Jesper Ottosen | Activities
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Test cases are no longer crafted nor unique
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"trackback: https://www.o2sn.dk/2026/03/29/return-of-the-darlings-pets-cattle-and-guids/"
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14.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Test cases are no longer crafted nor unique
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Nemawashi
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Definitions of Nemawashi
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Test cases are no longer crafted nor unique
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Test cases are no longer crafted nor unique
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I was just at a test tool demo today, and I had aĀ moment. Test cases are no longer carefully crafted and unique, they are generated.Test cases are no longer an atomic unit of measure (if it ev...
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I was just at a test tool demo today, and I had aĀ moment. Test cases are no longer carefully crafted and unique, they are generated.Test cases are no longer an atomic unit of measure (if it ev...
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Testing without a System
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Testing without a System
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Is a tech community worth your time?
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We do try to be subtle...(Sometimes it actually wasn't in dev yet!)
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Is it in dev yet?
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Is it in dev yet?
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So your boss built a prototype
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"as with many other elements: build in smaller batches, built frequently and align often.
Especially when dealing with other people, but it also goes for LLM output etc.
Align up front. When I prepare large formal documents then I strive to align up f..."
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How does a teamās stage of development influence the style of quality engineering it needs to thrive?
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Quality Engineers do their best work when a team is forming
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Quality Engineers do their best work when a team is forming
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Quality Engineers do their best work when a team is forming
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So Richards question in full was "My biggest challenge when I was in a leadership role was that it wasn't a position of authority. Whilst I was the leader on how to think about quality and testing,...
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
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Moments that shape us
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"If we can evaluate more explicitly we can automate more tests. Ideally, as pr DORA research this is best done by developers. Let's call it a new flavor of shift-left :).
The test tooling eco system needs to catch up and cover all types of testing - th..."
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Question by Ben Dowen:What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?Response:As a newbie, one mistake that I made was try...
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AMA Answer: What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?
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AMA Answer: What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?
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AMA Answer: What pitfalls or mistakes should I avoid, while getting into Context Engineering? What newbie mistake can you help me miss?
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The Book That Talked Back
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Discover the benefits of creating a guide to telling people about you
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Making testing jobs safer for neurodiversity: Manual of Me
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Making testing jobs safer for neurodiversity: Manual of Me
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The Return of Rapid Reporter
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I had a terrible day yesterday.Ā This morning however I got and did write 20 tests directly in Cypress. A few months ago the thought of having to do that would have filled me with dread and I w...
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Progression Not Perfection
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Progression Not Perfection
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Thought I'd riff on Louise's post about progress over perfection.One thing I like to do is look at the person I was 1, 2, 5 or 10 years ago.Often this is literally thinking back and remembering. Ot...
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Progress over time
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Progress over time
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Progress over time
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Looks Good to Me Culture
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RiskStorming Quick Explanation
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Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June
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One small habit Iāve developed is updating my in-house job title to reflect the kind of testing Iām focused on at that moment.Ā
Sometimes the title is straightforward. Sometimes it is slightly...
Jesper Ottosen
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Jesper has been around the MoT community from the start, frequently passing by the Club and Slack. For more than 10 years he has provided 300+ blogposts on all things testing. š»
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