Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton is a consulting software tester and testing teacher who helps people to solve testing problems that they didn't realize they could solve. He is the co-author (with senior author James Bach) of Rapid Software Testing, a methodology and mindset for testing software expertly and credibly in uncertain conditions and under extreme time pressure. Michael has 25 years of experience testing, developing, managing, and writing about software. For the last 18 years, he has led DevelopSense, a Toronto-based testing and development consultancy. Prior to that, he was with Quarterdeck Corporation for eight years, during which he managed the company’s flagship products and directed project and testing teams both in-house and around the world.

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Today i learned about breadth vs depth in testing. Not that the concepts are new to me, but James Bach and Michael Bolton are eeking out the definitions so carefully and precisely in Taking Testing...
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Exploring Exploratory Testing - Michael Bolton
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This Year in Review - 2025

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Today i learned about breadth vs depth in testing. Not that the concepts are new to me, but James Bach and Michael Bolton are eeking out the definitions so carefully and precisely in Taking Testing...
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2025 didn’t happen to me. I showed up and built it. Spoke across continents. Won Best Tutorial at EuroSTAR 2025. Got a book mention. Became an ambassador. Launched courses. Played where it matte...
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2025 didn’t happen to me. I showed up and built it. Spoke across continents. Won Best Tutorial at EuroSTAR 2025. Got a book mention. Became an ambassador. Launched courses. Played where it matte...
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Watch this awesome talk by Michael Bolton at TestBash Manchester 2017
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Use context driven testing patterns to make sensible estimates
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Watch Te Rapid Software Testing Guide to What You Meant To Say TestBash Talk with Michael Bolton
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