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Diversity Matters

Posted on 2018-10-27 by Karo Stoltzenburg

The latest Cambridge Exploratory Workshop on Testing (CEWT) came along, asking “What Makes Good Testers and/or Testing?“. It made me think: Isn’t it rather nice that I can learn something new about testing everyday, so why try to define based on … Continue reading →

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Twitter Timeline Q1/18

Posted on 2018-04-11 by Karo Stoltzenburg

#March https://twitter.com/Otter_News/status/969523211552591872

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Learning Pairing

Posted on 2018-02-17 by Karo Stoltzenburg

The last year was a bit of a journey into pairing for me. Not that I hadn’t paired before and didn’t appreciate and enjoy it. But pairing got amplified in the last year as a more conscious effort and an … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Twitter Timeline Q3/17

Posted on 2017-10-11 by Karo Stoltzenburg

#September Nailed it. pic.twitter.com/FEtbLuBUqJ — James Thomas (@qahiccupps) September 16, 2017

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Three Ways to get Started with (Exploratory) Testing as a non-Tester

Posted on 2017-09-15 by Karo Stoltzenburg

This is a companion piece for my talk “Testing Demystified” at the DDD East Anglia, where I encourage people from other disciplines, namely programmers, to get more involved in (exploratory) testing activities (because it’s fun! And worth it!). And here … Continue reading →

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Girl, interrupted.

Posted on 2017-07-22 by Karo Stoltzenburg

“Something magical happens when testers and programmers start to collaborate.”1 I’ve submitted a conference talk last weekend.2 It has the heroic (*cough*) title of “Testing Demystified” and is now handed in for the Developer! Developer! Developer! East Anglia event taking place … Continue reading →

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Twitter Timeline Q2/17

Posted on 2017-06-21 by Karo Stoltzenburg

#June A lot of times, my test users have more secure passwords than I do. — The Director (@QAHatesYou) June 28, 2017 #swtcglasgow pic.twitter.com/EdbFn6P8EG — Del Dewar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@deefex) June 26, 2017

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So long, …

Posted on 2015-12-11 by Karo Stoltzenburg

For this years last Cambridge Software Tester Meetup  (the evening one – there will be Lean Coffee next week!) we didn’t go for a topic, just drinks. Well, not just drinks, but some nice and relaxed conversations and a few laughs … Continue reading →

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Cambridge Lean Coffee 11/15

Posted on 2015-11-28 by Karo Stoltzenburg

This month Lean Coffee took place at Jagex. As we were about 20 people, we were splitting up in three groups. My group discussed four topics in the hour we got, but a backlog of good ones was left over. A lot of food for thought, good advise … Continue reading →

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