June 2010
8 posts
bpettichord: New site to get your watir questions... →
bpettichord: @zeljkofilipin unfortunately my... →
bpettichord: More QA openings at Convio. Jr. or... →
bpettichord: @jbrains I use TightVNC →
bpettichord: @stellsmi that means that min cost is... →
bpettichord: I'd been thinking that Scrum was for... →
bpettichord: Secret to success is having fun.... →
bpettichord: RT @RonJeffries: RT @josephpelrine:... →
May 2010
7 posts
bpettichord: The Unrecognized Death of Speech... →
bpettichord: woot. now have enough reputation on... →
bpettichord: @marick those are great docs. read... →
bpettichord: @zeljkofilipin you could publish a... →
bpettichord: @zeljkofilipin it wouldn't be right... →
bpettichord: @bpettichord and if there is a... →
bpettichord: @zeljkofilipin the gem system assumes... →
April 2010
12 posts
bpettichord: My company, Convio, went public this... →
bpettichord: @marick to me you just have to look... →
bpettichord: Taught Ella to ride a bike. →
bpettichord: RT @gvanrossum: More Bad English,... →
bpettichord: @mikebroberts email is a key step... →
bpettichord: @zeljkofilipin... →
bpettichord: US General Bans PowerPoint, Considers... →
bpettichord: RT @zeljkofilipin: RT @plightbo... →
bpettichord: @zeljkofilipin what happens when you... →
bpettichord: RT @bigballofmud: Until the... →
bpettichord: Not sure why, but am getting tons of... →
bpettichord: @aslak_hellesoy we are rolling our... →
November 2009
8 posts
How meetings here and there can keep you from every really getting anything done.
Why can’t i debug local variables in my specs? http://bit.ly/3co8H9
protip: new convio wysiwyg works best with firefox. #convio09
wave is down for me right now
RT @aslak_hellesoy: gem install selenium-webdriver. trying example on http://bit.ly/34JO29 works like a charm - on MRI.
Concerned about Phil Agre. He ceaselessly demonstrated how Republicans were politicizing language early in the decade. http://bit.ly/UYgic
noticing that people who were upset about “agile” being given special meaning are now giving “testing” a special meaning (vs. “checking”)
Watir 1.6.5 has been released. First release in a year. http://bit.ly/4n4iG0
September 2009
21 posts
RT @HarvardResearch If you need to work better, maybe try working less http://ow.ly/qRTB (via @wwake)
Describes Facebook’s Watir-based test library.
Another good post on pair-programming. http://bit.ly/4EqDiK
Facebook’s Watir-based test library is very cool. Really like the “await” and “maybe” methods. http://bit.ly/mqAkv
Mailed my PowerBook off to get its video card replaced. Anticipating a weekend mostly off-line.
any suggestions? RT @lennysan: @bpettichord We’re looking for paid watir support, can you point us to anything like that?
Describes why pair programming works and also why most companies won’t do it.
Why pair programming won’t fly at most places (from some one who pairs everyday). http://bit.ly/oFOPS #yam
trying out otherinbox.com…
Report on the Agile Functional Testing Tools Workshop http://bit.ly/1KiUst
RT @sai_venkat: For God’s sake, please don’t surround assertions with try/catch in a unit test…
I noticed lots of Bill Bryson books in the bookstores in the Airports in OZ/NZ.
Perceptive essay on how IT people work how to work with them. http://bit.ly/PiFXZ
Perceptive essay on how IT people work and how to work with them.
Rally is not an agile tool. There, I said it. #yam