Context Driven
I am swamped today at work and was up fretting pointlessly about my future last night rather than being my usual cheery self, but something struck me strongly today. If you have not seen this or haven't read it for awhile, slowly read each line of the context driven testing website.
Reading that and giving it thought made my entire day better. If you read that and nod, you aren't alone. I'm there with you, and you are in some pretty amazing company I am learning. Some generous and thoughtful people who help each other get better and continue to learn.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. When I feel alone I discover that I'm not giving enough credit where it is due. In my fear I didn't even reach out for anyone, and they reached out to me of their own generosity and I'm beyond thankful for it. I am entitled to nothing. I try to work hard to earn a spot in the discussion and will continue to do so. I hope that the generosity I've seen from other practitioners in context driven software testing is one day a great investment. Thank you for being everything awesome about software testing. I'm inspired.
Reading that and giving it thought made my entire day better. If you read that and nod, you aren't alone. I'm there with you, and you are in some pretty amazing company I am learning. Some generous and thoughtful people who help each other get better and continue to learn.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. When I feel alone I discover that I'm not giving enough credit where it is due. In my fear I didn't even reach out for anyone, and they reached out to me of their own generosity and I'm beyond thankful for it. I am entitled to nothing. I try to work hard to earn a spot in the discussion and will continue to do so. I hope that the generosity I've seen from other practitioners in context driven software testing is one day a great investment. Thank you for being everything awesome about software testing. I'm inspired.
Lessons Learned in Software Testing is a must-read if you kept on nodding to context-driven-testing.com. It's divided into several pretty awful lessons about software testing. Get one book for you, one as a gift to your favorite software tester colleague and 20 for your whole organization. Changed my mind completely.
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Hi Markus,
I've already pinged my boss and the internal library to get copies! I asked for a few others while there.
Thanks,
Lanette
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You already have earned a place in the discussion. Your blog testifies to the way you learn and wonder and synthesize ideas from your experiences-- instead of looking for easy canned answers (labeling them "best practices" for good measure).
I'm a student of the craft, and obviously you are, too. I don't know why there aren't a lot more of us, except that maybe it's a little scary to think for oneself.
-- james
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