Posted on November 19, 2019
ISTQB® releases CTFL 2018 (V3.1) with Minor Changes Syllabus
by Cyndi Cazón
On October 18, 2019 the ISTQB® General Assembly voted on and approved the Foundation Syllabus 2018 v3.1 for release. It is a minor update, because it has less than or equal to 5% changes of Learning Objectives.
A minor update does not require re-accreditation of Training Providers, but the accreditation body must confirm that the accredited training providers has updated their material.
Read more here.
(Source: ISTQB)
Posted on November 19, 2019
ISTQB® releases CTAL Agile Technical Tester Syllabus (CTAL-ATT)
by Cyndi Cazón
At the ISTQB® General Assembly in Bengaluru (India) on 18 October 2019, the ISTQB® Advanced Agile Technical Tester Syllabus (CTAL-ATT) was released. The new module fits into the Agile stream of the ISTQB® product portfolio. Training providers and certifiers are now able to offer accredited training courses and certification exams for CTAL-ATT on a global basis.
The release consists of the ISTQB® Advanced Level Agile Technical Tester syllabus (including business outcomes and learning objectives), exam structure and rules and sample exam.
Read more here.
(Source: ISTQB)
Posted on November 18, 2019
The Little Tester #71
by Cyndi Cazón
These are the made up stories of a team working in an Agile environment. Their daily struggles and successes are presented in a comic/parody/satirical way. Click on the image to see it in full size.
The team members are:
- Little, the main character. The team’s tester.
- Coffee, the team’s Java developer.
- Mr. Fancy, the team’s UI developer.
- Senor, the Senior Developer of the team.
- Kitty, the Scrum Master.
- Glasses, the Business Analyst.
- And the manager.
Disclaimer
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, situations presented are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.
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The sole purpose of this comic strip is to be humorous.
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The drawings are made by hand on paper, by means of pencils and fine liners, except for the outline, by the author. Hence their imperfection.
Cyndi wants you to know: "The formatting of this article went shite due to causeless use of HTML <blockquote> tags in the original post." 🤷♀️
Posted on November 11, 2019
The Little Tester #70
by Cyndi Cazón
These are the made up stories of a team working in an Agile environment. Their daily struggles and successes are presented in a comic/parody/satirical way. Click on the image to see it in full size.
The team members are:
- Little, the main character. The team’s tester.
- Coffee, the team’s Java developer.
- Mr. Fancy, the team’s UI developer.
- Senor, the Senior Developer of the team.
- Kitty, the Scrum Master.
- Glasses, the Business Analyst.
- And the manager.
Disclaimer
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, situations presented are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.
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The sole purpose of this comic strip is to be humorous.
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The drawings are made by hand on paper, by means of pencils and fine liners, except for the outline, by the author. Hence their imperfection.
Cyndi wants you to know: "The formatting of this article went shite due to causeless use of HTML <blockquote> tags in the original post." 🤷♀️
Posted on November 4, 2019
The Little Tester #69
by Cyndi Cazón
These are the made up stories of a team working in an Agile environment. Their daily struggles and successes are presented in a comic/parody/satirical way. Click on the image to see it in full size.
The team members are:
- Little, the main character. The team’s tester.
- Coffee, the team’s Java developer.
- Mr. Fancy, the team’s UI developer.
- Senor, the Senior Developer of the team.
- Kitty, the Scrum Master.
- Glasses, the Business Analyst.
- And the manager.
Disclaimer
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, situations presented are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.
-
The sole purpose of this comic strip is to be humorous.
-
The drawings are made by hand on paper, by means of pencils and fine liners, except for the outline, by the author. Hence their imperfection.
Cyndi wants you to know: "The formatting of this article went shite due to causeless use of HTML <blockquote> tags in the original post." 🤷♀️
Posted on November 1, 2019
Two strings walk into a bar
by Corny Horn
The omniscient corny horn pours out the following words of wisdom:
Two strings walk into a bar and sit down.
The bartender asks: “So what’ll it be?”
The first string says: “I think I’ll have a beer quag fulk boorg jdk^CjfdLk jk3s d#f67howe%^U r89nvy~~owmc63^Dz x.xvcu”
“Please excuse my friend?”, the bartender replies.
The second string says: “Sorry, he isn’t null-terminated.”
Posted on October 31, 2019
GRAAAAAAAINS!
by Corny Horn
On Hallows’ Eve, the mystic corny horn discloses the following words of wisdom:
Q: What do vegan zombies eat?
A: GRAAAAAAAINS.
Posted on October 28, 2019
The Little Tester #68
by Cyndi Cazón
These are the made up stories of a team working in an Agile environment. Their daily struggles and successes are presented in a comic/parody/satirical way. Click on the image to see it in full size.
The team members are:
- Little, the main character. The team’s tester.
- Coffee, the team’s Java developer.
- Mr. Fancy, the team’s UI developer.
- Senor, the Senior Developer of the team.
- Kitty, the Scrum Master.
- Glasses, the Business Analyst.
- And the manager.
Disclaimer
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, situations presented are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.
-
The sole purpose of this comic strip is to be humorous.
-
The drawings are made by hand on paper, by means of pencils and fine liners, except for the outline, by the author. Hence their imperfection.
Cyndi wants you to know: "The formatting of this article went shite due to causeless use of HTML <blockquote> tags in the original post." 🤷♀️
Posted on October 21, 2019
The Little Tester #67
by Cyndi Cazón
These are the made up stories of a team working in an Agile environment. Their daily struggles and successes are presented in a comic/parody/satirical way. Click on the image to see it in full size.
The team members are:
- Little, the main character. The team’s tester.
- Coffee, the team’s Java developer.
- Mr. Fancy, the team’s UI developer.
- Senor, the Senior Developer of the team.
- Kitty, the Scrum Master.
- Glasses, the Business Analyst.
- And the manager.
Disclaimer
-
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, situations presented are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons or events is purely coincidental.
-
The sole purpose of this comic strip is to be humorous.
-
The drawings are made by hand on paper, by means of pencils and fine liners, except for the outline, by the author. Hence their imperfection.
Cyndi wants you to know: "The formatting of this article went shite due to causeless use of HTML <blockquote> tags in the original post." 🤷♀️
Posted on October 20, 2019
The challenge of prioritizing bugs
by Cyndi Cazón
(Source: Simply the Test)

