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Its my baby, I don't want to break it

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The old school philosophy of testing is "Break the software". I used to think this way and be driven this way. Then I realized something, when my focus is on breaking something, my approach is attack mode..... If I want to break a glass vase, I throw it down and it breaks. If I want to break my software, I find vulnerable spots and take a jab at it. Then what? I report, "hey, its broken" and probably feel proud that "Hey, I broke it!!" Then what? I don't know.  I am not sure if this approach every worked for me. I usually fall in love with most products I work on. They are my babies. I want the best for them. I want them to evolve and improve. I want them to co-exist with their sibling applications. I want them to have a unique name in the software industries. I want to give them the best opportunities I can provide with my team. It takes a village It take a village to raise a kid. It takes a team to create a prod

Quality Assistant

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I am often asked about how I deal with my programmers on a day to day basis. The question means well, I am giving them bad news about their work. It is only natural for anyone to doubt - how this paid relationship works!? There is this joke / story I heard a while ago that could explain the tension between a developer and the QA. Here the Wife is the Developer and the Husband is the QA. Wife : (puts on a new pair of jeans) Does this make my butt look big? Husband : (just stares, if he tells her the truth, she might get mad. If she does not her friends will tell her the truth and she will still get mad) Wife : Honey, you can tell me. I won’t get mad. Husband : You say that now…. Wife : I promise I won’t get mad. You can tell me anything. We should be able to tell each other anything. Husband : OK, here it goes. I slept with your sister. That is how I typically roll. I gain their trust and then give them a bunch of bugs I found. It is not my job to make sure ever

Lots of Work

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“Working so hard” “There is a lot of work to do” “Such a big application” “So many bugs”  "Too much work load"  "Not enough time" What should it really mean to the person hearing it? – Nothing. I have seen members take loads of work and not bat an eye and do it with ease. I have also seen members take little work and make it look big and stress out and stress others out. I have also seen organizations that plan and work smart. I have seen organizations that plan to work really, really hard. I am not here to explain the right way of doing things. Whatever floats your boat!! Lol But, when people talk about a lot of work, it reminds me of the Woody Allen movie – Annie Hall There is a scene in the movie with a psychiatrist. The conversation goes like this - Alvy's psychiatrist : How often do you sleep together? Annie's psychiatrist : Do you have sex often? Alvy Singer : Hardly ever. Maybe three times a week.