This morning, I am sitting here writing a blog about tool blindness.I am writing this blog, because I have the time to do it.I have the time to do it, because my test environment is down.My test environment is down because someone is installing and configuring and troubleshooting a new testing tool.  They have been since around the middle of the day yesterday, and an email just came out reiterating how important it is that everyone [...]

It’s that time of year again for me – conferences. I love this time of year, because I think conferences can be very valuable. The tough part is deciding which ones to go to, since I can only take so much time away from my real work to indulge in my ongoing professional [...]

I recently went to a conference, my favorite, StarEast.  For many reasons, I have been laying low this year, so for the first time in many years, we did not participate in the vendor expo, and I did not submit a presentation.  I was simply an attendee.  However, since we have been so heavily involved [...]

I have taken a long break from blogging, and that ends now.And as is common, the catalyst for my newfound energy and enthusiasm is a conference — StarEast, to be specific.I have taken a year out of being visible to try and repair some things in house.  Version 5 of TestExplorer is in Beta, and [...]

As months go, this has been a tough one.As weeks go, this has been a good one.I have, for quite some time now, been involved with a very large client who is creating a massive SOA system.  Concurrently, the organization is moving from being very decentralized, to being much more centralized.  The two are not [...]

Last week, I went to the Better Software Conference in Vegas.  I hate Vegas;  but that’s not what this is about, the title notwithstanding.As many of my posts keep saying, I love going to conferences.  Conferences are breeding grounds for new ideas and critical conversations with people who are not already infected with the context [...]

Last week, I was driving around, and my 7 year old daughter was in the back seat with me.  We were chatting as we drove along (her mind tends to wander and bounce around) when she suddenly made some comment about something she had observed.  I was immediately struck with the depth of insight her [...]

A few weeks ago, at StarEast, I was talking with Antony Marcano and Rob Sabourin about agile processes, and asked a question that has become a perrennial favorite; Can you be agile if you are not creating and executing loads of automated unit tests?The reason this has become a favorite question of mine is that [...]