Comments for Tejas Software Consulting Newsletter http://tejasconsulting.com/blog Commentary by Danny R. Faught Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:40:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on My thoughts on the Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar by Alexei Lupan http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=219#comment-11865 Alexei Lupan Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:15:49 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=219#comment-11865 weird and wonderful... weird and wonderful…

]]> Comment on Deconstructing Our Tools by Danny Faught http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=201#comment-11862 Danny Faught Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:40:57 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=201#comment-11862 Good feedback, Robert. Honestly, I still don't really know what an ALM tool is, and none of the vendor's pitches have motivated me to learn more since this term was invented. It seems that ALM is a collection of various tools that have been around for a long time, and true, it's much broader than testing. What I can wrap my brain around is looking at what specific tools do, so that's what I wrote about. The tie-in to ALM is weak here at best. Though the folks at SQE did some editing, I wrote the intro myself. It seemed like a good idea at the time.... Good feedback, Robert. Honestly, I still don’t really know what an ALM tool is, and none of the vendor’s pitches have motivated me to learn more since this term was invented. It seems that ALM is a collection of various tools that have been around for a long time, and true, it’s much broader than testing. What I can wrap my brain around is looking at what specific tools do, so that’s what I wrote about. The tie-in to ALM is weak here at best.

Though the folks at SQE did some editing, I wrote the intro myself. It seemed like a good idea at the time….

]]> Comment on Deconstructing Our Tools by Robert Rose-Coutre http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=201#comment-11861 Robert Rose-Coutre Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:06:24 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=201#comment-11861 Hi Danny, that's a great article on StickyMinds, and a very good illustration of how diversified the tester/QA skill-set and industry have become. Unfortunately, whoever wrote the Intro Summary at the top of the page didn't read the article to see what it was actually about! I wrote these comments on the StickyMinds article comments: The top introductory summary (in yellow), about "Application Lifecycle Management" tools, didn't seem to fit the article. Your article is focused on testing tools, but not the spectrum of ALM tools and not the ALM concept at all. You don't even mention ALM anywhere in the article. I thought it was going to be an ALM article, but wasn't. I was wondering why the intro also said "Danny Faught hasn't quite gotten comfortable with it [ALM]" -- when the article wasn't about ALM anyway. Sounded weird. Then the article doesn't address either of the questions posed in the intro: 1. "Does your team need an application lifecycle management (ALM) tool?" , 2. "What is an ALM tool, anyway?" Was this an intro originally created for a different article? *But then as I said aftewards, your article itself was a treat.* Hi Danny, that’s a great article on StickyMinds, and a very good illustration of how diversified the tester/QA skill-set and industry have become. Unfortunately, whoever wrote the Intro Summary at the top of the page didn’t read the article to see what it was actually about!

I wrote these comments on the StickyMinds article comments:

The top introductory summary (in yellow), about “Application Lifecycle Management” tools, didn’t seem to fit the article. Your article is focused on testing tools, but not the spectrum of ALM tools and not the ALM concept at all. You don’t even mention ALM anywhere in the article. I thought it was going to be an ALM article, but wasn’t. I was wondering why the intro also said “Danny Faught hasn’t quite gotten comfortable with it [ALM]” — when the article wasn’t about ALM anyway. Sounded weird. Then the article doesn’t address either of the questions posed in the intro: 1. “Does your team need an application lifecycle management (ALM) tool?” , 2. “What is an ALM tool, anyway?” Was this an intro originally created for a different article?

*But then as I said aftewards, your article itself was a treat.*

]]> Comment on Testers from Another Planet by Robert Rose-Coutre http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=168#comment-11860 Robert Rose-Coutre Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:02:10 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=168#comment-11860 Hi Danny -- Great column! Having been in software and technical fields 20 years, I've worked with so many people with every permutation of AS and other geek and nongeek traits, that it all seems normal to me. By "all" I mean every permutation of human characteristics possible. That is, the AS traits you listed look like just another subset of the many personality characteristics possible in a person, especially in techy arenas. Nothing terribly unusual about them in my world. As you said, "everyone with AS has a different mix of these conditions" and you can "deal with specific issues without ever needing to give them an overall label for their difficulties." I agree wholeheartedly. Just look at each individual as having their own mix of personality traits in general (not just AS traits), and deal with them accordingly. Your column is a great reminder that it takes all kinds, and it is good to stay aware that everyone should adapt to everyone else on an individual basis. And don't be surprised when you meet someone who has traits different from what you've seen before. That new and different trait to one person, is also an old and common trait in the larger experience of people in the world. On the other hand, I don't want to minimize the difficulties people with AS experience, especially more severe conditions. My point is that others shouldn't spend too much time labeling, and just adapt to whoever you are working with the best you can. I think this adaptation to others is more successful and common in software and technical fields because of greater familiarity with the traits you listed (though that doesn't help in other areas of life such as relationships with unrepentantly "normal" people!). Hi Danny — Great column! Having been in software and technical fields 20 years, I’ve worked with so many people with every permutation of AS and other geek and nongeek traits, that it all seems normal to me. By “all” I mean every permutation of human characteristics possible. That is, the AS traits you listed look like just another subset of the many personality characteristics possible in a person, especially in techy arenas. Nothing terribly unusual about them in my world.

