I was bummed to hear that James Whittaker has resigned from Microsoft: http://blogs.msdn.com/james_whittaker/archive/2009/05/21/tour-of-the-month-the-exit-stage-right-tour.aspx
James is a terrific ambassador for testing, showing the world that testing is extremely fun, highly technical and an intellectual exercise.
[Breaking news: 5\27\2009] Per this blog, James is now a Director of Test in Google!
I first noticed James as a result of his paper "What is software testing, and why is it so hard?" way back in 2000 (see embedded document below). As a tester myself, I was blown away that an academic (as I then wrongly considered James to be) knew what it was like in the trenches.
What is Software Testing and Why It is So Hard
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