This is something a bit quick and different, since I reckon not enough of you know what absolute legends you are. Which is a total travesty, to be honest. How can you not know??! I decided recently to find more ways of making the people around me realise how awesome they are. So I guess… Continue reading A Legendary Showcase
Tag: testing
Starting with UI tests in Cypress
I realised that I haven't talked about automation for a while, even though it's a part of the job I enjoy just as much as coercing/tricking people into talking to each other. So I wrote a few small tests to show some of the basics I have learnt, and I'm documenting it so that future… Continue reading Starting with UI tests in Cypress
Goodbye Testing Columns, Part 3: Return of the…
Goodbye Testing Columns, Part 2: The Empire Strikes Back
Personal Development, One Year of Progress
I began my journey as a software tester in April 2018, and six months later in October 2018 I decided to make myself a Personal Development Plan since my workplace didn't have one for me. It's been a year since then, so I'm having a look back at the last twelve months to see what… Continue reading Personal Development, One Year of Progress
Our first exploratory testing session
Building a team path for quality
So I've been doing a lot of exercises and reading around leadership - not to become a team lead or change roles or whatever, but because I want to be a good advisor, mentor and advocate for quality in my company. I started with The Leadership Journey by Jim Holmes, mainly because he offered TestBash-goers… Continue reading Building a team path for quality
A B C, V R T
So I did a talk at the South West Test meetup in Bristol last week (at the time of writing first draft, probably last year by the time I finish...) and someone asked afterwards if I could make it into a blog post. I was a bit like yeah sure, but also a bit like… Continue reading A B C, V R T