy in my last job and that also distracted me from many other things. Now I a few months into my new job and found the inner peace again to write some blog posts. …
German Agile Testing and Exloratory (GATE) Workshop
Ab gestern ist es offiziell: Markus Gärtner und ich organisieren den ersten deutschen Workshop zum Agilen und Explorativen Testen am ersten Oktoberwochenende 2011 (01 – 02.10.2011). Der Workshop wird unter dem Namen “GATE – German Agile Testing and Exloratory Workshop” veranstaltet und findet erstmalig in Hamburg, Deutschland statt. Ab heute können Einsendungen für Beiträge und …
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Does Testing have a color?
I was thinking about something today (soon you will know) and then thought “Hm, what would others say?”. The questions arose: What do I see in my head, if I think “Color + Testing”? Immediately RED and GREEN springs in my mind. Probably conditioned from the ominous “PASS/FAIL” visuals (addentum: I should write FAIL/PASS, since …
Meet PACO for iPad
This heuristic can be used for all devices which makes use of orientation modes. Do you know PACO? He is the senior brother of PAOLO: NEW: Introducton of Communication aspect Portrait, Audio, Communication, Overlay Portrait: Orientation is one of the big features of the current device generation. Portrait, portrait upside-down, landscape left and landscape right …
Self-Education: The R.S.W.P. heuristic
In 2010 I read a blog post about it takes like 10.000 hours of practice in a profession to become a master in it. This quote seems to be taken from the Book „Outliers“ from Malcom Gladwell. This instigated me to form a special kind of New Year resolution for 2011; that is to track …