Not anytime soon - Linux syslog may be on way out - bit.ly/w0aXPH
30 Nov

So true - Why everyone hates the IT department - bit.ly/s70rTq
28 Nov

Posted to testingpodcast.com - RBCS: Software Testing: Listen to Your Defects - bit.ly/urNp0g
23 Nov

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TWiST #72 - With Matt Heusser of STPCon, Part II - bit.ly/t47wGx
23 Nov

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TWiST #71 - With Matt Heusser at STPCon, Part I - bit.ly/sItclV
23 Nov

RT @estellevw - For those of you visiting relatives for Thanksgiving, can you do all us web developers a favor? Please update their browsers. Thanks!
21 Nov

Finished reading _The Lean Startup_ by Eric Ries - amzn.to/urSASG
21 Nov

Beekeeping in your apartment - so many things could go wrong - bit.ly/shkpQr
18 Nov

It comes closer to me… Comcast: Deployment of IPv6 Begins - bit.ly/sEgsP6
17 Nov

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TestCast - Show #9 Please Hire Me - bit.ly/sgsRoP
16 Nov

Get rid of password - DARPA to detail program that radically alters security authentication techniques bit.ly/txeSym
16 Nov

Finally! - Facebook Settles With FTC To Make New Privacy Changes Opt-In - tcrn.ch/uKyB7f
15 Nov

A Day in the Life of Privacy | SecurityWeek.Com bit.ly/sNep3Y
14 Nov

Posted to testingpodcast.cm - Twist #70 - More Test Coaching, Part II - bit.ly/splVEL
12 Nov

Analysis of 250,000 hacker conversations - bit.ly/tYNetU
11 Nov

FLOWCHART: Navigating NPR’s Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books - bit.ly/vOcn4H
10 Nov

Tough tests flunk good programmer job candidates | Application Development - InfoWorld bit.ly/smJcIX
9 Nov

DARPA Shredder Challenge - $50K to reconstruct a shredded document - bit.ly/sUK0SO
7 Nov

Just posted to testingpodcast.com - Twist #69 - More Test Coaching - bit.ly/vFbOlX
5 Nov

"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose." - Bill Gates
4 Nov

Academic Paper - Comparing Perl to randomly generated language syntax - bit.ly/sdHv9Z
3 Nov

RT @cvilly - LOVE it! "@paisleyboxers: I don’t always read fiction, but when I do it’s a spreadsheet with timelines in a developer meeting."
1 Nov

The Rare Find: Reinventing Recruiting - Businessweek buswk.co/puG9vy
2 Nov

Just posted to testingpodcast.com - RBCS Podcast: Advanced Software Testing: Integration Testing - bit.ly/se07s7
1 Nov

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TWiST #68 - on Motivation - bit.ly/sSPzPO
31 Oct

Tip: Want to be more productive? Don’t file your email - bit.ly/oAzXxN
31 Oct

RT TonyAudino - Don’t miss our event next week! lnkd.in/V3Ep5s
28 Oct

RT Conenza - Dear HR & Recruiting friends, please join us at Conenza’s Talent on the Move event on Nov 2nd talentonthemove.eventbrite.com RT Pls
27 Oct

Finished reading _Building and Testing with Gradle_ by Tim Berglund and Matthew McCullough - amzn.to/s2PLTv
25 Oct

Finished reading _Flash Foresight: How to See the Invisible and Do the Impossible_ by Daniel Burrus - amzn.to/mYFoIL
24 Oct

Posted to testingpodcast.com - Coding QA Episode 67 - Learning From Experience - bit.ly/mWLOeX
22 Oct

Posted to testingpodcast.com - Twist #67 - Test Coaching Part II - bit.ly/q4j7Wd
21 Oct

Sam Ramji: Cloud makes open source ‘inevitable’ for Microsoft, others bit.ly/oAtQfa
20 Oct

This is only happening now? - AOL Launches New ‘Lights Out’ Data Center - bit.ly/qNOXdE
19 Oct

