Mike Bland: posts tagged "Apple"Index of and tag-specific Atom feed for posts on Mike Bland's blog tagged: Apple2023-08-16T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/tags/apple.xmlMike Blandmbland@acm.orghttps://mike-bland.com/about.htmlFormative Experiences at Apple2023-08-16T00:00:00-04:002023-08-16T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2023/08/16/formative-experiences-appleI left the industry after Google, but not for long. At Apple, the Quality
Culture Initiative embraced the power of "Focus and Simplify."
Copyright 2023 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Making Software Quality Visible2023-02-22T00:00:00-05:002023-02-22T00:00:00-05:00https://mike-bland.com/2023/02/22/making-software-quality-visibleI've completed the full script for my first post-Apple presentation on
testing, culture change, and leadership.
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change, and leadership.
Copyright 2022 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Leaving Apple2022-11-07T00:00:00-05:002022-11-07T00:00:00-05:00https://mike-bland.com/2022/11/07/leaving-appleI learned to focus, simplify, and know my own value.
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my Test Paratroopers internal consulting team.
Copyright 2019 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Starting at Apple2018-11-06T00:00:00-05:002018-11-06T00:00:00-05:00https://mike-bland.com/2018/11/06/starting-at-appleIn a bizarre twist of fate, after a great run at Cvent, I've taken the
unexpected opportunity to join Apple.
Copyright 2018 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details."Finding More Than One Worm in the Apple" in Communications of the ACM2014-06-30T00:00:00-04:002014-06-30T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/06/30/goto-fail-cacmMy original "goto fail" article has been published online and in print by the Communications of the ACM, the flagship journal of the ACM.Copyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details."Finding More Than One Worm in the Apple" Published in ACM Queue2014-05-13T00:00:00-04:002014-05-13T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/05/13/goto-fail-acm-queueMy original "goto fail" article has been published online by ACM Queue.Copyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Goto Fail, Heartbleed, and Unit Testing Culture2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:002014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/05/12/goto-fail-heartbleed-and-unit-testing-cultureMartin Fowler invited me to contribute an article to his website making a case for unit testing in the wake of "goto fail" and Heartbleed.Copyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.The Official Heartbleed Testing on the Toilet Episode2014-05-06T00:00:00-04:002014-05-06T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/05/06/heartbleed-tottThe Google Testing on the Toilet team has published my episode about the Heartbleed bug, and other fronts are showing signs of progressCopyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Open Letter to Dan Geer2014-04-22T00:00:00-04:002014-04-22T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/22/open-letter-to-dan-geerA letter to cybersecurity expert Dan Geer regarding the role of unit testing in helping to avoid errors in security-critical softwareCopyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.The Official Apple SSL Bug Testing on the Toilet Episode2014-04-15T00:00:00-04:002014-04-15T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/15/goto-fail-tottThe Google Testing on the Toilet team has published my episode about the Apple SSL bug, and I explain why this is for the greater social good.Copyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.While My Heart Gently Bleeds2014-04-13T00:00:00-04:002014-04-13T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/13/while-my-heart-gently-bleedsA Testing on the Toilet-inspired article about the Heartbleed bug and how it could have been preventedCopyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Heartbleed and Heartbreak2014-04-09T00:00:00-04:002014-04-09T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-and-heartbreakThe Heartbleed bug has me seeing red just as much as Apple's SSL bug did, because it's another serious bug that could've been caught by a testCopyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Fingers Crossed2014-03-25T00:00:00-04:002014-03-25T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/03/25/fingers-crossedTurns out I couldn't let the Apple SSL bug go quite yet, as I've submitted an article to Communications of the ACM for considerationCopyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Felina2014-03-19T00:00:00-04:002014-03-19T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/03/19/felinaHopefully the Apple SSL bug is out of my system, having given an AutoTest Boston lightning talk and written a Testing on the Toilet-esque articleCopyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Test Mercenary (Slight Return)2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:002014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/03/04/test-mercenary-slight-returnI've published a new article on AutoTest Central about the Testing Grouplet's Small, Medium, and Large test size schema, and more on the Apple bug.Copyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Finding the Worm2014-02-25T00:00:00-05:002014-02-25T00:00:00-05:00https://mike-bland.com/2014/02/25/finding-the-wormApple's recent SSL security bug compelled me to write a blog post for AutoTest Central illustrating how unit testing could've helped prevent itCopyright 2014 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Mac Backups2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:002012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2012/09/25/mac-backupsComprehensive notes on maintaining a personal computer backup strategy, based on my Mac OS X experienceCopyright 2012 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.Thoughts on Apple2010-06-19T00:00:00-04:002010-06-19T00:00:00-04:00https://mike-bland.com/2010/06/19/thoughts-on-appleReflections on Apple's impact from a Linux-based programmerCopyright 2010 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.