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The art of asking questions in a technical presentation (and questions cheat sheet)

Aug 19, 2019

The art of asking questions in a technical presentation (and questions cheat sheet)

Let's say you, as a software tester, are being presented with a technical solution. You will probably have questions, sometimes lots of

Doron Bar

Jul 6, 2019

Testing strategy in system level

If you have a whole system to test, what could be your test strategy? What types of test should we consider? Here's a suggestion (based...

How can we encourage Software Testers to keep updating about our profession development (and be more

Doron Bar

Jun 10, 2019

How can we encourage Software Testers to keep updating about our profession development (and be more

Many of the testers I meet might be very dedicated to their position, know about technology, UX, customers and much more. However, not a...

Dear tester, you will never test like a user behaves

Doron Bar

Jun 1, 2019

Dear tester, you will never test like a user behaves

It is expected that a test engineer should emulate the client. This was always a significant part of the testers job. But the tester comes f

My experience in large systems automation

Doron Bar

May 24, 2019

My experience in large systems automation

Most of the literature in the field of automation, CI / CD, and tests, in general, refers to small to medium systems. Not that there can...

Book review: A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps by Katrina Clokie

Doron Bar

Jan 18, 2019

Book review: A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps by Katrina Clokie

In this book short preface you will find the following: 1. The book is for non-testers "who want to know more about how testing fits...

QA Detective Story: Tom Hertz, the first Test PI, and the transaction failure mystery

Doron Bar

Jan 10, 2019

QA Detective Story: Tom Hertz, the first Test PI, and the transaction failure mystery

It was another day to pass. I sat in my dark, windowless office. I glanced at the wall clock, only part of which could be seen among all...

STR (Software/System Testing Results/Report) - what is it and how to use it

Doron Bar

Jan 7, 2019

STR (Software/System Testing Results/Report) - what is it and how to use it

STR = Software/System Testing Results/Report (all versions are in use) Why do we need a STR? STR gives a snapshot of a particular aspect...

Even in Agile - Important steps for planning and performing tests

Doron Bar

Jan 1, 2019

Even in Agile - Important steps for planning and performing tests

A presentation I gave at SIGiST, Israel, at 2018.12.31. I think I will eventually write a blog post about some of the topics, especially...

Doron Bar

Dec 22, 2018

Book review: How to Break Software

How to Break Software - a practical guide to testing by James Whittaker James Whittaker is a well-known figure in software testing (at...

Doron Bar

Nov 22, 2018

Stats Testing - A new testing field

Many time, when facing issues in production, we check the product stats to help us understand the impact of the issue and possible...

The public execution of a software tester

Doron Bar

Oct 30, 2018

The public execution of a software tester

I usually write about proper testing issues. This time I decided to write about something that actually happened to me. A few years ago...

Hello, I'm Doron Bar, software tester since 1998. I Worked for start-ups and global companies in many roles. Today I'm a Test Methodologies Manager in Cognyte, Speaker and the owner of this blog.

Enjoy!

Email: doron.bar@gmail.com

The art of asking questions in a technical presentation (and questions cheat sheet)

Testing strategy in system level

How can we encourage Software Testers to keep updating about our profession development (and be more

Dear tester, you will never test like a user behaves

My experience in large systems automation

Book review: A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps by Katrina Clokie

QA Detective Story: Tom Hertz, the first Test PI, and the transaction failure mystery

STR (Software/System Testing Results/Report) - what is it and how to use it

Even in Agile - Important steps for planning and performing tests

Book review: How to Break Software

Stats Testing - A new testing field

The public execution of a software tester