Paul Gerrard @paul@tester.social

@marick @adrianco I’d offer “you *only* learn from your mistakes”

Oh, and BTW - I finally closed my Twitter account a couple of weeks ago. Why did I wait so long?

And obviously, my first Toot in one year. Hoping to increase both Mastodon and Blogging activity soon.

My Take on the Terms Manual/Automated and How we Think In the Future

Alan Julien (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-julien-5032674/) sent me a Linkedin message asking me to consider his LinkedIn post (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alan-julien-5032674_the-great-misnomers-in-testing-the-infamous-activity-7295304921388572675-sqjK/) and the many comments that resulted.

Here's my response (my first blog in years, BTW).

https://blog.testsociety.org/paulgerrard/my-take-on-the-terms-manual-automated-and-how-we-think-in-the-future

The Test Engineering Society is launched!

The full press release can be found here: https://testsociety.org/page/567

A new initiative, that aims to be:
* The premier not-for-profit professional institution dedicated to empowering and advancing the careers of Test Engineers worldwide
*The leading authority in the field, committed to fostering excellence in test engineering by providing a comprehensive framework for professional development and recognition

Check out https://testsociety.org

What is User Testing?

The latest Testing Glossary video is here: https://youtu.be/i8XeMiWfc2A?si=eTggAI7qtRUsROW9

What is user testing? Is it just the users checking and accepting the system? It can be, but what users test and how they approach the challenge needs some consideration.

So how do users actually approach testing? What are they trying to achieve? How do they satisfy themselves that a system actually works for them?

This video explains...

On and off I've had a blog for twenty years, self-hosted on different platforms. The hassle of self-hosting has lost it's lustre, so my website and blog are now on #Squarespace. My old blogs (worth saving) are being edited and re-posted here: https://gerrardconsulting.com/blog

A long time ago in a place far far away ... I got involved with an initiative to create a software testing standard eventually published as British Standard 7925.

https://blog.testsociety.org/paulgerrard/bs-7925-revisited

These are some recollections of the years 1993 to 1998. I make no promise to get any of these memories 100% correct. They are mostly impressions, and impressions can be wrong. But I was there and involved at least.

Latest Test Glossary Project Video: What is System Testing?
https://gerrardconsulting.com/blog/what-is-system-testing

#definingtesting #whatistesting #testglossaryproject #whatisteststrategy #testing #teststage #testphase #testlevel #system #systemtesting

@mastodonadmin

What is Integration (in the small and in the large)?

The latest video in the Testing Glossary Series is here: https://youtu.be/sXSbRVbBXgY

#definingtesting #definingtest #whatistesting #testingdefinition #testglossaryproject #whatisteststrategy #testing #teststage #testphase #testlevel #softwaretesting #integration #integrationtesting #integrationinthesmall #integrationinthelarge

Chat GPT and Testing: A Roundtable Discussion https://youtu.be/u5bA4FNWBmk

Many thanks to https://www.curiositysoftware.ie Tom, James, and Jonathon for new insights on AI and Testing.

@hiccupps Asking when/whether you test is like asking whether and when you breathe out.

Can Chat GPT 4 help us with testing? Could it DO the testing for us? https://youtu.be/v5w13_62H4U

A walk through of an exploratory GPT conversation.

#ChatGPT #ChatGPT4 #AIinTesting #softwaretesting #AI #AIcollaboration #CanAIReplaceTesters

A brief(ish) introduction to ChatGPT (Part 1) https://youtu.be/IltWrXj5hEU

ChatGPT 4 - what is all the fuss about? https://youtu.be/PzWrCIDLMpg via @YouTube a conversation between @Jonathon_Wright and me. First of several - or many, I expect. #ChatGPT #testing #AIandTesting

@ids thanks Ian. Hope all is well with you