LogiGear Magazine interviews Jonathan Kohl, a consultant providing a variety of services in software development and for IT teams. Kohl discusses his mentors, testing methods and where he finds his best testers.
Category: Exploratory Testing
Spotlight Interview: Exploratory Testing with Jonathan Kohl
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Jonathan Kohl is a consultant, author, and speaker in the software industry. He draws on technical, philosophical and business concepts in his work. For LogiGear Magazine: The Exploratory Testing Issue, Kohl answers questions regarding the method:
Beware of the Lotus Eaters: Exploratory Testing
Anne-Marie Charrett draws from the Greek mythology of the lotus eaters to warn testers to be weary of enjoying early success too soon upon finding high impact bugs. Here is an excerpt:
Like many professions, the lure of the “low hanging fruit” in software testing is very appealing. In this case, fruit refers to finding high impact bugs quickly.