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Irreverence Versus Arrogance | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). On July 18, 2010. Everything sacred is a tie, a fetter. 8212; Max Stirner. I am an irreverent guy. I’m a fan of South Park. And QA Hates You. For example. Furthermore, I think it’s important–nay,. 8211;for software testers to cultivate a healthy irreverence. Nothing should be beyond question or scrutiny. “Respecting” something as “off limits” (also known as dogmatism. The email–reproduced here unmodified...
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Arrogance | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). On July 18, 2010. Everything sacred is a tie, a fetter. 8212; Max Stirner. I am an irreverent guy. I’m a fan of South Park. And QA Hates You. For example. Furthermore, I think it’s important–nay,. 8211;for software testers to cultivate a healthy irreverence. Nothing should be beyond question or scrutiny. “Respecting” something as “off limits” (also known as dogmatism. The email–reproduced here unmodified...
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Estimating Testing Times: Glorified Fortune-Telling? | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). Estimating Testing Times: Glorified Fortune-Telling? On July 10, 2010. It always takes longer than you. Expect, even when you take. Into account Hofstadter’s Law. 8212; Douglas Hofstadter. A good friend of mine is a trainer for CrossFit. As it turned out, construction wasn’t completed until late June, 2010, Seven months later than originally estimated. Contrast that with a software project. Often the requi...
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The Black Swan | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). On June 19, 2010. I hate the idea of writing a book review for a post. Somehow it strikes me as cheap and lazy to rely so heavily on the work of others for content, particularly when my blog is so new. Shouldn’t I be concerned with sharing my own thoughts instead of parroting the thoughts of others? Even worse: choosing Nassim Taleb’s The Black Swan. I think the book’s message is important, and Taleb, be...
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Assumptions Are Dangerous Things | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). Assumptions Are Dangerous Things. On June 29, 2010. 8221; I’ve learned from hard experience that assumptions about expectations can and will come back to bite you and quite often, unfortunately, it’s difficult to know that you’re even. It seems I am doomed to learn this particular lesson over and over again. Last week I took a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Uh, apparently not. I’m of...8221; h...
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Testing’s Quiet Evidence | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). On July 5, 2010. About Nassim Taleb’s The Black Swan. A few years ago I was consumed with debunking network marketing. Companies and real estate investing scams (If you’re genuinely curious why, I explain it all here. My efforts were focused primarily on a real estate “guru”. Who lives nearby, in Glendale, AZ. As with most con artists, his promotional materials include dozens of narrative fallac. In contrast t...
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Bias | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). On July 5, 2010. About Nassim Taleb’s The Black Swan. A few years ago I was consumed with debunking network marketing. Companies and real estate investing scams (If you’re genuinely curious why, I explain it all here. My efforts were focused primarily on a real estate “guru”. Who lives nearby, in Glendale, AZ. As with most con artists, his promotional materials include dozens of narrative fallac. In contrast t...
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Communication | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). Testers Cannot Be Perfect Proxies for End Users. On November 19, 2010. 11:25:37 AM] Dev Mgr. 8211; i really need you to look into that “flash wont resize without a reload” fact. 11:25:42 AM] Dev Mgr. Its not being believed [by the CEO]. 11:25:50 AM] Dev Mgr. 11:26:02 AM] Dev Mgr. I went to some other pages that clearly have graphs on them. 11:26:07 AM] Dev Mgr. That dont need to be reloaded. There are any numb...
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Interview with a CEO | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). Interview with a CEO. On July 24, 2010. 8220;So, tell me: How are you going to. The accuracy and integrity of the data? 8221; he asked. I glanced at the clock on the wall:. The CEO and I had been talking since 2:00, and he had to be at his next meeting in 5 minutes. I could feel my adrenal glands dumping their contents into my blood stream. To say was that his question was. Absurd. That I, as a tester, cou...
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The Post Hoc Fallacy | Abe Heward's Blog
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How To Read a Skew-T Graph. Abe Heward's Blog. Thoughts on testing software (and other things). The Post Hoc Fallacy. On May 29, 2010. Correlation is not causation. It seems a simple statement when you look at it. Just because night follows day does not mean that day. Night However, it’s clear that people fall prey to this fallacy. It’s what’s behind, for example, the superstitious rituals of baseball pitchers. Maybe it would have gone away on its own. How do you know? Banks on the confusion. May 31, 201...
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