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Happy Valentine’s Day 2019

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Goto MTV Catfish (the TV show about mentally disordered teenagers and young adults).

ISTQB® releases Foundation Level Specialist Performance Testing Syllabus (CTFL-PT)

At the ISTQB® General Assembly vote on 9 December 2018, the ISTQB® Foundation Level Specialist Performance Testing Syllabus (CTFL-PT) was released. The new module, which has been developed and successfully piloted by the American Software Testing Qualifications Board (ASTQB) and the German Testing Board (GTB) since 2018, seamlessly fits in within the ISTQB® product portfolio specialization modules.

Read the Press Release for more information.

 

(Source: ISTQB)

ISTQB® and IREB® to form an Alliance – starting with Aligning Glossaries

The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) and the International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB®) have entered into an alliance to further promote the Software Testing and Requirements Engineering professions together. As a first step both organizations have agreed to align their glossaries. The alignment will include the summarizing of the ISTQB® and IREB® terms, as well as adapting the ISTQB®/IREB® glossaries to accommodate the alignment.

Read the Press Release for more information.

(Source: ISTQB)

Hello World!

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ISTQB® releases CTFL Usability Testing Syllabus (CTFL-UT)

At the ISTQB® General Assembly in Berlin on 2 November 2018, the ISTQB® Usability Testing Syllabus (CTFL-UT) was released. The new module which has been developed and successfully piloted by German Testing Board and UXQB since 2016 seamlessly fits in within the ISTQB® product portfolio specialization modules.

Training providers and certifiers are now able to offer accredited training courses and certification exams for CTFL-UT on a global basis.

The scheme consists of a "Usability Testing“ foundation level specialist syllabus, an overview paper, glossary terms, accreditation and certification guidelines as well as a mock exam for training participants.

Read more here.

 

(Source: ISTQB)

Persistent Positive Thinking

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(Source: Simply the Test)

Confetti User Stories

Finding the right balance between "too big" and "too small" isn't easy sometimes.

(Source: Simply the Test)

ISTQB® releases new Foundation Specialist Syllabus – Automotive Software Tester

The ISTQB® General Assembly has approved the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Specialist Automotive Software Tester syllabus (CTFL-AuT) for general release. The syllabus is providing essential understanding and knowledge to anyone involved in testing in the Automotive SW domain. The syllabus reflects a growing market need in the world for that skill set.

The release consists of the ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level Specialist Automotive Software Tester 2.0 syllabus, an Overview document, Accreditation guidelines, Glossary items and terms, Exam Structure and Rules and one Sample Exam.

Read more here.

(Source: ISTQB)

Lining up in the Ocean


It's about how fast we can be wrong with our conclusions. I often see that we detect an alledged new issue, not realizing that the same anomaly was already there before. It's easier and faster to judge without collecting the facts first. Things that may look the same, sometimes aren't.

(Source: Simply the Test)

Patched UFOs

When developers state, they didn't change anything but one line of code, they actually believe that themselves. It's just that they have a bias towards forgetting all the work they've done (plus their colleagues') before their last coffee break.

(Source: Simply the Test)