Extract from my June and July 2010 tweets - Quotes

•  always going after "low hanging fruit" means hard decisions are being avoided that could move you towards long term goals (via @pedstrom)
• Tip of the Day:"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it"-Sinclair (via @AgileEthos)
•  "Never memorize what you can look up in books." ~ Albert Einstein (Universally ignored by interviewers and exam boards) (via @flowchainsensei)
• Always going after "low hanging fruit" means hard decisions are being avoided that could move you towards long term goals (via @pedstrom )
• Parkinson's Law: "work expands to fill the time available" (via @agilenature)
• Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" (via agilenature)
• This month’s Jobs Campaign please RT: Be Brave and Help at least one Person secure a job
•  Learnt a thing or two about naked objects last night and now given a book on Domain-Driven Design using naked-object to read 
  ·         Presentation on RRRAD by Dan Haywood: Learnt about DDD and naked objects.
  ·         Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory!
  ·         Just used http://twilk.com to put my Twitter followers on my Twitter background. Check it out!
  ·         Testing is fun and challenging so never think that u have not much to contribute, little value in doing it or not stretching u enough #dttip
  ·         If you think green good test design is achievable. Pattern recognition is the key to good design.
  ·         I am no ordinary Tester, I am a Smart Tester, I am The Testing Planet tester
  ·         My dad kept a #tester http://bit.ly/cXu2uU handy so do I. You’ld carry 1to remind urself to be a proud tester.
  ·         Bugs have emotions and react the way they do, have bugs for company and happy when not disturbed but they bug the testers.
  ·         @wallybock: Leadership Quote: "Learning is not wisdom. Information does not guarantee good judgment." ~John Dewey (via @michaelrhopkin )

Extract from my June and July 2010 tweets - Webinars, Conferences, Symposium and Podcasts

Webinars

·         Scaling Agile in 7 Smooth Steps 27 July register @ http://bit.ly/dq24Tg
·         Performance Testing Value Propositions @ http://bit.ly/dkQSA
·         5 part webinar series on Best Practices for Planning your Automated Test Effort.Part 1 @ http://tiny.cc/3j21x

Seminars/Sumposium/Forums/Conferences

 ·   Hosting seminar on RRRADDD: Really Ridiculously Rapid Application Development (Domain-Driven) tonight at BCS London

·         will be attending launch of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g in London, on 7th July

·         BCS SPA presenting talk on Domain-Driven Rapid Application Development 8 Jul,2010 18:30 PM. Details @ http://bit.ly/90mstz

·         Lean & Kanban 2010 Europe, September 23-24 2010, Antwerp, Belgium http://bit.ly/dvIOnp (via @agiledeveloper)

·         will be attending Oracle Database Infrastructure Technology Day in London on 22 Jun followed by drinks reception

• will be attending ACCU London June 2010 - (Iron) Python presentation http://bit.ly/c0zBWP

Podcasts

• Listen to Podcast: Web testing practices to enable Agile software delivery http://bit.ly/9Aq6Y4
• Nice source of testing podcasts - lots of learning here! http://testingpodcast.com/ (via  @lisacrispin)
• @testingpodcast: Sounds good Software Engineering Radio Episode 164:Agile Testing with @lisacrispin http://bit.ly/boFqOw (via @lisacrispin)

Extract from my June and July 2010 tweets -General

·         If you discover a fire, DO NOT USE TWITTER http://bit.ly/aUwmWM (via @IlIlIIlIlIlIlII)
·         @lisacrispin Big Link " Women in computing: first, get the problem right" by mswatcher http://dzone.com/osBJ (via @DZone)
·         TWST with @nkelln. Watch this funny movie created by Paul Holland: http://bit.ly/djOe1P (via @lynn_mckee)
·         Handy Link "How to Create a Web Service in a Matter of Minutes" by mswatcher http://dzone.com/0vcC  (via@DZone)
·         @lisacrispin Big Link "Wordpress 3 and What You Can Do!" by lamnguyen http://dzone.com/3Z6S
(via @DZone)
·         My novel First Stringers is now available: http://bit.ly/bhN3bp Sample pages are available to read @ http://bit.ly/aslSZT (via @JerryWeinberg)
·         News:  Microsoft Puts Facebook into Your Outlook http://goo.gl/fb/vbnX3 (via @StickyMinds)
·         How to Strengthen #Relationships by helping people get to know each other better. @stickyminds http://bit.ly/ba1lum (via @NaomiKarten)
·         Interesting survey reported. Developers Still the Most In-Demand IT Workers http://dzone.com/JawB (via @DZone)
·         Testers think bugs are easy targets and not hard to discover. Don’t forget bugs can camouflage and require ingenuity to hunt them down #dttp
·         Interesting post: Feedback is the Key! http://dzone.com/1ZtC (via @DZone) 

