QC newsletter 41: I've been writing. Just not sending
A round-up of quality coach articles, events and articles from the quality coach book and community.
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Not technical enough: Really?
Meet my shadow. Her name is "Not technical enough" and she's been walking beside me for all of my working career.
It doesn't matter that I studied engineering at university
It doesn't matter that I learnt to program in my first role
Staying Sane in a Post Modern Tech world
Before I start, I want to be clear. 2025 was an awesome year. I got to attend some incredible conferences such as Yow!, Agile Testing Days, Testing Talks. Plus, I got to attend a Kent Beck workshop kindly hosted by my work.
I co-led a tutorial with Fiona Charles on
My Genie Got It Wrong: Evaluating LLMs for a RAG Chatbot
How do you choose the right LLM for a RAG chatbot? I compared Llama 70B, 405B, and GPT-4 across 100 iterations. The AI agent's recommendation was wrong.
Quality Coach newsletter #39
A round-up of quality coach articles, events and articles from the quality coach book and community.
Introducing the Quality Coach Researcher
I wrote The Quality Coach's Handbook as a practical guide, something you can pick up for an answer when a question at work arises. Now I wonder if a chatbot could supplement the book by quickly locating relevant content?
I decided to build the Quality Coach Researcher, an
The girl in the purple jeans
The girl in the purple jeans plucks at her embroidered threads.
The sun shines on her face, blessing her.
She plucks a flower and twirls it between her fingers.
How can she know that in that moment, she’s to become a symbol of
a time when no fear exists,
Why Software Teams Need Speed Limits
Reducing the speed limit before a known bottleneck allows traffic to flow smoothly. While we feel we're going slower, we actually get to our destination faster. The same principles apply in software engineering.
Building Momentum for change in Enterprise
Driving change in Enterprise requires relationship building and thoughtful communication.
Quality, Critical Thinking and Risk in Modern Engineering
Rethinking how we think about quality in discovery, delivery, and service operations can help us to better understand the nature of risk and where to apply our critical thinking skills.
How to write a book
It took me ten years to write my book. I learned few lessons on the way.
Be the spark
I am wood wanting to be fire.
Laying the Foundation for Quality Software
At the core of delivering quality software lies a learning mindset—one that must permeate every level of the engineering organization. But what exactly does that mean?
Exploratory Testing with a Team
Holding an exploratory testing session is a fun way to encourage teams to think from a customer perspective.