SEC Says Public Companies May Need to Disclose Attacks - bit.ly/oscjOy
18 Oct

Which apps are the most used vector - This is how Windows get infected with malware bit.ly/nlD4KI
17 Oct

Posted to testingpodcast.com - Twist #66 – Continuing Conference Coverage, Part I - bit.ly/nQSO2c
15 Oct

98 billion apps to be downloaded in 2015, study says - CNET News cnet.co/nteJhi
14 Oct

Have you ever wondered what 1,000,067,088,384,000,000 pennies looked like? bit.ly/oast9e
13 Oct

I am one - RT @zeljkofilipin: The Three (Musketeers) Michaels are helping me with the Testing Podcast site testingpodcast.com/about/
12 Oct

Read _Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard_ by Chip and Dan Heath - amzn.to/rhLqpt
12 Oct

Big data sets often results in overconfidence in the findings - bit.ly/qbjof9
11 Oct

Facebook’s URL scanner is vulnerable to cloaking attacks | ITworld bit.ly/plYnh5
10 Oct

"If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes." - John Wooden
6 Oct

Top 10 reasons why Darth Vader was an amazing project manager - GeekWire bit.ly/no8mtR
5 Oct

Read _Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die_ by Chip and Dan Heath - amzn.to/ph87ph
4 Oct

Variables of Waste: Start-Up Style bit.ly/p5hd1m
3 Oct

• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Availability

The Wikipedia article on the CIA Triad describes confidentiality in this context as "prevent the disclosure of information to unauthorized individuals or systems"; integrity as "data cannot be modified without authorization"; and availability is described as when the information can be accessed.

Screenshot - Connection is currently busy. Try again? (1273×973) http://bit.ly/njqoow
30 Sep

7 Lessons From Successful Companies on LinkedIn http://on.mash.to/qWvplr
29 Sep

RT @KristaLindley - We are chaning the date of the Nov. QA SIG to Nov 2nd. Our guest speaker for Nov. is Dr. James Whittaker of Google. http://lnkd.in/_URJMn
28 Sep

RT @Conenza - Conenza presents Talent on the Move 2011 Seattle Conference - November 2nd - Keynote Speaker @MichaelMarlatt - http://bit.ly/qFbzuA
28 Sep

EFF’s Open Source Security Audit Uncovers Security Vulnerabilities in Messaging Software - http://bit.ly/q2dz6z
28 Sep

Real world puppet example - Ever wondered how the Wikimedia servers are configured? http://bit.ly/ndz556
27 Sep

EFF builds system to warn of certificate breaches | Encryption - InfoWorld http://bit.ly/nVHZvi
26 Sep

Posted - My notes from the Hive 2011 Conference - http://blog.meesqa.com/2011/09/24/hive-2011-conference-notes
24 Sep

The Past, Present and Future of Software Security | threatpost http://bit.ly/o8ZB3J
23 Sep

Seattle, Meet Shopobot: Amid Amazon Sales Tax Fight, Comparison-Shopping Startup Flees San Francisco | Xconomy http://bit.ly/pBH3ki
22 Sep

Making Facebook Self-Healing | Facebook http://on.fb.me/q5rqJv
21 Sep

Just checked out my first book on my kindle - Amazon Kindle library lending program launches in beta - GeekWire http://bit.ly/mZfZRA
20 Sep

QWERTY vs touch interfaces - Weak typing - the lost art of the keyboard http://bit.ly/qQ6Itl
19 Sep

Just arrived at the #Hive2011 conference
16 Sep

Internet Security: Top Ten Most Influential Programming Books of All Time http://bit.ly/rnkaR2
15 Sep

Google’s "real name policy" — or, why you are the product http://bit.ly/pNO8J7
14 Sep

For those people still using Windows XP - Certificate cleanup for most personal computers - http://bit.ly/qmQ1EH
13 Sep