• Interesting Post... Freedom and Responsibility http://dlvr.it... (via mcottmeyer)
• Interesting Post... Is everything perfect? http://dlvr.it... (via mcottmeyer)
• Big Link "Dear recruiters, programmers are not 'resources' [comic]" by Karan Vasudev  http://dzone.c...  (via @DZone)
• Big Link "How is Firefox Going to Compete with Chrome?" by dcawrey http://dzone.c... (via @DZone)
• Big Link "Windows 8 Tries to Capture the Future of Computing" by mitchp http://dzone.c... (via @DZone)
• BCS News: Alan Turing named Ultimate Information Pioneer: http://bit.ly/... (via @BCS)
• Big Link "Programmers are people, too" by AmberShah http://dzone.c... (via @DZone)
• Some free security tools for your pc http://bit.ly/... (via @thomasjeffrey )
• Humor: It's funny when stakeholders want something because it could be a “nice” feature http://dld.bz/... (via @ModernAnalyst )
• What Is The Most Popular Source Control System? http://dzone.c... (via @DZone).

Extract from my June and July 2010 tweets - Agile, Kanban, Scrum

• Agile Testing (A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams) book by Lisa Crispin and Janet Gregory reviewed  @ http://bit.ly/bCqqxM
• Agile Experience With Kent McDonald:Using Goals to Prioritize product backlog http://bit.ly/aYUmaS
• Ten Weaknesses of the Agile Methodology http://j.mp/cVu52B (via @sara_broca)
• Interesting article on Agile testing between theory and practice http://bit.ly/cigqgm (Agile Record Mag)
• @esconfs just saw an article on Agile guerilla series "Show (Don't Tell), Persuade (Don't Preach)" @ http://dzone.com/yzEe
• Interesting post: Kanban for Video Game Development #kanban http://tiny.cc/7wq3y
• Interesting blog about Agile development and selective implementation of methodologies http://tiny.cc/8327c
• Nice intro post for Personal Kanban by @janinea http://bit.ly/cuBYhY (via @ourfounder)
• Learning together: Kanban and the Twelve Principles of Agile Software http://bit.ly/dnkDEn by @asplake (via @flowio)
• Aspects of Kanban by Karl Scotland @ http://bit.ly/cwKRGX @siraju
• FREE! Standup tool good for distributed teams. Check it out @ http://bit.ly/cA4dYd
• 20+ Agile Coaches and Iteration Managers / Scrum Masters needed down under for 6+ months contact Andrew @ afletcher@smsmt.com (via CITCON)
• latest presentation from David Anderson on Kanban http://bit.ly/blBN7j (via @InfoQ)
• Agile coach required in Slough initially for 2 weeks  http://bit.ly/d9Ge3m (via Linkedin)
• Integration watch:Agile evolves from XP to lean http://bit.ly/bJsNKc
• @mfloryan Fresh from scrum trng  u may be interested in the Post...  Awesome Scrum Intro Video http://dlvr.it/2pJDQ (via @mcottmeyer)
• @DianaOfPortland: Commented on...RT @mlevison: Great Article from @rwbrown: Adventures in Accelerated Learning http://twurl.n... (via @lisacrispin)
• Message from Jean Tabaka-Interesting Post...  “Dear Agile”– A Love Letter http://dlvr.it/2pFQZ (via @mcottmeyer)
•  just took a nice little "How Agile Are You" survey from @scottwambler  http://bit.ly/... Plz spread it around (via @JonKernPA)
• Little blog post (first for a long while!) - What not to test: http://is.gd/d... From @tastapod's latest brainchild... watch this space! (via @lunivore )
• Presentation:Risk, Lean Development & Profit: Getting Back to Basics http://bit.ly/... (via @InfoQ)
• Article:Book Excerpt: Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkin http://bit.ly/... (via @InfoQ)

