2 days agoBug trouble!I have been reminded of a recurring theme in my career where I have noticed that bug management is not taken seriously enough. This is trouble because you are potentially losing out on fixing problems before it reaches production and thus, you are not preventing customer frustration. My dream scenario…2 min read
6 days agoEMBRACE API TestingI am always looking for new ways to teach software testing, along with keeping my technical skills up to date. I decided to revisit my knowledge of APIs and API testing. In doing so, I came across a TestBash talk by Shivani Gaba on moving from GUI testing to API…Software Testing3 min read
Jun 23The power of emotion driven testingLast night I did a talk at Ministry of Testing’s TestBash World and a section of my talk was on emotions. A part of which I shared x10 emotional paths you can use to guide your testing. …Software Testing2 min read
Jun 18Testing Principles 101I’d like to share my progress on creating the Testing Principle 101. I have felt encouraged by the amount of people who have been willing to share their thoughts and experiences with me. These testing principles would not have been created without all their input. There are a lot of…Software Testing3 min read
Jun 12Bake me some chocolate croissants!It is a Sunday morning. This is the day I’m lucky enough to get a lay in! My son comes into our room at 8am to see if we are up. I roll out of bed half asleep and wonder what treat I will make for the boy’s for their…Software Testing3 min read
Jun 10Why do we test at all?At the moment I am crowd sourcing ideas from the software testing community on what the Software Testing Principles 101 could be. If you are interested in getting involved, then you can message me on Twitter @fishouthebox or you can add a comment under the LinkedIn post. …Testing2 min read
Jun 6NTD Part 2This is the second part of my blogging about the experience of Nordic Testing days. I’m covering travel plans, how I was feeling, diversity of speakers, speaker’s dinner, build up to the talk and how the talk went. Travel plans The timing of Nordic Testing Days was in the May half term…5 min read
Jun 5NTD part 1This week I attended and spoke at Nordic Testing Days Testing Conference. It was a brilliant experience. I am going to type up some of my thoughts from writing an abstract all the way through to my learnings and takeaways, so it will be split into different parts. Writing an abstract At the…4 min read
May 9Test Peer ReviewToday I have been thinking about peer review of testing work. How as testers we need to ensure that our work gets reviewed by others to make our work even better. I added some thoughts to a Google Jam board and have transferred these brief notes to sections in this…Testing1 min read
May 8Out the box thinkingIntroduction — Recently I have changed my twitter handle back to @ fishouthebox . I’ve started to think about my thought process about what it means. Some of you may be envisioning a person jumping out of a box! :) Which is a fun image to think about. However, my first line…Testing2 min read
