Team Culture & Leadership
I've been the "first QA" in three different ways over the course of my career: as an advisor to a tiny startup that ultimately didn't make it, as the first quality hire in the satellite office of a company with an established QA team
Engineering Best Practices
What the site-killing hack reveals about maintenance neglect, quality culture, and the failures that build up when no one’s watching. I’ve been thinking about the 4chan hack since it happened. Now, I don’t generally keep up with that corner of the internet or care much about what
Quality Assurance & Testing
So, you’ve moved past the question "should we hire a QA?" and on to "what kind of QA do we actually need?"* In my last post, I talked about the QA roles that I think should exist and how I wish companies would evolve their
Product & Development Best Practices
So, I know I said last time that my next post would be about how much testing is enough. But… I changed my mind. And that’s fine, right? This blog is new, and honestly, I might be the only one reading it 😅. Instead, today I want to talk about
Quality Assurance & Testing
Lately, I’ve been spending some time looking into interesting companies. Part of it is curiosity, but mostly, I’ve been scoping out places I might want to work next 😅. One thing I’m noticing is that more and more companies don’t have a dedicated QA or testing function.