Books

Author

• Tap Into Mobile Application Design, LeanPub, ISBN: 978-0-9959823-3-8, July 2022.
• Tap Into Mobile Application Testing, LeanPub, ISBN: 978-0-9959823-0-7, October 2012.

Contributing Author

• The Everything Guide to Mobile Apps, ISBN: 978-1440555336, Contributing Author, Adams Media, March 2013
• Experiences of Test Automation, ISBN: 978-0321754066, Contributing Chapter Author: There’s More to Automation than Regression Testing, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2012
• The Gift of Time ISBN: 978-0-932633-75-0, Contributing Chapter Author: Generational Systems Thinking, Dorset House Publishing, New York, 2008

Published Articles

Wearables

• Five Fashion Tech Garments from MakeFashion 5.0 That Stole The Show Article with Chelsea Klukas, Fashnerd Magazine, May 2017.
• Designing for Smart Fabrics: Wear It’s At! (Part 1) Article, Fashnerd Magazine, August 2016.
• Designing for Smart Fabrics: Deciding What to Design (Part 2) Article, Fashnerd Magazine, August 2016.
• Designing for Smart Fabrics: Potential Drawbacks (Part 3) Article, Fashnerd Magazine, August 2016.
• Designing For Smartwatches And Wearables To Enhance Real-Life Experience Article, Smashing Magazine, February 2015.

Mobile

• Going Mobile: Testing Beyond the Device Article, The Testing Planet, March 2012.
• Designing Mobile Apps: Using Old School Tools for New School Technology Article, Modern Analyst, April 2011
• Mobile Challenges for Project Management, Part 2: Human Factors Article, Stickyminds, January 2011 (HTML Version.)
• Mobile Challenges for Project Management, Part 1: Project Factors Article, Stickyminds, January 2011. Re-published January 2012 by Better Software Magazine
• Test Mobile Apps with I SLICED UP FUN! Article, self-published, October 2010. Re-published December 2010 by Mobile Developer Magazine

Gamification

• Gamification principles you should consider in mobile product management Article, Commercelab, January 2014
• Automation Games Article, Logigear Magazine, April 2013
• Software Testing Is a Game Article, Better Software Magazine, January 2013 (HTML Version.)
• The Software Development Game, with David McFadzean,  Article, Better Software Magazine, September 2012 (HTML Version.)

Management & Leadership

• Things Change (And So Should Processes) Article, Better Software Magazine, July/August 2013
• The Software Development Game Article, with David McFadzean, Better Software Magazine, September 2012 (HTML Version.)
• Software Project Estimation: Using Uncertainty Factors Article, Stickyminds, November 2010
• Management Anti-Patterns, or “My Manager Thinks I’m Holding Her Hostage” Article, Stickyminds, October 2010
• The Next Wave: Valuable Products First, Process Second Article, Modern Analyst, December 2009
• Choose Your Own Agile Adventure Article, SQE Iterations Newsletter, August 2009
• Do You Know Why You’re Doing That? Article, Better Software Magazine, April 2009
• We Need More Metaphors Article, SQE Iterations Newsletter, January 2009
• Is “Agile” Distracting You? Editorial, Better Software Magazine, September 2008
• A Change Would Do You Good Editorial, Better Software Magazine, April 2008

Software Testing

• How do I Create Value with my Testing? Article, Tea Time for Testers magazine, April 2011 (Republished, this was originally a blog post), translated into Hungarian for Teszteles a Gyakorlatban magazine, March 2011
• Fuzzing Through the Side Door Article, Stickyminds, January 2011
• Automation Politics 101 Article, Automated Software Testing Magazine, November 2009
• Am I Creating Value With My Testing? Article, STAR Tester, November 2009
• Testing and Music: Parallels in Practice, Skills and Learning Conference Paper, with Michael Bolton, CAST, July 2008
• Some Things I’ve Learned in Software Testing Article, What is Testing Magazine, June 2008
• There’s Nothing Like the Real Thing Editorial, Better Software Magazine, March 2007
• Test-Driven Development from a Conventional Software Testing Perspective, Part 3 Article, InformIT, May 2006
• Test-Driven Development from a Conventional Software Testing Perspective, Part 2 Article, InformIT, April 2006
• Test-Driven Development from a Conventional Software Testing Perspective, Part 1 Article, InformIT, April 2006
• Conventional Software Testing on an Extreme Programming Team Article, InformIT, October 2005
• Conventional Software Testing on a Scrum Team Article, InformIT, September 2005
• Watir Works Article, with Paul Rogers, Better Software Magazine, April 2005
• Repeating the Unrepeatable Bug Article, Better Software Magazine, March 2005
• Pair Testing with Developers Article, Better Software Magazine, January 2004

Exploratory Testing

• Documenting Exploratory Testing Article, Better Software Magazine, May/June 2011
• Demystifying Exploratory Testing Cover Article, Better Software Magazine, March/April 2010
• Man and Machine: Combining the Power of the Human Mind With Automation Tools Cover Article, Better Software Magazine, December 2007.
• Exploratory Testing: Finding the Music of Software Investigation Article, self-published, July 2007. Re-published December 2007 by Methods and Tools magazine. HTML version.
• Exploratory Testing on Agile Teams Article, InformIT, November 2005

