Comments on: WAQB: Okay, now it’s getting creepy. http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/04/waqb-okay-now-its-getting-creepy/ DevelopSense Blog Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:15:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Michael http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/04/waqb-okay-now-its-getting-creepy/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Michael Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:28:00 +0000 http://developsense.com/wordpress/?p=138#comment-242 Thanks to those who have commented pointing out that the two sites--test4pro and WAQB are registered to the same person. I contacted him. As I suspected, he's a service provider; he apparently constructs and hosts the sites. As I had expected, and as I would do myself, he declined to identify his customers. I don't see any particular reason to identify him here.<br/><br/>Oliver Erlewein says, This throws up a problem. How does the testing/agile industry (or whatever you might call it) deal with (possible) quacks and scammers?"<br/><br/>There are no controlling bodies (which I think is a good thing) but there are communities. The Agile Alliance posted its position on certification <a HREF="http://www.agilealliance.org/show/1796" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The Association for Software Testing has posted its position <a HREF="http://www.associationforsoftwaretesting.org/drupal/sigs/opencert" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. My own position is <a HREF="http://www.developsense.com/2007/12/why-i-am-not-yet-certified-eurostar.html" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The pro-certification people (many of whom seem to be affiliated with organizations that offer certifications and courses to pass them) have their own sites and positions.<br/><br/>It's like everything else: ideas and people contend with each other, and over the long term, the better ideas tend to survive. Keep talking! Thanks to those who have commented pointing out that the two sites–test4pro and WAQB are registered to the same person. I contacted him. As I suspected, he’s a service provider; he apparently constructs and hosts the sites. As I had expected, and as I would do myself, he declined to identify his customers. I don’t see any particular reason to identify him here.

Oliver Erlewein says, This throws up a problem. How does the testing/agile industry (or whatever you might call it) deal with (possible) quacks and scammers?”

There are no controlling bodies (which I think is a good thing) but there are communities. The Agile Alliance posted its position on certification here. The Association for Software Testing has posted its position here. My own position is here. The pro-certification people (many of whom seem to be affiliated with organizations that offer certifications and courses to pass them) have their own sites and positions.

It’s like everything else: ideas and people contend with each other, and over the long term, the better ideas tend to survive. Keep talking!

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