Category Archives: I’ve read a thing (or two)

Snippets: stress, stress, stress

Posted on 2017-11-17 by Karo Stoltzenburg

Lewis: Can I give you a piece of advice? Hathaway: Yeah, if I can ignore it. Lewis: Don’t push yourself so hard. Let Maddox help you. Make sure you get some sleep. Hathaway: That’s three pieces of advice. Lewis: Okay, … Continue reading →

Posted in I've read a thing (or two) | Tagged , | Leave a comment

At least one, probably no more than six

Posted on 2017-01-14 by Karo Stoltzenburg

I really enjoy the moments when I occupy myself with something far, far away from testing and it suddenly makes complete sense and shines light upon a topic that I know from work. Obviously I’m the connecting factor in the … Continue reading →

Posted in I've read a thing (or two) | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Jerry Weinberg: Perfect Software

Posted on 2016-06-21 by Karo Stoltzenburg

It’s probably fair to say that Jerry Weinberg: ‘Perfect Software and other illusions about testing’ is one of a handful core resources when you want to learn about Software Testing. My manager recommended it to me when I first met him, … Continue reading →

Posted in I've read a thing (or two) | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lauren Ipsum

Posted on 2015-11-27 by Karo Stoltzenburg

The test manager dropped this on my desk, assuming I’d like it and right he was. The subtitle promises a story about computer science and other improbable things – without any actual computer making an appearance in the book! Instead, we follow Laurie’s … Continue reading →

Posted in I've read a thing (or two) | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Snippets: nomads, squads, chaos, quiet

Posted on 2015-08-21 by Karo Stoltzenburg

[1] https://labs.spotify.com/2014/03/27/spotify-engineering-culture-part-1/ [2] https://labs.spotify.com/2014/09/20/spotify-engineering-culture-part-2/ “Spotify engineering culture” sketched in two 10m+ videos. Pretty motivational. For me it emphasizes one of the main guidelines I’d want to work with – autonomy, to give the team, or in spotify terms the “squad”, the power, showing some faith and trust … Continue reading →

Posted in I've read a thing (or two) | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Ambiguity is richness

Posted on 2015-08-19 by Karo Stoltzenburg

I’m currently reading Jorge Luis Borges short story collection ‘Fictions’ (1944). In one of the stories, ‘Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote‘, Borges reviews the – fictional – rewrite of ‘Don Quixote’ by the – fictional – author Pierre Menard. … Continue reading →

Posted in I've read a thing (or two) | Tagged , | Leave a comment