Pretty much more stuff on what it takes to become data-centric. And weirdly, Alan gives Brent a hard time.

This episode is dedicated entirely to the topic of how to transition from data oblivious to a data-centric organization. Very little Alan yelling at Brent, but a whole lot of Brent preaching goodness about how to use data to advance product quality.

Hey – audio is much better this time. Episode 43 includes discussions of test generation tools, learning, and whether or not Microsoft is a good example of advancing engineering. Don’t forget – use the promo code ABTESTING when you register for StarWest to get a $200 discount (or go to http://well.tc/starwestab)

First off, the audio on this episode has a few issues – we’ve taken steps to improve that in the future. The content includes Alan being Angry, the concept of “Feature Jam”, discussion about CDT, and a bit about data driven engineering.    

Topics this time include Performance Reviews, Alan’s trip to the Better Software conference, the changing role of Program Management at Microsoft, and a shot out to the folks at The Testing Show.

It’s an(other) all mailbag show. And it’s episode 40. And it was recorded on National Donut Day – what else could you ask for?

Hey everyone… This time around, we talk a bit about Alan’s trip to Waterloo, and then we deep dive into Agile’s “longstanding and ongoing attack on the testing role” As you can expect, it’s a fun one.

An almost all-mailbag show, Alan and Brent discuss planning semesters vs. milestones, v-teams, and managing teams vs. managing features.

Live, on the air, we reply to a tweet that kicks off oneofthethree.slack.com. And then Brent (inspired by Patrick Prill  aka @testpappy) asks Alan to define Quality, Testing, Test Cases, Testers, Integration Testing, and a few other terms that are difficult to define for most of the three, including (especially?) Alan.

It’s been two years, and 36 episodes…of the same stuff. Yet people still listen. This episode includes some discussion of shipping every day (or at least more often than once a week), open space work areas, and what could be our own AB Testing record for tangents within a podcast!