Finished reading: _jQuery: Novice to Ninja_ - http://amzn.to/qVDoTC
12 Sep

The Growth Of Social Media (INFOGRAPHIC) http://huff.to/ofslRw
12 Sep

More signs that flash will be less prevalent - Google Abandons Maps API For Flash | TechCrunch http://tcrn.ch/ntiAVg
9 Sep

Pew: Half of US adults now use social networks - BostonHerald.com http://bit.ly/owPz0j
8 Sep

Infographic: For Better or Worse, We’re All Mobile Now - PCMag.com - http://bit.ly/pHLBKn
7 Sep

Posted to testingpodcast.com - Twist #60 - with Timothy Western - http://bit.ly/o0IkPa
6 Sep

Facebook’s new privacy controls: Still broken | ITworld http://bit.ly/nb5LHr
6 Sep

Finished reading _The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable_ - http://amzn.to/pd1EkO
5 Sep

Posted to testingpodcast.com - Show #7 With James Bach (Part 2) - http://bit.ly/p8Xttg
5 Sep

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TWiST #59 with Miagi-do?! - http://bit.ly/r2BKSh
4 Sep

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TWiST #58 - with Brett Leonard - http://bit.ly/nLgadj
2 Sep

Social media could render covert policing ‘impossible’ - Techworld http://bit.ly/pJ2pfQ
2 Sep

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TWiST #57 - With Noah Sussman - http://bit.ly/qFNoG3
1 Sep

Posted to testingpodcast.com - Show #6 James Bach (Part 1) - http://bit.ly/mY1uLr
1 Sep

BBC News - Facebook pays for security loopholes http://bbc.in/nawnvR
1 Sep

Workshop – Designing for the Future

This was a great workshop about identifying market opportunities and how to identify and develop product ideas.

Hillel Cooperman, Jackson Fish Market  - Professional Software Design. Don’t try this at home.
· Creativity is often dismissed
· Design is an opinion.  Demanding proof that it is the “right” opinion is a waste of time
· Popular wisdom is that a designer must be like able to design and to program.  This is a not a good use of talent.
· Designer needs real power over engineering deliverables and dates

Jay Greene, CNET – Design is How It Works

This was a talk using examples of design from his book by the same name.

Kim Obbink, Filter – Tribal Instincts
· We are all tribes
· The creative tribe dresses distinctly; uses symbols; have rituals; rely on instincts; respect their elders
· We are all creative

August de los Reyes, Artefact – The Myth of Design Education

· Teaching is not necessary for learning
· Challenge this assumption.  Different models over time:

o   Master / Apprentice

o   Teacher / Student

o   Environment – constraints and freedom – failure is acceptable

· Personal aspects

o   Lone designer

o   Community Based – vertical, hierarchical, status driven

o   Collective – horizontal, flat, democratic

(It is this collective experience peer to peer learning)

· Technical aspects

o   Handmade to machine made

o   Machine to digital

o   “Handmade Digital” to “Machine made digital”

Andrew Otwell, Amazon – Five Deadly Venoms: Punch! Kick! Hire!

5 styles of designers:
· Lots of ideas for each problem
· Crisp, precise, focused
· Secret weapon outside of their design skills
· Multiple perspectives
· Thick skinned / able to take criticism

Tyesha Snow, Consultant – Contract vs. In House

3 misconceptions:
· Experienced design role not as important as other roles
· Little bit of design experience is sufficient
· You only have two choices: Full time designer or temporary consultant

It is possible to have the benefit of a full time designer in a contractor role. Bring them into the team for the long term but not full time.

Robbie Ingebretsen, PixelLab – Developer/Designer Workflow for Non-Zombies

· Cultivate passion / fight apathy
· Educated respect
· Chemistry not characters

Scott Berkun, Wordpress.com – Feedback Without Frustration: How to Run and Effective Design Critique

Great design requires great feedback.

