My wisdom of the day to you, in bitesized bits because I can only blog for 3 minutes while waiting for this critical bug regression test to run is to think small.

Why? Because when faced with a big challenge it is so easy to get overwhelmed. Do one small thing each day and it adds up.

There are so many things on this new job that we need to get done, but the first thing I started with was a small series of tests in the morning. Sanity, then smoke tests, then a tiny integration test. Once we establish a quality baseline at least we'll know if we are improving or not in quality. It is a tiny step towards what we need to get done, but it is something we can start now and build on.

It is better to have a small automated test that is working today than a brilliant framework that no one understands that is working 3 months from now. Think small.

Also while thinking small I minimized and shrank all windows of everything I was testing and reported tons of bugs. Then I changed my screen and font size. So, how else can you think small today for the sake of quality?

I don't mind if you tell me today that I'm small minded. If the tiny hat fits, the pinheads will wear it. Put one foot in front of the other and eventually we'll get somewhere sooner than those who are standing still waiting for a large brilliant plan.