Rafael E. Santos

Posts by Rafael E. Santos

Stevie Award winner Rafael E. Santos, with 27 years in tech leadership, led e-Builder's $500M acquisition. Now, he's revolutionizing testing with Testaify.

Testers shouldn't fear AI testing tools; they support testers' testing goals!

Embracing AI Testing Tools: A New Frontier for Testers

· 4 min read

Testers, imagine a world where you have time to design the test cases ...

This tech executive is happy because Testaify's AI-based testing platform allows his team to meet testing thresholds to test comprehensively as part of the QA process.

Using Pairwise Testing to determine how many tests you need

· 3 min read

A startling benefit of AI/ML when testing software is that a high volu...

A solemn technology executive considers the risks and rewards of using AI for software testing efforts.

Do we need test case reduction in a Testaify AI/ML world?

· 3 min read

Now that AI/ML is used to test software, do testers still need to prac...

Navigating executive personalities can be challenging as you pursue software quality through testing efforts.

Handling Five Different Executive Personalities in Testing

· 4 min read

There are at least five personality types that affect your quality ass...

AI is coming to the rescue to test software autonomously.

AI to the Rescue: AI Tests Software

· 3 min read

In a previous blog post, I discussed the evolution of testing your sof...

Cynefin helps us navigate contextual complexity.

Navigating Contextual Complexity with Cynefin

· 4 min read

Per Cynefin, complexity ranges from Complex to Complicated to Obvious....

Black box and White box testing terms have too many limits imposed on them.

It's Time to Challenge the Testing Orthodoxy

· 4 min read

While the definitions of black box and white box testing are fine, the...

Use cases define systems requirements. The best use cases come through Behavior Driven Development (BDD).

When it comes to test design, have we made any significant changes?

· 5 min read

Software testing techniques are fundamental to properly critiquing the...

A frustrated man has a computer over his head with his forehead on his desk.

Does software quality matter in the technology world?

· 4 min read

Microsoft accustomed users to poor product quality. That changed with ...

There are so many testing combinations that no one person can do it all. This tester looks confused and frustrated.

What is the biggest challenge in functional test efforts?

· 4 min read

So many testing combinations must be tested that no one person can do ...