Mike Bland: posts tagged "Testing Grouplet" Index of and tag-specific Atom feed for posts on Mike Bland's blog tagged: Testing Grouplet 2025-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/tags/testing-grouplet.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. EngFlow and Migrating to Bzlmod 2024-07-01T00:00:00-04:00 2024-07-01T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2024/07/01/engflow-and-migrating-to-bzlmod I ended my post-Apple sabbatical by joining EngFlow in March, which is at once a new start and a bit of a homecoming. I also just published my first EngFlow blog post, Migrating to Bazel Modules (a.k.a. Bzlmod). Copyright 2024 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Quality Work and Results Visibility 2023-08-28T00:00:00-04:00 2023-08-28T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/08/28/quality-work-and-results-visibility Software Quality must be visible to promote a Quality Mindset that improves everyone's individual choices, ultimately minimizing complexity, risk, waste, and suffering. This visibility also reveals our common humanity. 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. Team/Organizational Alignment and Roadmap Programs 2023-08-25T00:00:00-04:00 2023-08-25T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/08/25/team-and-organizational-alignment-and-roadmap-programs Team and organizational alignment is essential to making software quality a priority for everyone. Roadmap programs like Test Certified and Quality Quest help provide focus, shape conversations, and show results. 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. 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. Revolution Fixit at Google 2023-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 2023-08-09T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/08/09/revolution-fixit-at-google My Laggard encounter eventually inspired me to organize the Revolution Fixit in January 2008, launching new tools that drastically reduced suffering all across Google. 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. Rare Happy Ending with a Laggard 2023-08-07T00:00:00-04:00 2023-08-07T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/08/07/rare-happy-ending-with-a-laggard Normally I advise steering clear of those who directly resist change, but in this case, honesty and an open mind created a profound opportunity. 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. Formative Experiences at Google 2023-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 2023-08-02T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/08/02/formative-experiences-google I learned much more about software quality and automated testing at Google—but more importantly, I began learning how to change culture. 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. Please unsubscribe if unexpected 2023-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 2023-06-14T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2023/06/14/please-unsubscribe-if-unexpected The unsubscribe link is at the very end of the email, if that's how you're reading this. I'll also explain what's going on, and what I've been up to. 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. Breaking the silence 2017-12-26T00:00:00-05:00 2017-12-26T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/12/26/breaking-the-silence It's not that I haven't had enough to say these past few months, but rather that I've had too much—including a significant career announcement. Copyright 2017 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Catching up 2017-08-11T11:50:00-04:00 2017-08-11T11:50:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/08/11/catching-up Despite the silence, I've had a few things going on since returning from Europe—and there's still so much to do! Copyright 2017 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 Rainbow of Death—By Diabetes 2017-06-25T00:00:00-04:00 2017-06-25T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/06/25/the-rainbow-of-death-by-diabetes The first Schibsted Testing Fixit on June 22, 2017 was a success! And it inspired some people in ways I couldn't have imagined. Copyright 2017 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Where in the world am I? 2017-06-17T00:00:00-04:00 2017-06-17T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/06/17/where-in-the-world-am-i For most of this time, I've been working in Barcelona with my first paying client, started a new project, wrote a new talk, and have been touring across Europe. Copyright 2017 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. "Testing Smarter with..." interview 2017-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 2017-03-27T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/03/27/testing-smarter-with-interview Brothers John and Justin Hunter of Hexawise interviewed me for their &quot;Testing Smarter with...&quot; series, just posted to the Hexawise blog. Copyright 2017 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 Rainbow of Death 2017-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 2017-03-08T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/03/08/the-rainbow-of-death My presentation of &quot;The Rainbow of Death&quot; at DevOpsDays Baltimore 2017 went really, really well; the slides and full narrative are available here! Copyright 2017 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. DevOpsDays Baltimore live stream details 2017-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 2017-03-06T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/03/06/live-stream-details The DevOpsDays Baltimore live stream details are posted, so tune in at 9:15am on March 8 to catch <em>The Rainbow of Death</em>! Copyright 2017 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 Revolution Will Be Televised 2017-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 2017-03-03T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/03/03/the-revolution-will-be-televised &quot;The Rainbow of Death&quot; talk I'm giving at DevOpsDays Baltimore this Wednesday, March 8 at 9:15am ET is promising to be the best talk I've yet given. Copyright 2017 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. DevOpsDays Baltimore and other announcements 2017-02-20T00:00:00-05:00 2017-02-20T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/02/20/devopsdays-baltimore-and-other-announcements I'll be keynoting DevOpsDays Baltimore on March 8, I've made updates to my portfolio page, and I've some updates on go-script-bash v1.4.0 and more. Copyright 2017 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 the Right Thing the Easy Thing (January 2017 Edition) 2017-01-24T00:00:00-05:00 2017-01-24T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2017/01/24/making-the-right-thing-the-easy-thing-january-2017-edition I've delivered an updated version of my "documentation and training" talk at Royall &amp; Company at the invitation of Isaac Truett Copyright 2017 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 Convergence of Wills (Surge 2016 Edition) 2016-10-21T00:00:00-04:00 2016-10-21T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/10/21/the-convergence-of-wills-surge-2016-edition The video of the Surge 2016 version of &quot;The Convergence of Wills&quot;, probably my favorite iteration of the talk so far, is now available. Plus a bonus go-script-bash lightning talk! Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. DevOps Handbook Case Study 2016-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-29T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/09/29/devops-handbook-case-study Gene Kim posted about the appearance of "The Birth of Automated Testing at Google in 2005" in the upcoming DevOps Handbook. Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Speaking at Surge 2016 2016-09-19T00:00:00-04:00 2016-09-19T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/09/19/speaking-at-surge-2016 I'll be delivering &quot;The Convergence of Wills&quot; one more time at Surge 2016 this Friday at 11am. Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. A Song of Freedom and Responsibility 2016-08-23T00:00:00-04:00 2016-08-23T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/08/23/a-song-of-freedom-and-responsibility One more iteration on the Google Testing Grouplet story, this time tailored to Netflix's culture of "Freedom and Responsibility". Copyright 2016 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 the Right Thing the Easy Thing" presentation 2016-06-16T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-16T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/06/16/making-the-right-thing-the-easy-thing I delivered a talk on the importance of documentation and training to the culture change mission during the Chadevs weekly lunch Meetup. Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Live from Chattanooga 2016-06-15T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-15T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/06/15/live-from-chattanooga I delivered a talk Monday, am halfway through the automated testing workshops, and will be live streaming another talk Thursday at noon. Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. DevOpsDays DC recap 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-10T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/06/10/devopsdays-dc-recap Links to the video and slides of my &quot;The Convergence of Wills (abridged)&quot; talk, as well as an extra surprise. Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. DevOpsDays and the TVA 2016-06-07T00:00:00-04:00 2016-06-07T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/06/07/devopsdays-and-the-tva A last minute announcement of my DevOpsDays DC talk and upcoming unit testing workshop in Chattanooga. Copyright 2016 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 Convergence of Wills" slides 2016-05-03T00:00:00-04:00 2016-05-03T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/05/03/the-convergence-of-wills-slides Here are the slides to my Beyond20'16 presentation, "The Convergence of Wills". Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Of bots and docs 2016-01-27T00:00:00-05:00 2016-01-27T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2016/01/27/of-bots-and-docs I've written a Slack bot in Node.js that files GitHub issues, and a unit testing tutorial in Node.js based on the bot. Copyright 2016 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. DevOps Enterprise 2015 Presentation: Pain Is Over, If You Want It 2015-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 2015-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2015/11/06/pain-is-over-if-you-want-it The video for my talk at the 2015 DevOps Enterprise conference, in which I talk about Google and 18F, is now available on YouTube Copyright 2015 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Accidental Press Blitz 2015-07-11T00:00:00-04:00 2015-07-11T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2015/07/11/accidental-press-blitz I seemed to pop up all over the place this week: at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; in online government press; and at Christopher Newport University. Copyright 2015 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Irons in the Fire 2015-02-22T00:00:00-05:00 2015-02-22T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2015/02/22/irons-in-the-fire A number of initiatives that I've started within 18F have been taking off, with more to come. Copyright 2015 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. My January 2015 Testing on the Toilet Flushy Award 2015-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 2015-01-08T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2015/01/08/tott-flushy-award I've been awarded a January 2015 &quot;Flushy&quot; award for being the first Xoogler (ex-Googler) to write Google Testing on the Toilet episodes. Copyright 2015 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 &quot;goto fail&quot; 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 &quot;goto fail&quot; 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. 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. 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. Still Reminiscing and Repeating Myself 2014-02-05T00:00:00-05:00 2014-02-05T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2014/02/05/still-reminiscing I spoke at the first Automated Testing Boston Meetup event, and have just posted on the AutoTest Central blog in the hopes of being useful 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. Of Ships and Voyages 2013-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 2013-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2013/11/30/of-ships-and-voyages Another Rob Galanakis-inspired post, a reflection on the nature and value of teamwork in the context of my Testing Grouplet and Fixit experiences Copyright 2013 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Finally Hitting the Nail on the Head 2013-11-28T00:00:00-05:00 2013-11-28T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2013/11/28/finally-hitting-the-nail-on-the-head Rob Galanakis, in one brief blog post, points exactly to what made my past Google Testing Grouplet experiences so special and powerful Copyright 2013 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. ¡Viva La Revolución! 