3 days agoTesters or those managing testing projects need to be pragmaticDefinition of Pragmatic — A word that I have been using this week is pragmatic which is defined as, dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. Say for example, you join a new project and you have lots of ideas on what you…Software Testing1 min readSoftware Testing1 min read
Nov 19Testing Principles 2.0A while ago I wrote some testing principles and routinely, I want to review and adjust them. I read a very interesting post by Keith Klain that mentioned on the lines of relating our testing back to business risk and another point about understanding the commercial implications of testing. The…2 min read2 min read
Nov 11Onboarding experimentI came across this post on how to onboard at a new company in 3 weeks by Dave Anderson that another fellow twitter user promoted. I have used this structure as an experiment with onboarding in my last two weeks at a new role/company and it has really worked! …2 min read2 min read
Oct 25What is resilience? Is it OK not to be resilient? Ways to develop resilience.What is resilience? — Resiliency is defined as — Adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors. It means “bouncing back” from difficult experiences. Is it OK not to be resilient? I have mixed views about resiliency. Life is tough — it can have some…2 min read2 min read
Oct 18Testing — Shifting LeftThere was a post awhile ago on LinkedIn that put an argument forward with words that I can’t quite remember. On the lines that “the shifting left approach was damaging the testing profession. Most of our testing happens after the code is written.” A few weeks later I came across…2 min read2 min read
Oct 3Influencing stakeholders — adapting your styleThere were some thoughts going around that I read that said to not reduce complexity to numbers, however, what is forgotten about here is how we communicate and understand problems. The good thing about numbers is that it’s a universal language that anyone can understand. …Software Testing2 min readSoftware Testing2 min read
Sep 25As test professionals, do we focus too much on those that directly use the product?As test professionals, do we focus too much on those that directly use the product? Forgetting about other stakeholders that may be involved.. In terms of what other stakeholders could be involved, let’s use an example, such as a Human Resources (HR) product, where you can book your absence, performance…Software Testing2 min readSoftware Testing2 min read
Sep 24Security — Threat modellingI’m sitting on the train at Manchester Piccadilly waiting for my train to depart and thought to start writing up a few thoughts about a workshop I attended on security threat modelling by the ever so inspiring Rich. Data flow diagrams. This is the place to start with threat modelling…Security Testing2 min readSecurity Testing2 min read
Sep 22Test Bash UK Day 1 — Experience reportWow — what a day! It has been more than I ever dreamed off to attend an in person testing conference as an attendee. It was definitely worth the effort of justifying the cost to my company. What I have really enjoyed is how relaxed, friendly and open everyone is…Software Testing3 min readSoftware Testing3 min read
Sep 20If it has no function, why should we implement it?<rant> Recently I had a debate over the term non functionals and said that I would much prefer if we used quality attributes instead. There was some information about non functionals written up and when reviewing I gave the feedback that it had missed a lot of points, like accessibility…Software Testing2 min readSoftware Testing2 min read
