Steve Carlson

Software Quality Assurance and Testing expert, focused entirely on the process of building great quality software.

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

Attended a great Scrum Master course with the co-creator of #scrum @jeffsutherland #agile

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

Alas, better testing doesn’t *necessarily* lead to better software. But it can lead to better awareness of the state of the software. That in turn can help people to recognize problems in software, whereupon people can figure out how they might make it better.

[Dr. Tech @doctechmd]

How software testing works

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

This is why we must test the system, and not simply its components.

Problems emerge when components that work "perfectly" are imperfectly combined with other components that work "perfectly".

[Ben Simo 🐋 @QualityFrog]

Software testers,

If using the software you're testing frustrates you,

THAT IS A TEST RESULT.

Your frustration may be an indicator of a problem, regardless of what the specifications say.

If something bugs you, it may also bug someone else.

Report what bugs you. 🪲

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

Sometimes testers say "there's no user interface; just an API". The API IS a user interface, for two classes of users: 1) other programs, and 2) developers who build them. So testing like a user means using the API as a developer might, both programmatically and interactively

[Martin Thompson @mjpt777]

Memory leaks and overflow bugs continue to be a major issue in important software.
https://t.co/oJYQk29wIO

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

[PODCAST] Advanced Agile with DevOps - How Testers are Important to the Process & Ways to Get Involved with Observability @lisacrispin @jess_ingrass @mkltesthead @mheusser #testing #softwaretesting https://t.co/ddawlouhjY

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

An Agile #Testing Manifesto from @GrowingAgile #softwaretesting #agile

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

1) There’s a common misconception about testing: that whatever we’ve tested, we must always test it again, every time, and forever. This misconception creates a bias in favour of fast, cheap, shallow, repeated tests. Yet variation is essential to broader and deeper coverage.

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

Mobile Testing Techniques Every Tester Should Know @dnlkntt https://t.co/68PK7KkRag #testing #softwaretesting

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

When a great leader, mentor, and friend dies, it’s like watching a great ship going over the horizon. It may be gone from our sight, but it’s still here in our memories and in the things that it brought to us.

Farewell, @JerryWeinberg. Farewell. Love and hugs to all his friends.

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

How to Create a Mobile Testing Strategy in Three Steps @dnlkntt https://t.co/tRSYayEpwH #testing #softwaretesting

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

[PODCAST] Understanding #GDPR General Data Protection Regulation & How Software Testing Can Help @mkltesthead @perze @pvarhol @mheusser https://t.co/0XvSTCkuvG #testing #softwaretesting

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

The Complexities of “Failing Fast” – @DanAshby04 https://t.co/M8NUR9xSqW #testing #softwaretesting

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

Automation is not something you DO. Automation is something you USE to get something important done. Thinking of *automation* as the thing that you do risks displacing attention from the quality of that important something that is your actual mission. #STAREAST

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

Rapid Software Testing with @michaelbolton @jcolantonio https://t.co/cz3bfgiKuc #testing #softwaretesting

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

[PODCAST] What Does Continuous #Testing Really Mean? @GerieOwen @mkltesthead @mheusser https://t.co/vu7B3x1xqY #softwaretesting

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

30 Tips to Supercharge Your Exploratory #Testing @simon_tomes https://t.co/hm5Y4dBuVH #softwaretesting

[Steve Carlson @SQAleadership]

Signing Off - “I’m often given a product to test, but not enough time to test it. How am I supposed to sign off on the release when I haven’t tested enough?” @michaelbolton https://t.co/9A3FxDWWvt