: About Me

Growing up in Southern California, Jim Hyatt was a huge Dodger fan who just knew he'd eventually get a shot at playing first base for the "Boys in Blue." As he grew older, he began to realize that his inability to consistently hit a curveball would cost him his dream, but his love for the game still never wavered. Through thick and thin, Jim will always remain a devoted baseball fan.

When his baseball career failed to take off, Jim turned to the software industry, where he has worked in both development and aquality assurance roles. His non-baseball interests include the personal finance, the stock market, cooking, reading, and writing.

I know too much about ...

too little.

My childhood ambition ...

play first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

My favorite memory ...

holding my new-born daughters.

My first job ...

working at a small dairy store.

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Want to become a truly great software tester? If so, you need to develop a "little kid" mentality! (No, I'm NOT suggesting that you sit in the corner and pout when you don't get your way.) It's my belief that truly great testers are able to focus their efforts around two questions all little children ask themselves whenever they're given a new toy: "How does it work?" and "How can I break it?" How does it work? This is the fundamental question all testers must be able to answer. It's developing a thorough understanding of the software under test, and how it responds to different inputs and...

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