Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Commitments and Aspirations

Here I am, setting my commitments for the year two days before my maternity leave. My mind is drawing blanks..what can I promise at a time like this? I can't even think of what I have done in the last couple of months to quantify good work. Not the best of feelings.
At the same time, there are so many aspirations that I have. The problem is that even though they would all help in my project, I cannot put them down in my commitments because I would not be there for the next 4 months to deliver on them. I still want to make a list of things I will try and find time for the next few months , I am calling them aspirations and not expectations from self because I seriously cannot predict the madness of  the next few months.
So here they are:
1. I'll be attending a workshop by Michael Bolton on Monday(first day of my leave). I hope to put the things I learn into practive by doing some open-source testing.
2. Want to learn how to test using the object model and the Iaccessible interface. I need to learn the theory before I can implement them on something. Maybe my previous project.
3. Want to learn about testability and test patterns and apply them to a sample app. Come up with a good set of recommendations about both.
4. Practice exploratory testing. Participate in the weekend testing group wherever possible.

All this while I take care of the new born and also give time to my toddler. Wish me luck. I have four months before I return to work and I know I'll never find time for these things once I am back at work.