3 common (tragic) kinds of critiques:
· Bloodlet – lots of conflicting agendas
· Water Torture – Single persons work criticized by a large group
· Dog & Pony Show – All pretense, no conversation in the meeting

5 things to do:
· If it’s your work, own the critique
· Have a designated facilitator
· Have critique goals
· Separate like/hate from good/bad
· Avoid too many cooks

Jon Bell, Windows Phone – Make it Relevant

Art is a thing well done

Quality is relevant

Not a great design until it is relevant to the user

Matt Brown, Facebook – Stop Filling Buckets: Better Design Through Content

Design and content are not on equal footing.

How to fix?
· Start with copy
· Edit that copy

o   Edit that copy

· Mobile view before web
· Design a screenful
· Test with users

Christen Coomer, Valve – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Engineers

Unique work environment at Valve:
· No titles, no managers
· Work together on a project basis
· Everyone is responsible for the customer experience
· Work with candidates as the interview

Kevin Moore, PixelLab – The Art of Engineering

I had no notes for this lightning talk

Jeff Weir, Microsoft – The Proof is in the Prototype

Designers – learn to code

Developers – Join us

Michelle Goldberg, Ignition Partners – Why VCs Care About Design

Mint – used legacy backend and added a new design.  The design was the product.

Michelle Broderick, Uber – Marketers Love Designers

I had no notes for this lightning talk

Braden Kowitz & Jake Knapp, Google – How CEOs can Lead to Great Design

Make design a recruiting priority and start right away.

4 things that a CEO can do:
· Hire a design lead
· Determine what skills are missing
· Run studies every month
· Prototype then decide

Kelly Smith, Curious Office – Mobile Design: The Next Wave of Opportunity

What they have learned:
· Embrace constraint
· Change how you think
· Designers need to get more technical
· Plan for faults
· Prioritize

Lessons:
· Read the human interface guideline books for each target platform
· Learn about all of the components available on the target platform
· Tap, pinch, flick, slide (no click)
· Consider screen size / density, orientation, resolution
· Appreciate what the vendors are supplied
· Over-design at your own risk
· Pay attention to transitions and other animations

Mistakes:
· Failure to edit down features to the essentials
· Failure to understand the differences between the mobile operating systems
· Think mobile OS components are the same as web page elements
· Lack of attention to details (such as not making buttons for each resolution)
· No graphic production work flow for the myriad of files needed for each target platform, resolution, etc.

Enrique Allen, 500 Startups – The Future of Designer Founders in Tech

I had to leave at the beginning of this (final) talk

• January 31, 2012 - Technical presentation submission form due via email to douglas.b.hamilton@accenture.com
• April 30, 2012 - Notification of acceptance
• July 31, 2012 - Draft papers due
• October 29, 2012 - Full and Half Day Tutorials
• October 30 - 31, 2012 - Technical Presentations

• Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA)
• CORBA Tutorial
• SOAP
• SOAP Tutorial
• Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
• Representational State Transfer (REST)
• REST Tutorial
• IBM WebSphere MQ
• Java Message Service (JMS)
• Java Message Service (JMS)
• Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
• Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
• Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
• Enterprise Service Bus
• Mule ESB
• soapUI
• RISE to Bloome
• Altova
• RESTx

Protecting a Laptop from Simple and Sophisticated Attacks | Mike Cardwell, Online bit.ly/nKtLdO
31 Aug

Posted to testingpodcast.com - TWiST #56 - With Matt Kallman bit.ly/mUmXWa
30 Aug

Posted to testingpodcast.com (a little late…) - Twist #55 - With Dave Haeffner bit.ly/nk2OT2
30 Aug

Twitter turns on SSL encryption for some users - Computerworld bit.ly/ppddm6
30 Aug

Posted to testingpodcast.com (a little late…) - TestCast Show #5 Pass Cakes and Fail Cakes - bit.ly/piXiEi
29 Aug

Finished Reading _Zarrella’s Hierarchy of Contagiousness: The Science, Design, and Engineering of Contagious Ideas_ - amzn.to/nY909L
29 Aug

