Tejas Software Consulting Newsletter Archive

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Archives

2005

• February/March 2005, vol. 5 #1, Four Years at Tejas, technically speaking, agile automation, web test tools, mentoring article, 40 monkeys, more classes, metro-sqa to the mid cities, new blog, inner rings, topping the Vigil experience, a non-joiner, differing opinions on networking nodes, a Convex customer, the other side of the barbed wire fence

2004

• December 2004/January 2005, vol. 4, #6, Seeking the Inner Ring, presentations posted, keywords, link checkers, Feathers book, finding friends when you travel, things to do in Texas, barbed wire personalities, the gift culture, dataflow, testing in all phases, standup
• October/November 2004, vol. 4, #5, The Consultant as Human, doing the conference circuit, professional networking class, when your hands are tied, slides posted, learn about a free screen capture tool, about Q&A, funny date math, trusting our ASP's, buzz about certification, terminology traps
• August/September 2004, vol. 4, #4, Software I Don't Install, stress testing, Meaningful Connections, the conference a month club, speaking in North Texas, QA, a transitive verb, and homeschooling
• June/July 2004, vol. 4, #3, Alphabet Soup for Testers, finally a short commute, frequent flier to the west coast, 3-D, Linking even more In, four Open Testware Reviews features, homebrew, short courses, homeschooling, several thumbs up, and a culture clash
• April/May 2004, vol. 4, #2, Linking up on LinkedIn, Interviewing the Interviewer: Turning the tables on Vipul Kocher, WhatIsTesting.com interview, upcoming workshops, VMware book review, underdogs and big dogs, another free pairwise test design tool, Zen, my electronic mentor, learning about keywords, dog years or human years, a case against open source
• February/March 2004, vol. 4 #1, Out of the Terrible Two's, AWTA, free Open Testware Reviews content, lassoed by StickyMinds, dead trees and testing resources, review of the review, books missing from the pipe, another member of the granfalloon

2003

• December 2003/January 2004, v3 #6, Tejas Newswire - Giving courses, email address update, stress_driver released, underdogs, Library of Congress; Feature Article -  Books in the Pipe; Feedback on the October/November 2003 issue - Opposite opinions on testing, more on "What is this 'Testing' Thing?"
• October/November 2003, v3 #5, Tejas Newswire - The tutorial that was, and the one that wasn't. QMTest, diff tools, and hijacking. Underdogs and resources. Call for customers. Feature Article - What Is This "Testing" Thing? Feedback on the August/September 2003 issue - Working a conference. Looking back on an unsuccessful interview.
• August/September 2003, v3 #4, Tejas Newswire - Preaching testing to the open source world, Dancing Barefoot, training about training, Holodeck and JUnit in Open Testware Reviews, But It's a Feature!, upcoming tutorials; Feature Article - Trip Report from a USENIX Moocher; Feedback - Bad Convex vibes, retiring as a poet, malapropisms
• June/July 2003, v3 #3, Tejas Newswire - Two new issues of Open Testware Reviews, looking for gigs, teaching kids, StickyMinds column, four conferences coming up, testingfaqs.org donations; Feature Article - Populating the Boneyard; Feedback - On categories, Jeff, Convex, and dwelling on the past indeed; Bonus Feature - The Frog
• April/May 2003, v3 #2, Tejas Newswire - Open Testware Reviews up and running, article on test-driven development, new improved Perl tutorial, remote training; Feature Article - Convex is dead, long live Convex; Feedback - Longhorn connection, finding used tools
• February/March 2003, v3 #1 - Tejas Newswire - Open Testware Reviews, see you in California, alternative training, archeology; Feature Article - Two Years at Tejas; Feedback - Documentation - ha!, robustness in context, why we should certify

2002

• December 2002/January 2003, v2 #6, Tejas Newswire - Charities, the Open Testware Collection, web site updates; Feedback - Family therapy, on being uncertifiable, web testing; Feature Article - Yes Virginia, We Do Want Our Software to Work; Bonus Feature - Mini-Review: How to Break Software
• October/November 2002, v2 #5 - Tejas Newswire - Change Shop, Quality Week items posted, Perl tutorial past and future, stress_driver available; Feedback on the June/July issue - Fashion tips, certification, book recommendations; Feature Article - "Strawberry Jam and Self-Esteem: A Review of More Secrets of Consulting"
• August/September 2002, v2 #4 - Tejas Newswire - Missing email; conferences coming up soon; stress_driver packaged up; Feedback on the June/July issue - An XP'er keeps me honest; on freeware and shareware; Feature Article - The Dark Underbelly of Certification
• June/July 2002, v2 #3- Tejas Newswire - Articles and presentations posted, conference presentation topics announced, the boneyard, pick of the week; Feedback on the February/March issue - Old new words, diagnostics on the diagnosis, a new new word; Feature Article - What Flavor is Your Freeware?
• April/May 2002, v2 #2 - Tejas Newswire - Freeware, metro-sqa, regular expressions, scripting, conferences; Feedback on the February/March issue - Congrats, a Hugginism, a job even coffee couldn't handle; Feature Article - An Elusive Diagnosis
• February/March 2002, v2 #1 - Tejas Newswire - New FAQ, upcoming talks and tutorial, STQE article; Feedback on the December issue - Resources, definitions, and pictures; Feature Article - A Year at Tejas

2001

• December 2001, v1 #9 - (feature - Use Your Resources)
• October 2001, v1 #8 - (feature - Boom! Celebrating a Successful Test)
• September 2001, v1 #7 - (feature - Book Review - The Art of Software Testing)
• August 2001, v1 #6 (feature - Tools, Tools, Everywhere, but How Do I Choose?)
• July 2001, v1 #5 - (feature - What's on Your Tool Belt?)
• June 2001, v1 #4 (feature - Load Testing for eConfidence)
• May 2001, v1 #3 (feature: Watts Humphrey on Teams)
• April 2001, v1 #2 (feature: Performance Testing Terms - the Big Picture)
• March 2001, v1 #1 (feature: A Return to Fundamentals in the 00's)