Manual Testers vs. Automation Engineers – Why the Divide?

I just got back from the stp conference in San Francisco (www.stpcon.com).  After attending several talks and speaking one on one with folks there, I started to notice a recurring undercurrent.  There seems to be a divide in the testing community between manual testing and automated testing.  I am noticing more and more that papers, [...]

STP Conference Day 2

The morning started off with a Keynote from Robert Sabourin called “What is so Different about Testing in Scrum.”  I wouldn’t say the title of the talk really fit the talk itself but it was a good kick-off for the day.  If you have seen him speak before, then you know he is high energy [...]

STP Conference – Day 1 review

I am currently in San Francisco at the STP Conference (www.stpcon.com).  I am really starting to clearly see what I consider a divide in the testing world between automated and manual testing that I believe is negatively affecting all development methodologies.  I am currently collecting my thoughts on this for an upcoming blog post….stay tuned [...]