A talk for the Toronto chapter of The Test Tribe, titled Quality Engineering? Quality Assurance? Testing? Let's Get Back to Basics. (As of this writing, there are two bugs in the image; see if you can spot them.) Here's the abstract: Why do we test software? One easy answer is … read more…
Why do we test? Why do we automate aspects of testing work? We do both to fulfill the fundamental mission of testing: helping the business to keep value high, cost low, and trouble to a minimum by finding problems quickly — before it's too late. Rapid Software Testing returns to … read more…
Why do we test? Why do we automate aspects of testing work? We do both to fulfill the fundamental mission of testing: helping the business to keep value high, cost low, and trouble to a minimum by finding problems quickly — before it's too late. Rapid Software Testing returns to … read more…
Why do we test? We test to fulfill the fundamental mission of testing: helping the business to keep value high, cost low, and trouble to a minimum by finding problems quickly — before it's too late. Rapid Software Testing returns to Christchurch as Potentia and Resourcefully organize a three-day live presentation of … read more…
Rapid Software Testing Focused: Automation is a full-day workshop about the essence of automation strategy: vision and setting goals that make sense for you and your organization. You can Register at the PNSQC site W10(Full Day): Rapid Software Test Automation Test automation is a hot topic. If you are in more … read more…
Keynote: What Are We Thinking — in the Age of AI? In November, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT 3 — a Large Language Model (LLM) — that dazzled and surprised even the people who produced it. The LLM’s impressive output quickly led to magical claims that Artificial Intelligence (AI) would write all of our software, cure cancer, solve climate change, etc... Meanwhile, other claims (some of which new either) suggested that AI posed an existential threat to all humanity, or to testing and development jobs. Only a few people — mostly in the research community, and hardly any in commercial software development — actually tested these claims skeptically and seriously. In this keynote, Michael will challenge us — and himself — to critically assess our relationships with technology and hype — and our own beliefs. read more…
A keynote talk for the Codecamp_Braşov Conference. Testing AI: Five Obstacles and Seven Workarounds There's an incredible amount of noise around artificial intelligence these days, but very little reliable signal. AI will bring doom and destruction, or a world where cheerful robots feed us peeled grapes while we lie on more … read more…
“Test automation” is a hot topic. If you are in the testing field, then you are probably being pressured to automate your work. But how should you go about it? Only certain specific aspects of testing can be automated, so which aspects should you focus on first? There are lots more … read more…
About Everyone involved in developing a product brings different perspectives to testing it. Developers wrote the code, so they have unique knowledge with which to test that. Testers didn’t write the code, so they are uniquely motivated to learn things about the product so they can test it. Some people more … read more…
Rapid Software Testing classes, live and in person, return to Copenhagen, September 9-13, 2024! Organized by Nine in collaboration with Qalibrate, Michael Bolton will present RST Explored and RST Focused: Automation, along with a testing meetup (details to follow). See a video introduction from Nine's Jens Christian Christiansen. Rapid Software more … read more…
Presented by Nine in collaboration with Qalibrate. Michael is presents RST Explored and RST Focused: Automation, plus a meetup. Together with James Bach, Michael Bolton has developed the context-based test method Rapid Software Testing. He is recognized throughout the world for his great knowledge and ability to communicate on the subject of testing software. read more…
A keynote presentation {“Shift Left or Squish Right: Testing in a DevOps Context”} and a half-day workshop on Critical Thinking Skills for Testers for a corporate client's internal testing conference. read more…
RST is a context-driven approach for testing any product that includes or involves software. It's designed to be the fastest, least expensive testing that completely fulfills the mission: exposing risk and finding problems before it's too late. Rapid Software Testing Explored is a three-day class that introduces the methodology. read more…
Do Large Language Models represent the end of testing as we know it? Are testers doomed to extinction? Or is ChatGPT this year's Watson, non-fungible tokens, or Metaverse? Michael Bolton looks at the current state of Large Language Models, and how they relate to testing - and how serious testers need not fear the future. read more…
After a sold-out Rapid Software Testing Explored class in 2023, Hidden Trail is hosting another! Register Here Rapid Software Testing Explored (RSTE) is a three-day live workshop that explores and explains the Rapid Software Testing methodology. Through hands-on activities, exercises, and interactive discussion, we challenge assumptions and expose common misconceptions about testing practices. more … read more…
Michael is the co-creator of Rapid Software Testing (RST), a testing method and mindset that allows for better and more confident testing. In February 2024, Michael is coming to Belgium especially for Axxes! Our Axxes Testing League is constantly looking for ways to take their knowledge to the next level, and came to Michael. And you can enjoy this! On Thursday, February 22, Axxes is hosting a BREWT meet-up where Michael will talk about RST and the issues that are currently on his mind. We will make it an interactive evening, where you can ask questions as well. read more…
Rapid Software Testing Explored Public Class in the Auckland. Save the dates. Details to come.
Learn powerful new ways to think, to apply heuristic models, and to test responsibly and systematically, so that you focus on business risk and do the right kinds of deep testing that your project needs.
Organized by Potentia and Resourcefully in Auckland. read more…
Creating, applying, and maintaining useful automation to support testing can be immensely valuable. It’s also a huge challenge. This one-day class is designed to help you help you meet that challenge, looking through the lenses of the Rapid Software Testing Methodology. This course is suitable for Testers, Developers, Project and Business Leads. read more…
Rapid Software Testing, a context-driven methodology for testing any product that includes or involves software. Through hands-on activities and interactive discussion, we challenge assumptions and expose common misconceptions about software testing. Then we show you powerful new ways to think, to apply heuristic models, and to test responsibly and systematically, so that you focus on business risk and do the right kinds of deep testing that your project needs.
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Hidden Trail is hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinar with Michael Bolton, diving into some deep testing questions. This is your chance to present your burning testing related questions directly to Michael! Sign up here for the AMA Session December 12th, 4-5pm (EET) Hidden Trail is hosting Rapid more … read more…
Excellent testing is an open investigation by skilled technical people. Excellent test management requires you to center on the people who do testing—their skills, behavior, and relationship to the rest of the development process. This class will help you to be a better test manager. Some approaches to testing require more … read more…
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