As you said, “everyone with AS has a different mix of these conditions” and you can “deal with specific issues without ever needing to give them an overall label for their difficulties.” I agree wholeheartedly. Just look at each individual as having their own mix of personality traits in general (not just AS traits), and deal with them accordingly.

Your column is a great reminder that it takes all kinds, and it is good to stay aware that everyone should adapt to everyone else on an individual basis. And don’t be surprised when you meet someone who has traits different from what you’ve seen before. That new and different trait to one person, is also an old and common trait in the larger experience of people in the world.

On the other hand, I don’t want to minimize the difficulties people with AS experience, especially more severe conditions. My point is that others shouldn’t spend too much time labeling, and just adapt to whoever you are working with the best you can. I think this adaptation to others is more successful and common in software and technical fields because of greater familiarity with the traits you listed (though that doesn’t help in other areas of life such as relationships with unrepentantly “normal” people!).

]]> Comment on How many social networking sites does it take to screw in a lightbulb? by Danny Faught http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=141#comment-11859 Danny Faught Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:02:05 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=141#comment-11859 Gaurav, I agree that Facebook was probably just used to publicize the event, but the extra features like the RSVPs were confusing, and possible led some people to believe they were registered when they actually had not signed up with GoToMeeting. Gaurav, I agree that Facebook was probably just used to publicize the event, but the extra features like the RSVPs were confusing, and possible led some people to believe they were registered when they actually had not signed up with GoToMeeting.

]]> Comment on Three degrees from Kevin Bacon, with help from Bill Gates by Danny Faught http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=149#comment-11858 Danny Faught Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:54:23 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=149#comment-11858 Alas, no reply yet from my email to Mr. Bacon. Alas, no reply yet from my email to Mr. Bacon.

]]> Comment on How many social networking sites does it take to screw in a lightbulb? by Stanton http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=141#comment-11857 Stanton Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=141#comment-11857 Hi Danny, Thanks for finding us, especially with all the redirect problems you ran into! We're really excited about James's webinar, and we hope you enjoy the topic. See you online! Best, Stanton uTest Marketing Manager Hi Danny,

Thanks for finding us, especially with all the redirect problems you ran into! We’re really excited about James’s webinar, and we hope you enjoy the topic.

See you online!

Best,
Stanton
uTest Marketing Manager

]]> Comment on How many social networking sites does it take to screw in a lightbulb? by Gaurav http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=141#comment-11856 Gaurav Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:02:20 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=141#comment-11856 Hi Danny, Very interesting article. I think the issue is with Linkedin, redirecting feature The actual url to the facebook page is http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44960454195 I "think" that the Utest group on Facebook was just informing Facebook members about the upcoming webinar. Hi Danny,

Very interesting article.

I think the issue is with Linkedin, redirecting feature

The actual url to the facebook page is http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=44960454195

I “think” that the Utest group on Facebook was just informing Facebook members about the upcoming webinar.

]]> Comment on Employers and testers aren’t hooking up by Danny Faught http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=136#comment-11855 Danny Faught Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:58:18 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=136#comment-11855 Hi, Robert. I've been engrossed in a very challenging and rewarding project and unfortunately haven't taken the time to keep a lot of things current. But I have an opportunity to come up for air now. Thanks for checking in. Hi, Robert. I’ve been engrossed in a very challenging and rewarding project and unfortunately haven’t taken the time to keep a lot of things current. But I have an opportunity to come up for air now. Thanks for checking in.

]]> Comment on Employers and testers aren’t hooking up by Robert Rose-Coutre http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=136#comment-11854 Robert Rose-Coutre Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:04:21 +0000 http://tejasconsulting.com/blog/?p=136#comment-11854 Hi Danny, I miss your blog updates. I hope all is well. -Robert Rose-Coutre Hi Danny, I miss your blog updates. I hope all is well.
-Robert Rose-Coutre

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