Blog Posts

TLDR; Updated code for Selenium WebDriver Course for WebDriver v4 free online and released Open Source Profile conference video for free.

Are you recruiting people, or are you recruiting to fulfil a role? Here are tips and notes about recruiting and interviewing.

The Triangle Problem is a ‘classic’ from Software Testing, described in many books and training courses. This post describes the problem, links to some applications you can use to practice on and describes some nuances around the testing.

TLDR: Every time we test something we are testing from models. Modelling is a key skill for Software Testers. Errors cannot be identified without a model to compare them. Quality Control cannot be conducted without a model.

Content Summary for June 2023 EvilTester.com and Patreon with some recommended podcasts.

This episode covers the Test Automation Pyramid, created by Mike Cohn in 2008-2009 in the book “Succeeding With Agile”. We will go beyond the diagram and look at the model that supports it. Then deep dive into the model to explore it’s meaning in relation to Automated Execution Coverage, not Testing.

Content Summary for March, April, May 2023 EvilTester.com and Patreon.

The most common Testing Entities that I’ve encountered over the years are: Test Condition, Test Scenario, Test Case, Test Script. In my Testing I pretty much now have: Test Idea, Test Log (Execution Log). Is there any value in the original Testing Entities? There might be if we view them as logical concepts, but not really as physical artifacts.

Top 3 Phrases that should carry trigger warnings for the Test Community: Manual Testing, Test Automation, Quality Assurance. In this episode I’m going to talk about Manual Testing. And I’m going to talk about what we might want to say instead of “Manual Testing”.

TLDR; There is no need to practice testing on public websites and annoy the owners. There are lots of applications to use to practice.