tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post1124763775926913613..comments2024-03-23T03:23:58.477-07:00Comments on TESTHEAD: In Support of Context-driven PrinciplesMichael Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16180074963526979074noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-78688919448663607692012-03-05T00:00:59.086-08:002012-03-05T00:00:59.086-08:00We all have our own, unique paths to learning and ...We all have our own, unique paths to learning and understanding and, as I wrote in my own blog response to this subject, I see it as a good thing. Variety (and controversy) can push us towards improving by forcing us to see (and hopefully understand the value of) new angles we hadn't thought of before.<br /><br />I went borderline religious and full-on philosophical in my own blog post where I think I said everything I have to say about this subject so I won't repeat it all here. :)Petteri Lyytinenhttp://pro-testing.arabuusimiehet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-51672106051064617562012-02-29T12:09:50.460-08:002012-02-29T12:09:50.460-08:00@Jokin and @Mark, we should absolutely not put our...@Jokin and @Mark, we should absolutely not put ourselves into an ideological silo. It does not serve us well as testers and I have little patience for "ideological purity" in most things. I believe there is a value to constantly questioning and looking for new knowledge and new approaches. Context-driven methods are very good for a whole host of applications. Everything in its context and all that, which means dogmatism runs against the whole approach, right :)?Michael Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180074963526979074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-46007780689675169072012-02-28T15:34:41.192-08:002012-02-28T15:34:41.192-08:00I'd kind of guessed this had already been the ...I'd kind of guessed this had already been the case for some time. When you have strong thought leaders like James Bach and Lyndsey, Michael Bolton, Kem et al they will eventually diverge on something that's been around for a good few years now.<br /><br />I would hope the plugged-in members of the test community are on board with Context Driven by now.<br /><br />I see it as just another tool in my kitbag. Sometimes I need to use predictive/prescriptive approaches, sometimes I can use Context Driven approaches and other times my focus is on BDD/BDT type approaches.<br /><br />Roll on the next wave of thinking! James, James and Michael along with Gojko literally shifted my brain patterns - roll on the next thought leader!Mark Crowtherhttp://www.testhats.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-35887635997168899402012-02-28T12:46:39.227-08:002012-02-28T12:46:39.227-08:00Well, somehow we all need to do our own journey, a...Well, somehow we all need to do our own journey, and to seek for guidance and advice is a very human nature.<br /><br />So if you think that you will be a better tester if you learn about context driven testing, well, then go and learn. And if you feel like getting a ISTQB certification might help you, well, then go and learn how to get it.<br /><br />Because doing both things, you'll be walking by your own path, and this is a true benefit you will get out of it.<br /><br />I don't find Mr Kaners words as any bad thing, after all he is only testing his own values, and just wondering that he might be wrong, but he would not know until some years from now.<br /><br />He is just being aware about his level of ignorance, and that is OK for me.<br /><br />As for me, I can't wait to meet Michael Bolton in London to get a RST class, whatever the context driven school might be death or burnt or whatever.<br /><br />I got things to learn, and he got things to teach. If this might be worth or not, I might know after some years from now, :D Just as Mr KanerJokin Aspiazuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213044158717195204noreply@blogger.com