Test Like a Cat
summary
Advice with concrete practices: create a survival schedule when one tester covers 17 developers so teams know when code gets tested and a paired pre‑check session can fix 7–15 bugs in an hour; practice actual skills (JavaScript certificate, write small production code, set up CI) to hunt better; use timeboxes and telemetry for “cat vision,” prioritize useful findings not just piles of bugs, and remember the wild fact: a black‑footed cat has a 60% kill rate and walks ~20 miles a night — hunt with focused bursts, rest deliberately.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Start
- 4:23SURVIVE WITH DIGNITY
- 8:30CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
- 13:41ADVOCATES & COMMUNITY
- 14:44HANDLING CONFLICT
- 19:49GAN YOU PROVE YOUR VALUE AS A CAT?
- 20:50CAT ADVANTAGES
- 22:14TESTER ADVANTAGES
- 25:38HUNT EFFECTIVELY
- 29:28CLAWS
- 30:01CREPUSCULAR NOT NOCTURNAL
- 31:02THE DEADLIEST CAT ON EARTH
- 32:04HUNTING TOO MUCH?
- 35:17HUNT LIKE A CAT
- 36:44COMMUNICATE FOR RESULTS
- 41:50OPEN OFFICE PLANS
- 45:49CATS LOVE WITH LOYALTY
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