Alan

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I'm a long time tester and developer working for Microsoft where I'm currently a Principal SDET on the XBox team.

I've also worked on Microsoft Lync, Windows CE, Windows, and spent some time as Microsoft's Director of Test Excellence.

I am the lead author on the Microsoft Press book "How We Test Software at Microsoft", contributed chapters to a few other books (including "Beautful Testing") and frequently speak to, consult with, or teach classes to software developers and testers.


36 Answers

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Test Automation in Agile?
may 30 at 3:42
3
Typical software & tools short-list for *manual* QA specialist (tester) working environment
feb 2 at 0:21
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Best practices for organising and naming test cases
dec 22 at 5:55
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Replacement for Microsoft's USB Device Simulation Framework (DSF)
dec 17 at 16:33
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What options are available in the career path of a tester?
nov 10 at 0:03
2
SpecFlow - test MVC3 Web site with action calls
oct 14 at 19:46
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Techniques for test selection, give a large suite of test cases
sep 16 at 19:57
1
Good Grep Tools for Windows
jul 26 at 5:05
5
How can I use causal loop diagrams to help me test?
mar 11 '12 at 15:27
2
IPv4/IPv6 dependency testing
mar 1 '12 at 22:41
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IPv4/IPv6 dependency testing
feb 29 '12 at 0:59
5
Should coverage analysis be performed on test code?
aug 31 '11 at 17:01
6
USB storage emulator
aug 25 '11 at 17:01
5
How to copy paste from OneNote to Quality Center?
aug 23 '11 at 16:05
0
Unittesting in Borland C++Builder 2006
aug 23 '11 at 16:00
24
Are code reviews considered part of QA?
jun 9 '11 at 18:11
6
What could cause a “command failed” error when using the Word.Application object to compare two documents?
jun 8 '11 at 20:25
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How should you interview for QA Automation positions?
jun 4 '11 at 16:16
25
Who is ultimately responsible for issues that are found after software is released?
may 31 '11 at 14:30
5
How do you design your test method/function
may 29 '11 at 18:10
8
Is model-driven testing a viable technology for real applications yet?
may 26 '11 at 17:18
9
What are the benefits of Block Testing?
may 25 '11 at 18:32
8
What additional benefits does an QA /Developer engineer bring to a project
may 20 '11 at 20:34
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What additional benefits does an QA /Developer engineer bring to a project
may 20 '11 at 0:44
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What are some ways In which testing a mobile application is different from testing a PC application?
may 18 '11 at 18:14
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What is meant by “Automated tests don't find new bugs”?
may 10 '11 at 22:42
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What factors should affect the ratio of QA/Test staff vs. App Developers
may 10 '11 at 20:34
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Security testing resources
may 8 '11 at 14:14
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Security testing resources
may 8 '11 at 14:12
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Good resources for traditional testers adapting to an Agile environment
may 7 '11 at 17:28
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