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My last foray into the land of unemployment got me to thinking: "Is this really what I want to do?" So I decided that maybe it was time to return to the world of teaching and instructional development. Those of you that know me know that I'm a total attention whore - I aboslutely love speaking in front of a riveted audience. Sadly, it's been over 20 years since I "officially" worked in the instructional design field. Oh I have been teaching, speaking at conferences, and

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I once had a development manager approach me and advise me that he had just hired a developer that he had known for years. He bragged that in all the years he has worked with this developer, the developer had only created five bugs. I maintained my composure and tried had not to burst out into hysterical laughter. This developer had obviously not met me.

I am a Software Entomologist - bugs are my life! I study them. I know where they live. I will find them. There is no such thi

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Time for my 2-cents worth....

There has been an ongoing argument in the software testing community about the value of tester certification programs. Mostly against them. Personally, I am for software testing certification. As usual, I'm in the minority.

I view software certification programs much like degree programs. Is my degree less valuable, or worse, invaluable because I didn't graduate from Harvard or Stanford? I don't think so. But, I'm sure there are thos

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For those of you who have been following my rants on A..., take a look at the cover article I wrote recently that has been published in T.E.S.T. magazine. Here's the link...

http://www.testmagazine.co.uk/

As always, I welcome either supporting or discenting opinions.

Personal note to the publishers and editors of T.E.S.T. - Thanks for the opportunity to voice my minority opinion.

Cap'n Dave

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It looks like in spite of the attempts of "A" purists to force a strict adherance to their idea of what "A" should be, most companies are following the true spirit of "A" valuing "cherry picking" of those concepts that apply to each individual development team and process. Carry on you rebelious majority. I will continue my efforts to destroy the strict adherance to any pundit's interpretation of "A". Maybe in the future I will be able to actually utter the "A" word.

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