Software testers I pay attention to:

James Christie Karen Johnson Huib Schoots Michele Playfair David Greenlees Beren Van Daele Aaron Hodder Hilary Weaver Paul Merrill Duncan Nisbet James Marcus Bach Alan Richardson Paul Holland Mr.Viktor Slavchev Dan Ashby Elizabeth Zagroba Michael Bolton Patrick Prill Eric Proegler Danny Dainton Santhosh Tuppad Jyothi Rangaiah Fiona Charles Reema Makwana  

The BEST resource page for software testers, hosted by Huib Schoots

Normal (non-testing) folks I like:

Ben Kelly Martin Hynie Scott Berkun Rob Lambert Michaela Ross Jeff Perkins Kate Starr, CFA Josh Lieberman Lorinda Brandon Nouriel Roubini Trish Khoo Angie Jones 

Stuff you should watch/listen:

Testing In The Pub PerfBytes Screen Testing Association for Software Testing

Writing that has influenced my approach to testing/quality:

How Complex Systems Fail – Richard I. Cook, MD

The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully – Gerald Weinberg

Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-solving Approach – Gerald Weinberg

Quality Software Management: Vol 2: First-Order Measurement – Gerald Weinberg

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software – Charles Petzold

Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations – Robert Austin

Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman

Tacit and Explicit Knowledge – Harry Collins

Artifictional Intelligence: Against Humanity’s Surrender to Computers – Harry Collins

Rethinking Expertise – Harry Collins

Explore It!: Reduce Risk and Increase Confidence with Exploratory Testing – Elisabeth Hendrickson

Lessons Learned in Software Testing: A Context–Driven Approach – Bach, Kaner, Pettichord

The Leprechauns of Software Engineering – Laurent Bossavit

Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets – Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The 48 Laws Of Power – Robert Greene

Search For The Real, And Other Essays – Hans Hoffman

Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring) – Christopher Hitchens