“Lessons Learned in Software Testing” is a book. An excellent book! Written by testing gurus James Bach, Cem Kaner, and Bret Pettichord, it is a collection of 293 lessons — nuggets of wisdom, large and small. …

It’s not flexibility, can-do attitude, or patience. These are all important, of course, but there is one that stands out above all — diplomacy! Here’s a succinct definition: the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way Given this definition, we can argue that diplomacy is a…

I see many people and personally have several friends and acquaintances that are interested in becoming a Test Automation Engineer (TAE), a.k.a. Software Development in Test (SDET)*, but they all have many questions: How do I become one and what skills do I gain? Do I have to program as…