Oh Coffee Bean, Oh Coffee Bean

[vetran]

Drop that can of sweet pop and grab a coffee - for your sanity's sake ? The Register

Boffins in the States have confirmed that sweetened and "diet" drinks are associated with a significantly heightened risk of mental illness, whereas coffee tends to preserve the sanity of the drinker.

[The Spartan]

I think it's too late to save my sanity now lol

[Mich the Tester]

I think it's too late to save my sanity now lol

Your what?

[The Spartan]

Your what?

I'm a product of fizzy drinks it's probably why I'm a tester as I'm insane

[Mich the Tester]

I'm a product of fizzy drinks it's probably why I'm a tester as I'm insane

Testers are not supposed to be sane. You can't find really good bugs without a slightly twisted mind.

[The Spartan]

Testers are not supposed to be sane. You can't find really good bugs without a slightly twisted mind.

Spot on there Mich, guess I'll have another Coke Zero "All the taste, with none of the calories" pmsl

[bless 'em all]

Testers are not supposed to be sane. You can't find really good bugs without a slightly twisted mind.

A really good tester can give others a mental illness ... there's been quite a few instances of developers getting Tourettes Syndrome shortly after receiving one of my defect reports.

[Bunk]

A really good tester can give others a mental illness ... there's been quite a few instances of developers getting Tourettes Syndrome shortly after receiving one of my defect reports.

[Mich the Tester]

A really good tester can give others a mental illness ... there's been quite a few instances of developers getting Tourettes Syndrome shortly after receiving one of my defect reports.

Actually I'm convinced that one of the biggest sources of software disasters is HR; their screening processes and insistence on certificates and immaculate school records and references ensures that only grey, conventional conformists are hired, which is a recipe for disaster when hiring testers or anyone else whose job is to think 'what could go wrong here' and then take action.

[The Spartan]

Actually I'm convinced that one of the biggest sources of software disasters is HR; their screening processes and insistence on certificates and immaculate school records and references ensures that only grey, conventional conformists are hired, which is a recipe for disaster when hiring testers or anyone else whose job is to think 'what could go wrong here' and then take action.

I couldn't agree more, I work for 20+ devs here and the guy before me lasted only a few weeks and I was told he wasn't very contentious which is definitely a no-no if you're a tester. I despise the whole certificate issue to it really grips my tulipe, big deal if someone has an intermediate that trumps my foundation I have balls of steel lol