‘Head’ in the clouds: Am I Test or DevOps?
I’m worn out from a major release, the world is in lockdown and it is late. In this post I reflect on how deploying ‘Software As A Service’ (SAAS) in the cloud affects what I worry about testing.
Share what you know. Really. Just do it!
I made it a goal to speak at a conference this year. I did not expect it to be very achievable, but I know that the best way to learn is to try to teach so setting myself a target seemed wise. Having Google Analytics running on my blog also shows me that many people are out there looking to solve the same problems that I write about: Around 1300 people viewed my blog last month making nearly 3100 page…
Accelerating your SDET career.
Since changing from teaching into software development on my 45th birthday exactly three years ago today, I fell into test automation entirely by accident. It is something however that I really enjoy and apparently it is a great path for the ambitious software development professional. In just those three short years I am already earning more than I ever achieved in 20 years as a school teacher, and almost certainly more than I would be able to command had I…
Opinion: Writing automated system tests is a great way to test a website / webapp.
A few weeks ago I wrote a post explaining how running automated tests does not perform the same function as (good) manual testing. In a recent project, I was reminded that although running the tests is not deep testing, writing them is. I am very fortunate that I work with developers who are hot on quality and focused on writing appropriate unit tests for all their code, but what is the most cost effective way to have confidence that the…
“Testing is harder than Development” : Gerald Weinberg 1933-2018
I won’t pretend that I knew Gerald Weinberg, and to be honest I am not sure that I had heard of him before his passing last week. However, the tributes paid to him, especially by Joe Colantanio, awakened me to one of those people who any tester really should know more about. I encourage you to go and read some of them, (There is a listing of a few here) but learning a little about him has reminded me of…