This release contains a few bug fixes, updates to German and Polish localization, updated User and Installation guides and an interface to the "Trac" open source bug tracker.

My ertswhile brother sent me a link to a place where you can browse the code for a tool called Crap4j. He flagged up some examples of - well - crap in the crap4j code.

Take this method from a class called - with absolutely no sense of irony - SystemCrapStats:

I just wasted a few seconds trying to find Microsoft Office on my Vista start menu (or whatever they're calling it now). And then they go and screw around with the menus and toolbars in Office 2007, rendering me a complete novice again after 15 years getting used to the way they used to be laid out.

It's like having a cleaner who moves all your stuff around every night so that you can't find anything the next morning.

Today I continue to talk about why rather than how. Different sources (academic, military, etc.) define the 3 (or 4) test levels: Unit, Integration, System (and UAT). I’ve yet to see any unambiguous definition that anyone agrees with… I wonder why military one is most accepted in industry… But I don’t really care. I care not to miss defects. I would like to look at tests levels from this prospective...

My article Bisection and Beyond is featured on StickyMinds this week. Many testers use the bisection approach when the zeroing in on the minimal input that causes a failure, though some don’t know there’s a name for it. In this article, I describe the basic approach, and also suggest some fruitful opportunities to deviate [...]

Welcome to 2008! I hope you have had an enjoyable and relaxing break and are ready to go into 2008 with new gusto! Throughout January all users of Open Source Testing are invited to complete the 2 Minute Survey, to help influence new features and services on Open Source Testing in the coming year. 2007 was a great year for Open Source Testing. The monthly audience surpassed the 100,000 users milestone for the first time and while the open source user community grew, the developer community really delivered the goods with existing tools maturing and innovating strongly and new tools arriving regularly to fill yet more niches. And as the site began to generate steady advertising revenue I was able to launch of a donations program back into the open source testing community, another long-term milestone for the site.

On March 19 & 20, David Christiansen and I will be presenting a new course we’ve co-created on exploratory testing. The course is targeted to people new to exploratory testing and is mostly hands on (laptops required). Major topics covered include identifying and using different test oracles, understanding how to structure and manage your testing, [...]

I’m no stranger to work. I’m what some might call a workaholic. However, recently I’ve been working too much. Between my day job, writing, and AST I’m a bit frazzled. One of the nice things I’ve found about our community is that when the going gets tough, people are there to help.In AST, Scott Barber [...]

Quardev recently posted an article I wrote on building trust as a consultant. The main points include:Delivering valueHelping build the bigger pictureTurning down workTalking the right languageBuilding up those around youI really enjoyed writing this short article and wanted to thank Jon Bach for asking. He’s someone I’ve grown to trust over the last few [...]

The very talented Geordie Keitt just released his first software testing song. I say first because I hope there will be more. The song is “I’m Gonna Be a Rapid Tester Someday” and you can find it here.Rock on Mr. Keitt!