Philosopher about Quality & Test. Mostly harmless, but grumpy! Tweets represent my personal view/opinion. Retired #TestBash organizer. Hobby woodturner & sewer.
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Joined May 2013
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Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Patrick Prill (@TestPappy) compares testing to zoomies, highlighting the need for testers to shift perspectives and zoom in/out in Systems Thinking. (1/16)
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"In prAIse of Skepticism" is ostensibly "for technologists" & "about AI". But really, it is for everyone - especially folks that "believe nothing". Trust is blind; based on faith. Sometimes that is enough. But sometimes, evidence-based knowledge is wiser.
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Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
People suffer at work every day, just trying to get their jobs done.
Leaders, we have the power to change this but we need each others support.
Let’s #ACT! (Aspire Collaborate Thrive!) and learn to lead in a new way!
Will you sign the leadership pledge? letsflow.sg
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
🌸 The Problem: 70% of women face vaginal infections, but many struggle to seek care—only 26% self-diagnose correctly.
💡 The Solution: @Bayer & Ada's AI tool empowers women with accurate, confidential self-assessments.
Learn more: ada.com/supporting-womens-in…
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
This week, I've been tricked into taking on new responsibilities 😲
The scoundrels!
I've written it up as a blog post where you can read about:
- What triggered the trap
- Why the trap isn't really a trap
- How other Testers and QEs deliberately spring similar traps
- What I'm going to learn about while I'm in this trap
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Ada was tested at @uni_mainz, demonstrating diagnostic accuracy on par with professional psychologists (Kappa=0.78).
Delivering quick and efficient assessments in just a few minutes, we're redefining the future of mental health care.
ALT "An infographic titled 'Diagnostic Quality of Ada for Mental Disorders' compares diagnostic accuracy between laypersons and psychotherapists using Ada for mental health assessments. The graphic illustrates two horizontal bar charts showing 'Correct Diagnosis' and 'Differential Diagnoses' for both groups. The bars for psychotherapists are notably longer, indicating higher accuracy in both categories. The subtitle reads 'Comparing Diagnostic Accuracy: Layperson vs. Professional Input, with Notable Gains in Precision for Mental Health Cases.' The source is cited as 'JMIR Formative Research,' and the Ada logo is present in the bottom left corner.
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
A recent study shows Ada’s AI surpasses ChatGPT-4 and rheumatologists in diagnostic accuracy for rheumatology, especially in identifying the correct top diagnosis.
AI paired with clinical expertise is the future of healthcare.
ALT An infographic comparing the diagnostic accuracy of Ada, ChatGPT-4, and rheumatologists in rheumatology. The graph shows Ada outperforming both ChatGPT-4 and rheumatologists, particularly in identifying the correct diagnosis as the top condition, with the chart displaying percentages of correct diagnoses across five diagnosis categories.
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Happy Monday folks!
I hope you are well - today I have published my latest video, subtly entitled "Chris is #OpenToWork
youtu.be/41wj1Ia46sM?si=P0xC…
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
No amount of testing will guarantee perfection in a program. The real problem here is that Microsoft effectively allowed CrowdStrike to hack into the core of their operating system in the name of security. Maybe, they should pay less attention to AI nonsense and more attention to making their own operating system secure without giving it over to a third-party.
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Around 8.5% of all assessments on Ada are related to sexual health. Our AI-powered technology is transforming access to sexual health information and the path to diagnosis.
In case you missed it, we were mentioned in @MsMagazine's 'Keeping Score' section: msmagazine.com/2024/06/06/ke…
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Today Is The Day!
Join me from 1-5 to laugh and learn how the fundamental principles of #improv is a great analogy for testing! Applicable for testers & anyone who works with them. #kcdc @kc_dc
If you're at #kcdc this week, visit my "Improv(e) Your Testing!" workshop Wednesday to laugh & learn how improv is a great analogy for #softwaretesting, or my "Word Smatter" talk Friday to learn about #semantics & the role of #testing. More info at kcdc.info/
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Reflections and learning on my last day working for a big bank linkedin.com/posts/leahstock…
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
if you’re really good at your job, instead of getting a raise, you just get more people’s work
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
I get tired on the AI hype. Hopefully we soon get into a time where people really start to understand that Large Language Models (LLM) of this GenAI era are just clever token auto-completers and do NOT understand anything, even if their answers are always looking convincing.
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
After 39 years of programming experience, I can only agree: "The first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 90 percent of the development time. The remaining 10 percent of the code accounts for the OTHER 90 percent of the development time." — Tom Cargill, Bell Labs
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
I never said that some people will not be more expert than others in some skill area. Pay equity is another issue entirely. Pay should be commensurate with the value you bring to the org. Sometimes a great tester brings way more value than an engineer. Not paying them accordingly is exploitation.
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Your teammates don't want to listen to you. Here's why.
Compare and Contrast
"It doesn't work."
VS
"I'm seeing some behaviour I don't understand. Can you help?
I checked the configs in dev, and they looked okay. So I went to the front end, opened the dev tools, clicked the thing and checked the traffic. I didn't see what I expected.
So I checked the other environment and couldn't recreate the problem, which I thought was weird 🤔.
Is it working and I've messed up, or is it broken?"
What's the difference?
In the first example, we deliver our conclusion. And nothing else.
In the second example, we share our conclusion, explain how we arrived at the conclusion, how we tried to get ourselves unstuck, and then asked for help.
What's the impact?
The first way reduces your credibility.
The second way increases your credibility.
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Wow, the 200th issue is out! 😳
Enjoy the best news of 2023:
softwaretestingweekly.com/is…
Thank you all for your support!
Congrats @jarbon, @marcotcr, @scottlundberg, @lucgagan, @theQualityDuck, @FriendlyTester, @GergelyOrosz, @automationhacks, ... (1/3)
#SoftwareTesting #QA
ALT Software Testing Weekly — Issue 200: The Best News of 2023!
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
"#Empathy is essential!"
"#Communication is critical!"
"Everything depends on #trust!"
Many say it, but few believe it.
Interested in going beyond lip service? Contact me for a conference or corporate #keynote, #talk, or #workshop.
More Info at ineffable-solutions.com/
ALT Speaker in grey jacket and pants on stage.
Patrick Prill @testpappy.bsky.social retweeted
Guten Morgen!
Ab 12 Uhr twittern wir wieder live für euch von der #Wiesnwache
Wir sind gespannt wie ein Flitzebogen was der Tag so bringt.
Bis gleich!
