Are you also tired of conversations around THE tool that everyone needs to know? Blogged: What Tools to Learn for Testing? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/05/what...

Coordination games and boundary objects as models for alignment and collaboration in software development. Blogged: Isn't It Obvious? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/04/isnt...

Talking is important, and I'm glad we found a retro format that helps us to keep doing it. Blogged: It's Called Gratitude qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/04/its-...

What happens to the artist when the art is commoditised? Also, developers when code goes the same way. Blogged: A SpotifAI Model? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-sp...

As Patrick Prill has been saying in his excellent blog series on AI, you can't separate the tech from the system it sits in. Blogged: Hedging Your Bets on AI qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/03/hedg...

How much agency do you want in your work? How much are you prepared to outsource to an LLM? Blogged: Create, Curate, or Spectate? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/03/high...

Don't rush to deciding how to test, be intentional about why first. Blogged: Why Test, Test What, Then How? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-...

When everything is always changing and when your product is non-trivial how can you decide what to test, how much to test it, when, and how? I built tooling to amplify my exploratory testing. Blogged: Infinite Loop * Infinite Space qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/02/infi...

Enjoying my work when I'm not enjoying my work. Blogged:Challenges and Wins qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/01/chal...

A few thoughts on proof in testing inspired by Simon Willison's blog. Blogged: Reasonable Doubt qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2026/01/reas...

On the value of looking outwards. Blogged: Incuriosity Killed the Project qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/12/incu...

I was at the Cambridge Tester meetup for a session on leadership last night. Blogged: On Herding Cats qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/11/on-h...

You don't have to wait for knowing when you could be learning. Blogged: Waist Management qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/11/wais...

Get your kicks where you can. Blogged: The Joy of Clicks qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

Habitual value starts with valuable habits. Blogged: qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

How Doctors Think, how they could think, and how we can also think. Blogged: Open Your Mind qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/10/open...

Learning? Find your own path. Blogged: I Wish I Could Sprechen Sie Deutsch qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-wi...

It is worth trying to define quality engineering, quality assurance, and testing? Blogged: Q What, Mate? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/09/q-wh...

Must, Should, Could, Won't? Blogged: Prioritise we Must qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/08/prio...

Where do the constraints on your work come from? Where *should* they come from? Blogged: Bottom-up or Top-down? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/08/bott...

We agree. Or do we? Blogged: Projects I've Bean On qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/07/proj...

Exploring a quote to try to understand why I found it so instantly compelling even while it nagged away at me. Blogged: The Best Testing I Could qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

A peer conference on rules and constraints for quality that explores social, technical, and organisational issues? Yes please. Blogged: LLEWT 2025 qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/07/llew...

Is your test data getting in the way of your testing? Blogged: Real vs Clear qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/07/real...

Learning a little is usually better than learning nothing. Blogged: Don't be that Mug qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/06/dont...

We might not be the end users of our product, but we are the end users of our tests. Blogged: Users of Unit Tests qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/05/user...

I try to be intentional about my use of tools and it turns out that includes using unfashionable and arcane utilities if they suit my needs. Blogged: Where Bash Fits for Me qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/05/wher...

The map you make while exploring probably isn't the map your colleagues need for comprehending. Blogged: Going Underground qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/05/goin...

38x better in a year? Well, no, but don't discount the value of intentional practice and the compounding effect. Blogged: Compound Interesting qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/04/comp...

How did I come to buy a pair of Superstars every year for the last 20 years? A post for The April Cools' Club. Blogged: My Adidas qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/04/my-a...

Third post inspired by Kill it with Fire by Marianne Bellotti. This one on trends in tech, the hype cycle, and who drives the market. Blogged: New Again Or qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/03/new-...

Project management gems extracted from Kill it with Fire by Marianne Bellotti. Blogged: Putting the PR in Project qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/03/putt...

Why you should read Kill it with Fire by Marianne Bellotti if you are in the software business. Blogged: This is Fire qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/03/this...

Simultaneously embarrassing and flattering to have my work called out on a podcast, but I *do* love making just enough tooling to answer the questions I have. qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/02/love...

Nine approaches to work that I find are valuable more often than not. Blogged: Heuristics for Working Today qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/02/heur...

I've been repeatedly asked a question about testing AI, so I made some notes to help me answer it. Blogged: How do I Test AI? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/01/how-...

Gently venting about school IT policy, implementation, and Microsoft. Blogged: HS MS BS qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/01/hs-m...

Repost with a cool song that’s under two minutes. Basmati (Live) – Chilly Gonzales. tidal.com/browse/track...

On why you should watch Hillel Wayne's talk on Empirical Software Engineering from DDD Europe. Blogged: Don't Know? Find Out! qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2025/01/dont...

Don't prevaricate any longer. Start the thing you've been putting off today with a first tiny step. Blogged: Write Now! qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/12/writ...

You can keep taking the next valuable step even when you're not sure of the destination. Blogged: Iterate, Add Value, ... qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/12/iter...

When to YAGNI? Blogged: We Actually Did Need It qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/11/we-a...

On finding somewhere to be calm inside. Blogged: Not a Happy Place qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/10/not-...

Because we all know how projects /should/ be run, right? Blogged: Your Fantasy or Mine? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/10/your...

13 years of blogging at Hiccupps. And I'm not stopping. Blogged: Lucky for Some? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/10/luck...

Until last week I hadn't seen my university dissertation in 20+ years, but it turns out I did some testing for my final project ... Blogged: What the L? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/09/what...

Testability is low. Do you put up with it? Blogged: Can You Hack It? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/09/can-...

Heuristics for working summarised from a talk by Dan Terhorst-North Blogged: The Best Programmer Dan Knows qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-...

As the crowdsourced book, Navigating the World as a Context-Driven Tester, adds its final entry I look back on my contributions. Blogged: Around the Testing World in 28 Ways qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/08/arou...

Pairing and ensembling are a waste of time, aren't they? Blogged: The Way to Test? qahiccupps.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-...?