Janet Gregory

MEAP cover for Effective Behavior-Driven Development from Manning

Gáspár Nagy and I are very happy to announce that our new book, Effective Behavior-Driven Development, is now available from Manning: hubs.la/Q03L7kXM0

This book includes updated content previously self-published in The BDD Books Series along with an all new section, BDD Automation Patterns.

Amazing creativity.

I've had too many times where I've watched the phone not scan... I too print my tickets as backup based on years of experience.

For sure I miss friends I made, but I do keep in touch with many through social media and video calls. I haven't completely "retired". But, I no longer teach or consult, or travel to conferences. And that feels right to me.

"Work to live" vs "Live to work". I really don't miss working full time anymore. I am enjoying having time doing my projects without having to fit them into my schedule. But retirement without a plan isn't a good thing.

Here's hoping all your important decisions should be so mundane!🤣

YouTube video by Agile Testing Fellow "Testing and AI" with Brittany Stewart.

Our latest @agiletfellow.bsky.social Donkeys & Dragons video chat is available! @janetgregoryca.bsky.social and I talk with the awesome Brittany Stewart about testing, AI and much more - we squeezed a lot into 15 minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxL6...

Our July @agiletfellow.bsky.social blog post is up! @janetgregoryca.bsky.social and I look at task-switching. Are there any scenarios where it can work? What is your experience? agiletestingfellow.com/blog/post/ta... #HolisticTesting #AgileTesting

An amazing experience for teams to have such great coaching opportunities.

Congratulations - a good article with plenty to think about.

YouTube video by Agile Testing Fellow Quality Coaching with Anne-Marie Charrett

In our latest @agiletfellow.bsky.social video chat, @janetgregoryca.bsky.social and I had a wonderful conversation with @annemariecharrett.com. We talk about her awesome new book, _The Quality Coach's Handbook_. Lots packed into ~15ish minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIQy...

15 years in QA taught me this:

The best testing prevents bugs, not just finds them.

Quality isn't a phase - it's a mindset that shapes every step of development.

Happy 4th of July to all my friends in the U.S.

Happy Canada Day to all the Canadians out there!

I have a paper and pen by my side all the time too. There is something about being able to sketch out a problem that I need.

Asking better questions is so important. And thanks for sharing.

I'm sad that you don't think a book on testing might help them 🤣 That said in jest, but in truth, they really do need to understand - @lisacrispin.bsky.social and I wrote Agile Testing Condensed and later Holistic Testing to help all roles to understand how testing fits in.

You mean it should be automatic? Yes, I agree and I know many programmers who develop their code that way. Unfortunately, it is not all.

Some people still tell us they don't want to do testing because they see it as a "low-level task". What do you think? @janetgregoryca.bsky.social and I share our thoughts on our @agiletfellow.bsky.social blog: agiletestingfellow.com/blog/post/te...

That is such great news. So happy for you 🙂

I love this one line "In trunk-based workflows, QA can’t be reactive. It must be embedded."

I wonder how we tell the difference before buying. And how can we call out those that cheat?

Reboot? or go back to bed... LOL

I think this applies to all roles. And so important.

The Quality Coach's Handbook The book explains the quality coach role, provides quality coach workshops with instructions and templates, and offers ideas on how to think about quality in modern engineering companies. While many a...

My book, The Quality Coach's Handbook, will be available for purchase on the 31st of May. Pre-register here (you'll be in good company 🙃)

leanpub.com/qc

I'm 100% sure I didn't deactivate it but somehow BlueSky decided to disable the "require alt text before posting" setting for me.
I encourage you to check if it's still set properly on your account and to add alt text to every image you post.

Having some critical thoughts about using AI to enhance your user story descriptions. Because I thought that the whole point was to have conversations, not generate text so my Jira tickets are fuller. #gtd

Example mapping is such a great practice.

Indeed. Timeless for those of us who watched.

If you need an LLM to generate ideas, then your idea-making thing may be starved.

Feed it by playing. By making. By experimenting. By taking an idea for a walk. By taking a walk. By reading. By talking with people. By listening. By being bored.

But feed it. Imagination is excellent.