Interviews

• Top Experts Explain When To Build A Cross-Platform App, Arkenea interviewed Jonathan about cross-platform mobile frameworks, July 2016
• Jonathan Kohl on Creating a Great Mobile Experience, Mobilebranche.de interviewed Jonathan about mobile apps, September 2014
• Interview with Jonathan Kohl – Author, Consultant, and Mobile Enthusiast, yycapps interviewed Jonathan about mobile apps, February 2013
• A Conversation with Jonathan Kohl Part 1, Jonathan Vanian interviewed Jonathan about testing mobile medical apps for Stickyminds, August 2012
• A Conversation with Jonathan Kohl Part 2, Jonathan Vanian interviewed Jonathan about testing mobile medical apps for Stickyminds, August 2012
• From One Expert to Another: Testing SMS, Jonathan interviewed Paul Poutanen about testing SMS for Stickyminds, June 2012
• Wherever You Go: Testing Mobile Applications, Part 2, Joey McAllister interviewed Jonathan for Techwell, April 2012
• Wherever You Go: Testing Mobile Applications Part 1, Joey McAllister interviewed Jonathan for Techwell, April 2012
• The Future Is Mobile Technology, Heather Shanholtzer interviewed Jonathan about mobile technology for Techwell, November 2011.
• Logigear Magazine Spotlight Interview with Jonathan Kohl, Logigear Magazine interviewed Jonathan about exploratory testing for their February 2011 issue. PDF of the magazine.
• Twist Podcast with Jonathan Kohl (registration required), STP Podcast series, February 2011. Matthew Heusser interviews Jonathan further about testing mobile applications, and Multi::Mechanize.
• Twist Podcast with Jonathan Kohl (registration required), STP Podcast series, August 2010. Matthew Heusser interviews Jonathan about testing mobile applications, value and more.
• Business Analysis and Agile Modern Analyst, March 2010. Jonathan was part of a panel of interviewers
• We Need More Metaphors, Stickyminds Podcast, January 2009. Joey McAllister interviews Jonathan about his Iterations article of the same title.
• When is Testing Done? CM Crossroads, September 2008. Jonathan is one of several speakers weighing in on the topic.
• Exploratory Testing with Jonathan Kohl – Part 1 of 3 (requires login), CM Crossroads, September 2008. In the first segment of this three-part series Jonathan discusses how exploratory testing is simultaneous test design, execution and learning.
• Exploratory Testing and Agile Methods with Jonathan Kohl – Part 2 of 3 (requires login), CM Crossroads, September 2008. In the second segment of this three-part series Jonathan discusses how exploratory testing can add value on Agile development teams.
• Mission Critical – The Future of Exploratory Testing with Jonathan Kohl – Part 3 of 3 (requires login), CM Crossroads, September 2008. In the third segment of this three part series Jonathan discusses how exploratory testing is becoming more ingrained in different kinds of projects.
• The Angel and Devil of Software Testing – What’s Right?, with Michael Bolton, CM Crossroads, May 2008. This video is a lighthearted riff on our “Angels and Devils” presentation.
• An Interview with Jonathan Kohl, Test Common, February 2008. This text interview elaborates on interactive automated testing, and my theme of empowering testers with tools instead of trying to replace them.
• Five Questions With Jonathan Kohl, Michael Hunter’s Dr. Dobbs Journal blog, June 2007. This text interview addresses general testing issues in a cool format. I once again harp on O/R Mappers, and encourage the power of negative thinking to help spur innovation.
• Exploratory Testing, Jason Gorman’s Agile Testing Podcast, April 2007. In this audio interview, Jason asked me about Exploratory Testing.
• Agile Teams Miss Out by Having a Narrow Focus on Testing, Qthreads, February 2006. This text interview is one of my first public criticisms of problems I was observing in the Agile movement. I talk about general testing issues, Ruby and Watir as well.

Public Presentations

Videos of Jonathan

• Tap Into Testing Mobile Applications, Keynote, STARWEST, California, October 2012. Watch it on video. Watch it on video. (Approximately 55 minutes in length.)
• Am I Creating Value With My Testing?, Keynote, STANZ, Wellington and Melbourne, September 2011. Watch it on video. (Approximately 65 minutes in length.)
• I’m Going Mobile: Testing Mobile Apps for Fun and Profit, Lightning Talk, STAREAST, Florida, May 2011. Watch it on video. (Approximately 7 minutes in length.)
• What’s More Important: Being Agile or Creating Value?, Keynote, Better Software Conference, Las Vegas, June 2009. Watch it on video. (Approximately 50 minutes in length.)

Automotive Articles

• Rural Route 409, Article, Ol’ Skool Rodz Magazine, Issue 97, January 2020
• Saturday Night Special, Article, Street Trucks Magazine, Vol. 16 #4, April 2014
• Tribute in Tin, Article, Ol’ Skool Rodz Magazine, Issue 49, January 2012
• Meeting the Challenge, Article, Ol’ Skool Rodz Magazine, Issue 46, April 2011
• Tinman Model A Pickup, Article, Canadian Hot Rods Magazine, December 2010
• Homebuilt with Heart: the Tinman Truck, Article, Car Kulture Deluxe Magazine, Issue 43, November 2010