The Test Engineering Society is launched!

The full press release can be found here: 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 testsociety.org

What is User Testing?

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

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 . My old blogs (worth saving) are being edited and re-posted here: 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.

gerrardconsulting.com/blog/bs7

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.

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

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

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

A walk through of an exploratory GPT conversation.

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

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At @waitrose you can buy an empty jam jar for £2 or an identical one full of jam for £1.71. Your move ...

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To all the critics out there. When you're 20pts behind in the polls there's only one strategy that's going to turn the country and your fortunes around: Getting the presenter of Match of the Day sacked.

Sorry not sorry for the political tweets this morning. Every now and then the urge to (re)tweet overtakes my inner coward.

The government’s cruel immigration plans and propaganda deserves universal condemnation.

RT @AdamJSchwarz
One of the best questions ever asked on Question Time 👏

RT @LondonEconomic
"It's a shame that the rest of the media has to almost follow the trawler like seagulls, an agenda set by the biggest beasts in the jungle."

After Gary Lineker was criticised for saying that the government's language around migration is similar to the language used in 1930s… twitter.com/i/web/status/16339

RT @EddieBurfi
I would like to buy this wonderful human being a pint. 🔥

RT @gnickodonnell
This is a knock-out blow from Jess. If Braverman had any decency she’d resign in shame. She doesn’t. So she won’t.

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