LauraDeVilbiss's blog

More bad behavior

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 01:20:51 +0100

Thanks for all the great comments! And, do check out the IT Conversations site, there is TONS of great stuff there.

Now, I've been giving this a bit more thought and wanted to come back to the topic. In the original post, and in the following comments, we focused on the wrath, or blessings, users can bestow on a horrible, or wonderful, application…all outside of the application. But, I'd like to think about the possibility of what kind of bad behavior an uncomfortable or annoying application might inspire users to commit inside the application.

Can a bad user interface be the gateway to horrible user behavior?

Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:03:43 +0100

So, I've been thinking about this for quite a bit. It all started on Saturday at the Indianapolis Workshops on Software Testing(IWST) when Mike Kelly showed us a something called a "Blink" test, based on the book of the same name by Malcolm Gladwell, test and phrase by James Bach. And, this led me to think about Malcolm Gladwell and testing. I'm just now getting through "Blink" but I tore through "The Tipping Point" very recently so I started thinking about what in that book might teach us something about testing, the very topic of the ISTW, to come full circle. And then it came to me - GRAFFITI!

Beginnings, Adventures and Crossroads

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:45:55 +0100

After many, many months of being poked and prodded to create a blog , the time has come. :) And, it seems appropriate, as I'm starting out on a new adventure as a truly independent consultant. Now, this is not to say that I'm doing it all on my own out here. Not so at all. First, props must go to PerfTestPlus for making this possible. And, I can never thank my testing colleagues, and friends, enough for all the knowledge, support, humor and patience they have given me over the years. That's right - it IS an honor to be nominated! And to be in the company of some wonderful folks, and outstanding thinkers/testers.