This is a list of content I posted in December 2022.

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• Visual Studio Code Graphviz Plugin

I was experimenting today with some diagramatic models of testing, and I wanted to see if I could make literate diagrams.

• Variants of uncertainty

Before the event there are expectations. After the event there may be surprise.

• Testing an improvement to testerhq

One of the improvements I've been wanting to make with TesterHQ is for the site to remember what page you were on, when you login

• Models are partial representations

In 'Judgement under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases' chapter 36 has a useful description of 'what is a model'

• Limits of code reviews

Expanding code reviews to also include testing.

• testability or architectability

I was testing an app today and realised that the architecture and test environment setup was making the testing hard.

• Pairing can lead to proficiency

Skills do not have to be learned in isolation.

• Decision process

When I'm not sure what to do here's the basic process that I follow.

• Modeling Testing using constraints

Model Driven Testing is the deliberate use of constraints. But the constraints are often not recognised.

• Constraints on Testing

Thinking about Constraints on our testing can lead to the idenfication of new tools, new questions, and new risks.

• questions or language policing

A lot of the time when we are in discussions about words to describe testing some people respond with accusations of language policing.

• Patching and re-writing

When fixing a problem it can be hard to balance the desire for a Quick Fix with The Right Way for the Long Term.