Posted to testingpodcast.com (a little late…) - Twist #54 -With Tim Ottinger - bit.ly/p262ZQ
28 Aug

Posted - My Video Notes - Tools for Continuous Integration at Google Scale (GTAC2010) bit.ly/qVeURD
28 Aug

Report: Google Uses About 900,000 Servers « Data Center Knowledge bit.ly/qkSRkc
26 Aug

Google highlights trouble in detecting web-based malware - Computerworld bit.ly/oPSXjc
25 Aug

20 years of Linux [Infographic] - bit.ly/nY2Pn9
24 Aug

RT @TonyAudino Great article from HR Magazine about companies staying connected to alums and gaining access to key talent network bit.ly/qReOMV.
23 Aug

11 hard truths about HTML5 bit.ly/p0u7Xc
23 Aug

The Five Levels of ISP Evil - bit.ly/qNjySV
22 Aug

Twitter by the numbers [Infographic] - bit.ly/pxjVUT
19 Aug

The Seven Phases of Introducing Continuous Integration into Your Organization | Java.net bit.ly/nn4r3v
18 Aug

Computer scientist predicts your next Facebook friends - bit.ly/p7XXRG
17 Aug

Fake Names On Social Networks: A Fake Problem - bit.ly/qMLrYW
16 Aug

LinkedIn hurries to address privacy spat - bit.ly/pFEqPX
15 Aug

Lost programming skills bit.ly/q74WSZ
12 Aug

A Guide to Google+ Privacy and Information Control lifehac.kr/qSXHQQ
11 Aug

Why Your Passion for Work Could Ruin Your Career - Scott Barry Kaufman - Harvard Business Review bit.ly/pzxVxY
10 Aug

Build Your Own Productivity Style by Remixing the Best lifehac.kr/npZePJ
9 Aug

Reliable tests with selenium web driver slidesha.re/qtja0e
8 Aug

FORA.tv - Elevation Partners Director and Co-Founder Roger McNamee bit.ly/qe2Mi4
5 Aug

On the PageObject Pattern | Markus Gärtner - bit.ly/qNrFEq
4 Aug

Malware is a disease; the government should treat it that way | ITworld bit.ly/nNoqUI
3 Aug

Slide Notes:

• Software Engineering Gap - lots of work on platforms and compilers, lots of work on apps. Middle (build systems, etc.) is often ignored (reach good enough and then move on)
• Common Build System Issues - Incorrect, Slow, Cumbersome, Under-maintained
• Why Build Systems Matter - Engineer Productivity, All about feedback
• The Challenge At Google - 6000 engineers and one code base, everything built from source, development on mainline, extensive automated testing
• Rough Developer Workflow (flow chart)
• Better Build System Needed - optimized and tuned build languages, dependency analysis and scheduling, leverage infrastructure. Must be correct AND fast.
• Inputs, Outputs and Actions - Content addressable storage (by digest of content), use relative paths, eliminate global state
• Scaling Source Code Access - FUSE based file system. Most code needed for read only, on-demand syncing and caching, all source in the cloud, content digests as metadata
• Making Builds Fast - Distributed builds in the cloud - built in arbitrary location
• Scalable Distributed Builds - Caching key to scalable build. If inputs (from digest) and actions are same as previous, return prior result.
• Scaling Build Outputs - FUSE based file systems, all output in the cloud, shared across builds and users
• System View - builds appear local but are in the cloud
• Platform for Automated Testing - Executing a test is just another build action.
• Results - 20+ code changes per minute, 65K builds per day, 10000 CPUs, 50 TB memory, ~1PB output every 7 days, 94% cache hit rate.
• Estimating build tool savings 2008 to 2009: Saving ~600 person years
• Conclusion: build system is a core component of software engineering
• Questions

Registration information can be found at http://www.pnsqc.org/2011-conference/registration-information.