One of the things others find surprising to me is how fast I adapt to change. When I hear the information about some change, even the hard ones, in a matter of minutes I deal with it and I start my creative thinking - searching for possible solutions, proposing some improvements or giving arguments why …
When every test matters
Monday morning I saw on Twitter this brilliant tweet from Rosie Sherry: https://twitter.com/rosiesherry/status/977325479052144640 And I thought to myself: I couldn't agree more! I will then just leave it here with a small comment. I believe that we should arm ourselves with all the weaponry we can get. Then when the time comes we pick up …
Tester Horror Story: Omission
Sometimes during estimation, refinement or planning we already think about possible places it can be broken, where it can fail, what should we check. Then we might form some test cases or prepare some exploratory session. But in the end, especially when we face a complex part of the software, this evil whisper appears in …
Feedback – few thoughts
I feel really strong about feedback. I love it and I wish I had more of it in my life. Unfortunately, I have enough hands to count times I received a well-prepared feedback - both in my line of work and from conferences. So I want to bring up a few thoughts upon feedback. I …
BREWT & Diversity
The time came for me to gather my thoughts on the topic of diversity. It is a very trendy and yet complex term. When I think about diversity first things that come to my mind are a diversity of gender, race, belief, and experience. Those are important topics that we should talk about, so I …
Speaking pays off
During Test:Fest conference Karolina Madej-Dempniak had a discussion panel about Perfect Tester. At some point, she asked a question "Why do you think that Perfect Tester should speak at conferences?". My answer was fast - it is our duty to share the knowledge we have - to inspire others, to prevent them from our mistakes, …
Test:Fest 2018
This year I was lucky. I was only one step away from a disaster. This disaster was not going to Test:Fest conference. I acquired the ticked just two days before the event.This way I didn't have much time to form the plan for this day. Luckily it wasn't hard to choose where I should go. …
Motivation MAP
I think motivation is very complex, but yet important topic. Especially for testers. Some of our tasks are repeatable and sometimes boring. We are under a high load of stress and chaos. Therefore I am not surprised that I know many demotivated testers. Even during Test Management Meetup in Wrocław topic of Motivation was selected …
QA story: How I became a tester
I might look like a successful person. I travel abroad at least once a year for holidays, I speak at the conferences, I work for a great company and I've just moved into my own flat. For many, this might seem like the top of their dreams. But The memory of how I was homeless …
Sorry, I’m going to Hogwarts
I was 12 years old when Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in Poland. Too old to get Hogwarts invitation, but young enough to have to wait a long time for another book from series to appear in the library. Now, almost 18 years later, I am still as excited about everything connected …
