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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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