2013-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 2013-01-31T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2013/01/31/viva-la-revolucion It was five years ago today that the Build Tools team, Testing Technology, and Testing Grouplet taught the band to play with Blaze, Forge, and SrcFS Copyright 2013 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. One More Thing 2012-10-27T00:00:00-04:00 2012-10-27T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/10/27/one-more-thing A thought experiment regarding potential criticisms of my blog, in light of a comment by Rob Galanakis on my Leaving Google post 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. Leaving Google 2012-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 2012-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/10/26/leaving-google The reasons I decided to leave Google, why I decided to return to music and Berklee, and why I've written so much about Google in this blog 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. The 2007 Testing Fixit 2012-10-23T00:00:00-04:00 2012-10-23T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/10/23/testing-fixit-2007 The second Fixit I organized to promote widespread adoption of automated developer testing throughout Google development 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. The 2006 Testing Fixit 2012-10-10T00:00:00-04:00 2012-10-10T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/10/10/testing-fixits The first Fixit I organized to promote widespread adoption of automated developer testing throughout Google development 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. Tools 2012-10-01T00:00:00-04:00 2012-10-01T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/10/01/tools The specific tools the Testing Grouplet, Testing Tech, Build Tools and others developed to improve testing development and efficiency at Google 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. Process and the OODA Loop 2012-09-13T00:00:00-04:00 2012-09-13T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/09/13/process The collection of processes Google uses for ensuring software quality, including automated developer testing as promoted by the Testing Grouplet 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. The Practice of Testing 2012-09-11T00:00:00-04:00 2012-09-11T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/09/11/practice-of-testing The basics of how automated tests should--and should not--be written, as promoted by the Testing Grouplet at Google 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. Happy Days 2012-09-05T00:00:00-04:00 2012-09-05T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/09/05/happy-days In the middle of moving to Boston, I find an old email to friends sent at the beginning of my adventures with the Testing Grouplet at Google. 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. Haters Gonna Hate 2012-08-20T00:00:00-04:00 2012-08-20T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/08/20/haters Fighting back against critics of automated developer testing in light of the Testing Grouplet et. al.'s impact on Google development 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. Object-Oriented Programming Revisited 2012-08-16T00:00:00-04:00 2012-08-16T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/08/16/oop-revisited The fundamental object-oriented programming issues which produced Google's testing challenges and the solutions promoted by the Testing Grouplet 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. Call me Ishmael 2012-08-10T00:00:00-04:00 2012-08-10T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/08/10/call-me-ishmael The high-level cultural challenges to the adoption of automated developer testing at Google which the Testing Grouplet worked to overcome 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. Mark Striebeck's European Lean IT Summit 2011 presentation 2012-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 2012-07-13T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/07/13/marks-lean-it-2011-preso Everything I've been saying and will say in this blog about the Testing Grouplet, Test Certified, and Fixits at Google, compressed 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. Test Mercenaries 2012-07-10T00:00:00-04:00 2012-07-10T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/07/10/test-mercenaries A team of developers within Google dedicated to helping development teams participate in the Testing Grouplet's Test Certified program 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. The Chris/Jay Continuous Build 2012-06-21T00:00:00-04:00 2012-06-21T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2012/06/21/chris-jay-continuous-build The homegrown continuous integration and test system that powered the Testing Grouplet's Test Certified program at Google before TAP 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. Coding and Testing at Google, 2006 vs. 2011 2011-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 2011-12-02T00:00:00-05:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/12/02/coding-and-testing-at-google-2006-vs-2011 The before-and-after picture of the Testing Grouplet et. al.'s impact on Google Engineering Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. This week in my past Google life 2011-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 2011-11-03T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/11/03/recent-developments Publicly-facing details about Google to which I contributed in a significant way Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Small, Medium, Large 2011-11-01T00:00:00-04:00 2011-11-01T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/11/01/small-medium-large The Testing Grouplet's terminology for getting Google engineers to think about the different scopes of automated tests Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Testing on the Toilet 2011-10-25T00:00:00-04:00 2011-10-25T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/10/25/testing-on-the-toilet The Testing Grouplet's weekly publication for spreading testing news and views throughout Google, in the most opportune of places Copyright 2011 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 Certified 2011-10-18T00:00:00-04:00 2011-10-18T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/10/18/test-certified The Testing Grouplet's program for promoting good automated developer testing practices throughout Google Engineering Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. PSA: T-shirts Considered E-ville 2011-10-11T00:00:00-04:00 2011-10-11T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/10/11/t-shirts T-shirts: The worst schwag ever. Trust me. Just Say No! Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Fixits, or I Am the Walrus 2011-10-04T00:00:00-04:00 2011-10-04T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/10/04/fixits Fixits, when engineers throughout Google focus on back-burner issues for a day—and, more importantly, Fixit schwag Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Testing Grouplet 2011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00 2011-09-27T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/09/27/testing-grouplet The grassroots volunteer team which made automated developer testing a core practice of Google engineering culture--and had fun doing it Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details. Grouplets 2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00 2011-09-20T00:00:00-04:00 https://mike-bland.com/2011/09/20/grouplets Google Engineering Grouplets, aka Intergroups, Intergrouplets: Volunteers using their 20% time to make Google Engineering better Copyright 2011 Mike Bland. Except as noted, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. See https://mike-bland.com/policies.html for details.