tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91801991552945338012024-03-13T18:56:49.826+01:00Let's go exploreHey - welcome. This blog will explore anything, but will probably focus mostly on software testing, managing software testing and development. Feel free to comment.Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-7180233975916047772017-07-03T14:55:00.001+02:002017-07-03T14:55:38.931+02:00MBTI - often misunderstood (slightly ranty)Not long ago I had a late night discussion concerning Myers-Briggs and the "pseudo-science" behind it (it is based on Jung's work, which is admittedly a bit outdated, but it wasn't when M & B did their work). A few days later I came across independent tweets, one telling awful stories about how companies abuse the MBTI and the other about "how to deal with your introvert in your team", or Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-32904831359819459922015-02-02T21:03:00.003+01:002015-02-02T21:03:59.724+01:00I'm officially a mentorI am proud to have become a mentor on the Speak Easy program.
Over the years I have spent a bit of my spare time to coach and consult with primarily younger testers from around the world, and I have enjoyed that immensely. When I found the Speak-Easy program. I simply thought: this is for me, this is what I do.
One of the best project managers I ever worked with had a saying, that there Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-82117230185734307982013-11-09T10:40:00.001+01:002013-11-09T10:40:59.316+01:00Observations from EuroSTAR 2013Only just returned and with the first cup of coffee - mostly still in the cup - my head is buzzing with impressions, images of people I met, presentations, quotes and all. This post will try to capture as much of this as possible.
Friday morning I happened to eat breakfast with Dot Graham and John Stevenson and of course we reflected upon the conference. I put forward a notion of feeling that "Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-17847857869540138282013-10-20T11:08:00.000+02:002013-10-20T11:08:27.882+02:00Problems computers (still) don't solve for usThis is a rant. Be warned.
I'm constantly using computers for professional and leisure purposes, and spread over several technologies. And it strikes me so often nowadays, that they have all come to suffer from the same troubles.
In more cases than not, computers are taking up our time by requiring us, their lords and masters (aka human beings), to do a lot of different things, that we Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-91112905096375964642013-10-01T22:31:00.000+02:002013-10-01T22:31:34.998+02:00Problem patterns
I had a puzzling problem. I had noted for some time that one particular automated scenario often failed and yesterday it was time to dig deeper into that. The scenario was very simple: it searched for and displayed a persons name and address, then it checked that the persons name matched the search criteria. Not a revolutionary or even finished scenario, which is why it had been ignored earlier Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-53316022101136448362013-06-11T12:18:00.001+02:002013-06-11T12:18:42.225+02:00New toolsI bought a new pair of running shoes yesterday.
Tried them today.
I look awesome, they feel really great to wear.
But in the end it's still my legs and lungs that must deliver the running.
Think about that before you invest money and time in a new tool for testing, running or whatever. What exactly do you want it to help you with?Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-5340595152925476792013-05-24T09:18:00.000+02:002013-05-24T09:18:46.626+02:00#LetsTest 2013 - it was HUGE!Be there or be square - on of the first clichés I learned in english, and the most fitting description I can find for the question: What was LetsTest like this year ?
I don't know exactly what made it such a huge experience. Was it that the venue place (Runö, near Stockholm, Sweden) was so beautiful ? That everyone was living there and had no other place to go (not that I figure anyone would Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-15989341054044168792013-04-24T09:21:00.000+02:002013-04-24T09:21:44.931+02:00Go DaRE=M - a heuristic for testing plansIt suddenly struck me, that I might need to put this one out in the blog space. For years I have used this heuristic, and although it might contain influences from others, I actually consider this my very own, home-made heuristic. Since forming it I've taught it in classes and even presented it in a Lightening Talk once - so it's high time to put it more on "print"!
So, what is DaRE=M ? It's a Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-15266291966164646612011-01-02T23:25:00.001+01:002011-01-06T09:08:21.772+01:00(One of) The most important question in testing.. is not about the testing itself, but:
"What are you going to do about the information that testing will provide you with ?"This is the kind of question that really shoves lots of stakeholders out of their comfort zone. I've seen more than one with flickering eyebrows, when I've asked this question.
I think, with such reactions, that this is truly an important question to ask:
Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-44868966108442368402010-11-01T21:44:00.000+01:002010-11-01T21:44:25.410+01:00Organizing test ideas with mind mapsI forgot when I started to draw my first mind maps.
Like I'm sure many others do, I'm thinking slightly chaotic, in the sense, that I get inspiration and ideas after I finished something.
Mind maps are, as far as I know, created for that kind of thinking. So - if you're not one of those rare and rather strange persons who thinks everything sequentially and forward, you'd benefit from it too.
Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-19055160776619157642010-09-02T21:53:00.000+02:002010-09-02T21:53:03.436+02:00CAST2010 was a blastSo I went to CAST 2010 in Michigan. It was a blast. Although, not so many people this year.
You never heard of CAST ?
Why - it is a wonderful conference, with a huge emphasis on CONFERring. So it's sold, and so it is also. I've been going three years in a row now and I keep learning from this conference.
One of the special things is that all the sessions are about half presentation, and half Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-31149968280929223562010-03-07T13:41:00.000+01:002010-03-07T13:41:35.240+01:00Software testing and amphibious attacksOnce in a while it's difficult to hit the kill-button on the remote while show after show rolls over the screen. Occassionally something interesting comes along. This time it was an analysis and review of two famous marine assaults, their planning, strategy and outcome.
What struck me in particular was the strategy, which resembles very much what we do in software testing.
The strategy for the Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-44118827256015295032009-12-19T14:51:00.002+01:002009-12-19T15:39:46.403+01:00Book reviewsI 'ate' a lot of Jerry-books lately. I decided to write something about them.They are all recommendable and in the following I will tell you why. Overall I enjoyed reading them very much.Becoming a Technical Leader, by Gerald WeinbergThis is a great book because it tells the reader a lot about what leadership is, how to work towards it and what to be observant about on that road. It's clearly Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-5948958918526745532009-06-22T12:08:00.007+02:002009-06-22T12:50:54.551+02:00Exploring old skills and fun gamesI've once again stumpled across a Sinclair ZX Spectrum Emulator. I have no clue as to how I got on to that, but now it's here. And I'm amazed by all I still know and remember of this magnificent machine and it's broad range of software, dating back around 27 years ago.On www.worldofspectrum.org you can find a fine collection of both software, documentation and emulators and much more. Most of Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9180199155294533801.post-32280779464381556272009-03-31T10:52:00.002+02:002009-03-31T11:13:22.520+02:00Back from PSLI have just returned - that is, I came back yesterday - from the Problem Solving Leadership workshop in Albuquerque. My body is still on USA time, and exhausted from travelling almost 20 hours, all included. But my mind is energized, and having these two feelings simultanously is pretty weird.A lot of things are going around in my mind now. Usually I keep a lot of stuff in it, but right now it's Carsten Feilberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348610778313662800noreply@blogger.com0