Mike Bland: posts tagged "Apple" Index of and tag-specific Atom feed for posts on Mike Bland's blog tagged: Apple 2025-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/tags/apple.xml Mike Bland mbland@acm.org https://mike-bland.com/about.html Tuple's Distributed podcast 2025-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 2025-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2025/03/27/tuples-distributed-podcast Jack Hannah of Tuple interviewed me for their new podcast, Distributed, about remote work and all the other things. And thanks to all the fancy video clips he gave me, I got fancy with embedding them. Copyright 2025 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Formative Experiences at Apple 2023-08-16T00:00:00-04:00 2023-08-16T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/08/16/formative-experiences-apple I 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 Visible 2023-02-22T00:00:00-05:00 2023-02-22T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/02/22/making-software-quality-visible I've completed the full script for my first post-Apple presentation on testing, culture change, and leadership. 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. Software at Scale 53 - Testing Culture with Mike Bland 2022-12-29T00:00:00-05:00 2022-12-29T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2022/12/29/software-at-scale-53-testing-culture-with-mike-bland A conversation with Utsav Shah about automated testing adoption, culture 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 Apple 2022-11-07T00:00:00-05:00 2022-11-07T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2022/11/07/leaving-apple I learned to focus, simplify, and know my own value. 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. Hiring Test Paratroopers 2019-11-14T00:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2019/11/14/hiring-test-paratroopers I've had a great year at Apple so far, and now I'm looking for people to join 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 Apple 2018-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 2018-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2018/11/06/starting-at-apple In 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 ACM 2014-06-30T00:00:00-04:00 2014-06-30T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/06/30/goto-fail-cacm My 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 Queue 2014-05-13T00:00:00-04:00 2014-05-13T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/05/13/goto-fail-acm-queue My 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 Culture 2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00 2014-05-12T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/05/12/goto-fail-heartbleed-and-unit-testing-culture Martin 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 Episode 2014-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 2014-05-06T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/05/06/heartbleed-tott The Google Testing on the Toilet team has published my episode about the Heartbleed bug, and other fronts are showing signs of progress 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. Open Letter to Dan Geer 2014-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 2014-04-22T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/22/open-letter-to-dan-geer A letter to cybersecurity expert Dan Geer regarding the role of unit testing in helping to avoid errors in security-critical software 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 Apple SSL Bug Testing on the Toilet Episode 2014-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 2014-04-15T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/15/goto-fail-tott The 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 Bleeds 2014-04-13T00:00:00-04:00 2014-04-13T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/13/while-my-heart-gently-bleeds A Testing on the Toilet-inspired article about the Heartbleed bug and how it could have been prevented 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. Heartbleed and Heartbreak 2014-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 2014-04-09T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-and-heartbreak The 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 test 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. Fingers Crossed 2014-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 2014-03-25T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/03/25/fingers-crossed Turns out I couldn't let the Apple SSL bug go quite yet, as I've submitted an article to Communications of the ACM for consideration 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. Felina 2014-03-19T00:00:00-04:00 2014-03-19T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/03/19/felina Hopefully the Apple SSL bug is out of my system, having given an AutoTest Boston lightning talk and written a Testing on the Toilet-esque article 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. Test Mercenary (Slight Return) 2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/03/04/test-mercenary-slight-return I'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 Worm 2014-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 2014-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/02/25/finding-the-worm Apple's recent SSL security bug compelled me to write a blog post for AutoTest Central illustrating how unit testing could've helped prevent it 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. Mac Backups 2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00 2012-09-25T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/09/25/mac-backups Comprehensive notes on maintaining a personal computer backup strategy, based on my Mac OS X experience Copyright 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 Apple 2010-06-19T00:00:00-04:00 2010-06-19T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2010/06/19/thoughts-on-apple Reflections on Apple's impact from a Linux-based programmer Copyright 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.