Here’s a heuristic: when someone is describing (or, especially, dissing) some practice or methodology, don’t bother taking them seriously unless they know the difference between tenants and tenets. Examples abound.
Past Presentations
You can find an extensive list of presentations and courses that I've taught, including the slides and speaker notes for many of them, here.
Let's meet!
Highlights from my schedule appear below. If you notice that I'm in your part of the world, drop me a line if you'd like to get together. If you'd like to engage my services and worry that I'm not available, please note that my clients' schedules are subject to change, so mine is too. Please drop me a line in any case.
January 16-18, 2012
Helsinki, Finland
Rapid Software Testing: a three-day public class, organized by Altom. Information is here; registration here.
January 27-29, 2012
Melbourne, Florida
Workshop on Teaching Software Testing
January 30-February 3, 2012
Palm Bay, Florida
Writing work with Cem Kaner and Becky Fiedler.
February 12-18, 2012
Orcas Island, Washington
In-person development work on the Rapid Software Testing class with James Bach.
March 8-14, 2012
Utrecht, Netherlands
Pencilled-in engagement teaching Rapid and exploratory approaches with a corporate client.
March 15-16, 2012
Munich, Germany
Two days of presentation and particpation in an in-house testing conference for a corporate client.
March 26-29, 2012
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
A three-day Rapid Testing class in-house for a corporate client, with a free fourth day based on the client's agenda.
April 10-12, 2012
Oslo, Norway
A public offering of Rapid Software Testing.
April 13, 2012
Oslo, Norway
Work for a corporate client.
April 16-19, 2012
Orlando, Florida
A tutorial and a keynote at the STAR East conference.
April 25, 2012
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Corporate in-house training and consulting.
April 30-May 2, 2012
London, UK
Rapid Software Testing public class organized by Electromind. Register here.
May 3-4, 2012
London, UK
The UK's first public offering of Rapid Software Test Management, again organized by Electromind. Register here.
May 7, 2012
Stockholm, Sweden
I'll be presenting the first keynote and a half-day tutorial at the inaugural Let's Test Conference in Sweden. Alas, I'll only be able to stay the first day of the conference, which runs from May 7 through May 9, 2012.
May 8-11, 2012
Trondheiim & Brønnøysund, Norway
The Norwegian Testing Cruise. So far as we know, this will be the the first boat-based and northernmost testing conference in history.
May 21-23, 2012
Utrecht, The Netherlands
A public session of the Rapid Software Testing class in the Netherlands, presented through Immune-IT. Register here.
May 24-25, 2012
Utrecht, The Netherlands
A public class of Rapid Software Testing for Managers, also presented through Immune-IT. Register here.
June 12-14, 2012
Cary, NC
Private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client.
June 25-29, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client.
July 10-12, 2012
Cary, NC
Private training and consulting in Rapid Software Testing for a corporate client.
July 16-18, 2012
San José, California, USA
Participating in the CAST conference.
September 10-12, 2012
London, UK
A public class of Rapid Software Testing, organized by ElectroMind.
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Don’t forget anecdotal and antidotal – I’m sure there’s more.
Yes… this could end up being a fun game… and a long one. Another one is “I want to take a different tact”, when they mean “tack”.
Yes. Becuase speling thigns corectly is absoltuley necesary in geting yuor point acros.
I showed little tact by telling the anecdote about my tenants’ antidotal tack tenets.
Also, there’s a difference between bissextile and the other word that sounds like it.
– James
There is, of course, a big difference between a spelling mistake and using the wrong word.
While I’m here, others that bug me are:
flesh out vs. flush out
moot vs. mute
lead vs. led