Extract from my June and July 2010 tweets - Testing

• New post: how to use selenium 2 with maven – http://bit.ly/9buVAX (via @SeleniumHQ)
• @Hexawise: Cem Kaner on "What surprised you most re: the testing industry since being in the game?" is interesting http://bit.ly/... (via @uTest)
• Do you manage #testing  or things related to it? DON'T COUNT TEST CASES! http://bit.ly/... (via @michaelbolton) 
• Cost of Cross Functional Teams http://bit.ly/... (via InfoQ)
• 8 software testing trends emerging in 2010 http://bit.ly/dclk7d (via @Teststuff)
• Testing the Limits with Cem Kaner – Part I, II and III http://bit.ly/d3BKjS (via @uTest)
• Software Test Automation tools:Try them for free and make contributions. http://qaliber.net/
• 100 Software Testing Blogs including personal blog from Rosie Sherry called Rosieland http://bit.ly/bt9KXT
• Interesting post: Reducing Test Case Documentation Time http://bit.ly/ciIwdz
• We r the devoted few and that’s what makes us special:Testing is not being first ...  http://bit.ly/9OlRTS
• Acceptance Tests as a Customer Deliverable http://bit.ly/9JP6yK Not what I meant to do this morning, but I was inspired. (via @testobsessed)
• I hate the word Quality: Redefining Quality http://bit.ly/977wXw (via @testobsessed)
• Interesting blog on Software Testing:Theory on Defect Detection http://bit.ly/amLjLY
• Interesting blog:Testivus on Test Coverage http://bit.ly/aAcPtj
• Interesting post by Scott Barber: A Brief History of Software Testing http://bit.ly/bvaQgO
• White paper: 6 Tips to Get Started with Automated Testing http://bit.ly/cDvwcp
• White paper: Uniting Your Automated and Manual Test Efforts http://bit.ly/bBzafl
• While Paper: Software Testing Best Practices http://bit.ly/dteKjF
• Intersesting article:Why Test Automation Costs Too Much. http://testobsessed.com/ (via @lisacrispin)
• No Testing Planet No News RT @Rob_Lambert: RT @testinggeek: @testingclub Proof - Tester peeps like The Testing Planet? http://bit.ly/acWtIV
• Interesting Post...  A hierarchy of failure worth following http://dlvr.it/2mcw7 (via @mcottmeyer)
• There, but for the grace of testing, go I http://goo.gl/fb/LjOWQ (via @googletesting)
• Cast your vote for STP Luminary Award @ http://bit.ly/a6qUe6 Nominations:James Bach,Cem Kaner,Gerald (Jerry) Weinberg
• Powerful Metrics for Software Testers http://bit.ly/5JKqpp (via @mobileapptest)
• Big Link "Top Ten Performance Problems " by mswatcher http://dzone.com/mgBG (via @DZone)
•  Creative Chaos - Matt Heusser: Matt's Big CAST Announcement - Part II http://bit.ly/96EOLQ (via @agiledeveloper)
• 10 Free Tools to Load/Stress Test Your Web Applications by leno http://dzone.com/cp7V (via @DZone)
• @ jbtestpilot presenting Must watch Video for exploratory testers 'Telling your Exploratory Story' http://bit.ly/c9MNDq
• Managing Your Focus While Exploratory Testing http://bit.ly/b1vTwW
• my favourite ET urls are http://tiny.cc/1dtan http://tiny.cc/53f3z http://tiny.cc/tru9o
• Join A tester's learning journey @lisacrispin  http://tiny.cc/cztks
• Test smarter and faster with virtualization read on @ http://bit.ly/aErKul
• Dr Simon Weist explains Hudson-Your escape from Continuous Integration Hell and link to new publications http://bit.ly/...
• @lisacrispin nice article on FitNesse in http://bit.ly/cwKRGX
• Interesting anecdote Software Testing: To fail is to succeed http://bit.ly/cin8qD
• Interesting post: Strategic vs. Tactical Management Work, http://ping.fm/zecXE (via  @johannarothman)
• Exploratory Performance Testing: Software Test and Quality Assurance mag June issue out now. download a copy here http://bit.ly/dxU4pN
• Firebug is beautiful http://dzone.c... (via @DZone)
• When Selenium and WebDriver projects merged: http://groups.... (via @shs96c)
• Good follow-up by @YorkyAbroad to my "counting test cases" piece..http://bit.ly/... (via @james_christie )
• @YorkyAbroad: Headache blog feed: EuroSTAR BlogSTAR Candidate Roll-Call(?): Is the popularity/talent contest..... http://bit.ly/dhBh7A(via @Rob_Lambert)
• Testing Techniques for Applications With Zero Tests http://bit.ly/cLoUYg (via @InfoQ)
• Test Case Definition: In this video Lanette Creamer explains why she didn’t take offense when James Bach asked her.. http://bit.ly/9ffBr3  (via @agiledeveloper)
• new post: a smattering of selenium  http://bit.ly/... (via @SeleniumHQ)Checking out "What is Exploratory Testing means to you? (in one sentence)" on Quality Testing:  http://ning.it... (via @qualitytesting)
• The latest issue of TEST Magazine is now available to download: http://www.testmagazine.co.uk/digital-issues/ and click on the cover! (via @testmagazine )
• Always looking for interesting #softwaretesting blogs to add to our Testing Feeds website, are any missing? http://cot.ag/... (via @testingclub)
• Food for thought: Master the test profession http://tinyurl... an overview for the tester with lots of links! Thanks to all! (via @AndreasPrins )
• Are testers going away"? - http://bit.ly/...
• @shadowspar: gr8 article fm 2004@johannarothman on makng testers 1st class citizens. this stuff needs 2b the norm http://is.gd/c... (via @lisacrispin)
• all the documentation for how to build a selenium-ide plugin is now assembled on our site - http://bit.ly/... (via @SeleniumHQ)
• @adamgoucher : new post (on the @saucelabs blog): selenium ide 1.0.7 is released! - http://bit.ly/... (via @lisacrispin)
• If someone is disturbing you from testing, give him this game http://bit.ly/... (via @ajay184f )