Originally published at blog.testing-land.com on September 17, 2019. Sometimes we feel the pressure of doing a lot of things and investing our time in different activities and by the end of the day, we feel exhausted from running and trying to accomplish all these requests. And then we end up…

Originally published at https://blog.testing-land.com on August 27, 2019. Professional growth. We’re all seeking professional growth and that’s because we’re all looking to be better than yesterday, smarter than last year and we need to fit that image that we’ve created in our heads about the future us. Which is fine…

Originally published at https://blog.testing-land.com on July 29, 2019. I was talking a while ago with a workmate, hearing him complaining by the big number of regression defects he’s identifying each time a new build gets to the QA environment. Let’s call him Bob. And to make things clear from the…

Originally published at blog.testing-land.com on February 2, 2019. Let’s admit it, a teenager finishing high-school and starting college is unlikely to tell you he’s/she’s dreaming to become a software tester. When I was in college (more than 10 years ago) I barely heard about software testing and when I did…

Originally published at blog.testing-land.com on December 8, 2018. In some days I decide to go and have lunch on my own. Usually, I pick a small table to enjoy my lunch, putting my cell phone away and focusing on my thoughts and the people entering and leaving the restaurant. There…

Originally published at blog.testing-land.com on November 7, 2018. Why Are Software Development Teams Similar To Football Teams? I used to be a football fan in my adolescence and young adulthood and I was rarely missing the important derbies on TV. I knew by that time all the big teams from Premier League, Serie A or Primera Division and all…

Originally published at blog.testing-land.com on September 10, 2018. When I first thought I would like to write things learned from my experience as software tester I did not have any kind of a plan. “Should I buy a domain? How should I name it? How am I going to manage…

“Agile” or “being Agile” is not a new thing anymore, right? We have even worked or we are working in Agile environments or we are at least familiar with all its concepts. When we think to Agile, and more precise, to Scrum, the one thing that comes rapidly to our…

First thing first, let’s agree on what is a community of practice. A community of practice is a group of people who come together to build and share knowledge, to build and share skills, to build networks, and to build recognition. — UCD Dublin Why is it so hard to…