Podcast: The Cultural Impacts of DevOps on QA

Patrick Turner Culture, DevOps, Podcast, Publications, QA

I sat down with Noel Wurst from the Tricentis Continuous Testing Live Podcast at the DevOps East Conference  in Orlando to talk about how the culture impacts of DevOps impact QAs in software development. He was really interested in my perspective on how the QA’s role is changing thanks to the impact of DevOps on the development team. He was a …

3 Ways Automated Tests Make Your Software Shine

Patrick Turner Agile, DevOps, QA

The word “test” doesn’t usually draw excitement out of people. Many refer to their days of school and shudder at the thought of the midterm or final exam. While many throw away their proverbial flashcards after graduation, others deal with tests on a day to day basis. One such group of individuals are quality assurance engineers, or testers. Day in …

Top Reasons Your Software Idea Needs Test Case Management

Patrick Turner DevOps, QA

Albert Einstein is often attributed with saying that the definition of insanity is doing something over and over again while expecting a different result. Well, for software professionals, this can ring true in testing. In a world, not so long ago, testing software consisted of having a power user (such as a customer service representative) intentionally try to break software without …