November 2023 QASIG – Signals-based Testing
June 2023 QASIG Video – Teaching Software Quality to Students vs. Execs
Many say there’s a difference between Academia and “The Real World,” but when it comes to software development, the mechanics are the same – writing code, problem-solving, testing, principles of continuous deployment and integration – each has to happen whether it’s an academic or business setting. However, there are some important nuances in both domains....
So, Now What? Your skills in times of emerging AI and layoffs
The climate in Tech is trending around job security. “The Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting” where workers were confident and safe in their market value might be giving way to a basic survival mindset in light of recent AI implementations and corporate layoffs. In this panel, Rob Sabourin, a McGill University Software Engineering professor, and...
September 2022 QASIG: Mental Fitness is the X-Factor with Julie Wong
May 2022 QASIG: Significance over Success with Mike Lyles
What does success look like to you? When you think about someone being successful, what comes to your mind? It’s very likely you have someone in mind already by just hearing the question. What does “significance” mean to you? And who comes to mind when you hear that word? John Maxwell said, “Once you’ve tasted...
March 2022 QASIG: AIRSHIP Drone Platform And Quality Testing With Ben Berry
January 2022 QASIG: A Rote Less Traveled with James Bach
I keep hearing about automation. But when testers describe automation to me, it always seems to be the same kind of thing: a simulated user. It’s like if people advocating for nutrition only talked about carrots. Carrot juice, carrot sticks, boiled carrots, baby carrots, carrots on a string, carrot salad, carrot cake… Eventually, you have...
November 2021 QASIG Meeting – Carlos Fontenot, Communicating Effectively in Distributed Environments
*Please note – this is a partial recording. The full slide deck is available below. November QASIG – Communicating Effectively in a Distributed EnvironmentPresented by Carlos Fontenot Carlos’ Slide Deck Carlos’ LinkedIn Profile We were excited to welcome Carlos Fontenot, Development Manager with CommerceHub with a deep background in Test. Carlos shared an experience report...
September 2021 QASIG Meeting – Joy Shafer, Herding Cats
Slide Deck: HerdingCats_Sept2021 Tech people have a reputation as being Introverted, sensitive, neurotic, quirky, and difficult to manage. These same people are usually highly intelligent, analytical, creative, innovative, and have a strong work ethic. Both of these descriptions are generalities of course and may not reflect reality at all, nevertheless, managing technical people is sometimes...
May 2021 Virtual QASIG: Exploratory Test Automation
“Exploratory Test Automation” (ETA) may sound strange or even self-contradictory, but the idea is not new. In fact, if you have ever used a fuzzer or a ‘monkey’ program to type in random strings looking for crashes in an application, you were using a type of exploratory test automation. In the past 20 years, ETA...
