Angie Bouwsma

Passionate software tester and constant learner. Jenga Master.

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

wizard here hey xd

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

test wow xd lol

[Neil Webb @neilmwebb]

"You are not working from home; you are at your home during a crisis trying to work."

I've heard this twice today. I think it's an important distinction worth emphasising.

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

@CodeNewbies Distractions are the hardest thing and I’m not dealing with it well. #boymom #dogmom #nofocus

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[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

@pgrizzaffi We have an error message that says says to contact my team if they get it. It should really just say, you clicked the button twice. Don’t do that.

[Paul Merrill @dpaulmerrill]

Found this nice summary of @gtdguy's "Getting Things Done".

People tell me, "I don't understand how you do everything you do". This is a part of it (I also have really great help/support/team).

15 min summary here: https://t.co/0bdjOH6ZDo.
Learn more: https://t.co/1n45CDSL6D

[Philip Crosby Associates @DiscoverCrosby]

The first clue our product is going to be a disaster is when people start believing it must do everything, for everyone, everywhere, under any conditions.

A well-designed product first and foremost knows what it DOESN'T do.

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

My goal as a tester summed up.

[Owen Gotimer @BigO_Gotimer]

"The best testers are the ones that people want to invite to the meetings. The best testers are the ones who realize their jobs are more than just finding and logging bugs. The best testers are the ones who find ways to integrate with the whole team." –@techgirl1908 #STAREAST⚡️

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

@miss_hali @michaelbolton I have had to do this too. I was told it was ready for test and found basic features weren’t working. Instead of wasting our time testing and then retesting when the developers corrected the issues we put a hold on testing.

[Michael Bolton @developsense.bsky.social @michaelbolton]

@calumjcraig The notion of “expected behaviour” has lots of problems. Does it mean “anticipated”, “desired”, “required”? By whom, for each one of those? Maybe developers or managers expected something, but if you didn’t expect it, could it be similarly unexpected by users of the application?

[Troy Magennis @t_magennis]

Sometimes the "best thing" your team can do is to help another team finish something rather than your team starting something new. I find it rarely happens though, often because we do sprint planning in isolation. I hear opportunities when I attend (coach) multiple teams standups

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

Don’t automate just to automate.

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

We struggle with development teams not communicating well and the testing team ends up being the mediator. #communication #WeAreTheMiddleMan

[StickyMinds @StickyMinds]

Successful delivery of software requires the entire team, so it’s imperative that everyone choose their words carefully so they convey what they really mean, are sensitive to others’ feelings, and consider all aspects of a problem. - @ajay184f https://t.co/ldcmuxhbhV

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[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

I have been working on this concept with my team. Finding the balance in big reporting.

[Ministry of Testing @ministryoftest]

It's so important to be able to tell a good story as a tester - it helps you explain the importance of your bug & why it should be dealt with! https://t.co/FgAH6tOhzn #testing #SoftwareTesting #DevOps

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

Testing is like picking on your younger brother, you can use past experience to know just the right buttons to push.

[StickyMinds @StickyMinds]

#QAtesters often take on more of a role than just #testing software code. When the team needs help, #QA should lend a hand in assisting with business analysis, customer communication, #userexperience, and user advocacy. https://t.co/63mtG6MyLn #softwaretesting

[Justin Ison @isonic1]

@techgirl1908 Manager: We’ll need you to test the entire site & write detailed bug reports. At the same time learn to program and automate all test cases. Additionally, setup a CI/CD process. To thank you for all of your hard work we’ll pay you 1/2 the salary of the dev creating the bugs! ;)

[Angie Bouwsma @abouwsma]

@mikelyles That’s because it was awesome!