Paul Gerrard @paul@tester.social

Goodbye Twitter, Hello Mastodon

My blog explaining why I'm leaving the bird site behind, why I set up my own server, some advice on transferring and invite to https://tester.social

The blog is here: https://gerrardconsulting.com/blog/2022/12/goodbye-twitter-hello-mastodon/

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://gerrardconsulting.com/blog/bs7925-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

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.

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

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.

I just signed the petition calling on Boris Johnson's resignation honours to be blocked. Will you sign too? https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/block-boris-johnson-s-honours-list?source=twitter_share_button&utm_campaign=blast2023-03-08&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=twitter&share=c0a1deea-aece-4080-8611-a710d77da052 via @38degrees