Bits of knowledge that I don’t want to forget
Life model inspiration from the ancients : The Greek model was : you go to school, then war, then you run a business, serve the government and finally you become a philosopher Specialization is for insects You have one life - do everything Social media is such a weird way to display your life. You... Continue Reading →
What is meaningful to us, really? (Not me, us). And, what do we mean to each other? “We’ve always invested a lot in figuring out what we want and how we can get it together. It’s not easy, but we root everything in our definition of success, which is that neither of us are fulfilled... Continue Reading →
TR’s life shows us that hard work, tenacity, and a desire to do the right thing can get you far in life. In the most memorable section of his “Citizenship in a Republic” speech, Roosevelt captured his life philosophy in just a few sentences. “The Man in the Arena” tells us that the man we should... Continue Reading →
Classic WTF: I've Got The Monkey Now via The Daily WTF by Alex Papadimoulis on 3/15/12 I'll be at Code PaLOUsa today, so here's a fun classic from a little while back. I've Got The Monkey Now was originally published on February 5, 2008. 1999 was a big year for Harvard Business School Publishing.... Continue Reading →
The four big software vendors -- Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP-- have hidden motives that customers need to understand, otherwise they might be pushed into buying products and services that don't fit their needs. That's the takeaway from a recent Gartner talk in Australia, reported by IT News. At a symposium this week, Gartner analyst... Continue Reading →
Software testing is not a new field but is changing at an extremely fast pace that requires QA engineers to update constantly with new technologies, methods and best practices. Online resources, books, papers unfortunately don’t hold impressive information, even prestigious certifications aren't that useful as some people suggest them to be. After working in this industry for five years... Continue Reading →
After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a gripe sheet which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor.... Continue Reading →
A list of 100 types of Software Testing Types along with definitions. A must read for any QA professional. 1. Acceptance Testing: Formal testing conducted to determine whether or not a system satisfies its acceptance criteria and to enable the customer to determine whether or not to accept the system. It is usually performed by... Continue Reading →
A computer system that lacked key information about inmates factored in the release of an estimated 450 prisoners with a "high risk of violence," according to the California inspector general. Reporting from Sacramento -- Computer errors prompted California prison officials to mistakenly release an estimated 450 inmates with "a high risk for violence" as unsupervised... Continue Reading →
Latest jobs available @ Qualitance: 1. Senior Java Development (middleware) J2EE, Struts, JSF, Spring, Ajax, JUnit, XML, JDBC, Hibernate, ETL 2. Advanced Java Developer (middleware) J2EE, Struts, JFS, Spring, Ajax, JUnit, XML 3. Advanced Java/Web Developer (middleware) J2EE, Struts, JFS, Spring, Ajax, JUnit, XML 4. Javascript Senior Developer JavaScript, Dojo, jQuery, PHP or Ruby 5. Java Developer (middleware) J2EE, Hibernate, Spring, Linux development, JUnit 6. Java... Continue Reading →
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