Paul Gerrard

@paul@tester.social
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An internationally recognized, award-winning software engineering consultant, author, coach and mentor. 
Host of the Test Engineering Society Forum, Programme Chair of the 2014 EuroSTAR Testing, Testing Festival, HUSTEF 2022 conferences. Host of the Tester Mastodon server https://tester.social
My Mastodon account is @paul
Principal of Gerrard Consulting, Director of Technology Unleashed.
My Websitehttps://gerrardconsulting.com/mainsite/2022/11/25/ive-created-a-mastodon-site/
Linkedin Profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgerrard/
My Blog@paulgerrard@blog.testsociety.org

In the last video we talked about functional and structural testing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDICqkJQLdM

Unfortunately, functional testing has another complementary term – Non-Functional testing.

It doesn't mean 'not testing' or 'not working'!

Are you confused yet?

Watch the video - I hope to explain in simple terms.

My leadership in Testing online class: https://bit.ly/leadintest

The Testing Glossary Project playlist: https://lnkd.in/epBjWMkC

Functional and Non Functional Testing - don't be confused anymore

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What are Software Regressions and How do We Avoid them?

I'm back recording videos for the Testing Glossary Project.

https://lnkd.in/e6rD93FS

This video explores the anti-regression measures at our disposal.

My leadership in Testing online class: https://bit.ly/leadintest

The Testing Glossary Project playlist: https://lnkd.in/eMecDxPM

#softwareregressions #regression #regressiontesting #antiregressionmeasures #teststrategy #testautomation #automatedregressiontesting #testfirst #testalways

LinkedIn

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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...

What is User Testing?

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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
Paul's Blog — Gerrard Consulting

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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.

BS 7925 Revisited

14 Nov 2023 Introduction A long time ago in a place far far away ... I got involved with an initiative to create a software testing stan...

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What is System Testing? — Gerrard Consulting

The latest Testing Glossary video is here! So you've tested components in isolation, you've tested components working together in subsystems, and now you have a complete integrated system. How do you test that? System testing is normally performed by independent testers – independent of developers,

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