December 2019 Content Summary

TLDR; December was a bumper month for Patreon because I released a new micro course

The content on Patreon is accessible for only $1 a month at patreon.com/eviltester. Supporters gain access to downloadable PDFs of the content and micro courses e.g. How I Test - Web App, Test Ability Audit and more

Twitter Stuff from December 2019

• I presented at Dev Fest Bishkek a talk on “How I Test” this has examples of the process I used, and the notes I made during testing. https://t.co/JWdFmcLrP2 #SoftwareTesting #ExploratoryTesting #AgileTesting -
• This is a fun API game from @getpostman. I had 3 JavaScript bots competitively playing it from the console. https://t.co/kGtaZu8v47 https://t.co/f4jnE73Uo3 -
• I’m going to have to study this series on creating a multiplayer text adventure in Node.js by @deleteman123 to see what I can learn to help me with my RestMud project https://t.co/wn4FSpV5o6 -
• Another way to add tools to help you with testing using the Dev Tools JavaScript Console from @eddieaich https://t.co/H2gxWIVYrU -
• Blogged some notes on Tactical vs Strategic development using https://t.co/5qwVsMOyWm as an example and a list of blog, Patreon and Twitter links from November. Good chance to catch up if you missed any of this during the month. https://t.co/x4OuCkUHYg -
• Blogged: an exercise around identifying risks, issues and benefits for an approach to automating https://t.co/CSBenLqpgU -
• A bug debugging debrief… https://t.co/aLJPBZRWVd
• Useful slide deck convering API security testing considerations https://t.co/X7Pew03IK4
• Useful slides and links in this talk from Gojko Adzic @gojkoadzic https://t.co/nbd4lb0aP7
• New and improved versions of my testpages are available here https://t.co/84llXUvTEL and… check out all the other sites listed in the Abstracta blog post. https://t.co/am6G4od8Sa

Blog Posts For December 2019

• Risks, Issues, Benefits Of Tactically Automating Twitter Case Study

  • An exercise of exploring risks, issues and benefits of automating tactically.

• November 2019 EvilTester.com and Patreon Content Summary

  • Some notes on Tactically developing Software and content created and collated for EvilTester.com, Patreon and Social for November 2019

• How I Test - A Dev Fest Talk

  • A worked example of exploratory testing and note taking.

Patreon Posts For December 2019

• Functional Languages and Discrete Math Lessons

  • The value was from Discrete Mathematics i.e. Set Theory, Graph Theory, Propositional and Predicate Logic.

• Dark Hero of The Information Age

  • ‘you called it a theory of communciation… you didn’t call it a theory of Information’

• Consumer Hardware Testing

  • Making the decision to stop testing is important, but it isn’t always easy to do because there is always ‘one more thing’ to try.

• Happy Seasons Greetings 2019

  • Happy Seasons Greetings December 2019

• Errors of Omission, and Errors of Commission

  • This post stems from something I read in ‘The Democratic Corporation’ by Russell L Ackoff

• A simple sales tip

  • A simple sales tip to help when the sales process is going well.

• The Golem

  • I read two Harry Collins books recently and both were very good - The Golem series.

• Multiple Representations of The System Support Testing

  • One thing to consider when we test is, do we have enough different representations when we test?

• Session Debrief - Planning Session

  • A ‘very soon after the testing’ debrief session for the planning session. Where I outline the thought processes for the planning session.

• Uploaded New Micro Course - How I Test - Web App

  • Fast broadband meant uploading videos was super fast but came with a new set of issues.

• How I Test Web App Slides and Materials

  • Slides used in the micro course videos.

• Basic Testing Flow Used

  • An explanatory summary of the basic testing flow that I used in this process.

• Coverage Session Introduction

  • An introduction to a coverage session where I am more focussed on coverage scope, than identifying new coverage and ideas

• Coverage Sessions Lessons Learned

  • A summary of the lessons learned from a coverage system.

• About Issues

  • Examining the defect to think through when it might be found.

• What drives tooling?

  • thinking through what drives our tooling choices is important.

• Technical Exploratory Session Debrief

  • Debrief recorded immediately after conducting a technical exploratory session, showing the tools used and why I used them.

• Introduction to a Technical Exploratory Session

  • An overview of an Exploratory Session and discussing the nuance of a Technical Exploratory Session

• Coverage Session Debrief

  • Explanation of the coverage session with a walkthrough of my notes and explanation of the tools used

• Additional Activities

  • What did I not do? Automating. Short description of how I would approach that. And additional lessons learned. Admin.

• Technical Session Macro Summary and Lessons

  • A high level overview of lessons learned from the technical session.

• Planning And Modelling Meta Analysis

  • Discussion of my planning approach and how differences in approach and timing impact our planning depth.

• An Overview and Lessons learned from Modelling

  • n overview of the modelling process and why it is important, with lessons learned from this session and general modelling experience.

• Modelling And Planning Session Debrief

  • An overview of my modelling and planning session recorded immediately after my modelling session.

• Debrief Meta Analysis

  • Description of why debriefs are important and lessons learned from my note taking and debriefs.

• Debrief Session

  • A ’live’ debrief session looking at the exact notes taken. Recorded immediately after the debrief session.

• Recon Session Meta Analysis

  • Slide based overview of the recon session which is a short process to help us adjust our approach to better target the application.

• Recon Session Debrief

  • A debrief session conducted very soon after the testing to describe the results of the recon session.

• What is a Recon Session

  • An overview of a recon session and why we would perform one.

• Planning to Test Holistically

  • A meta analysis of the planning session with additional thoughts

• Why We Plan

  • A slide based overview of why we plan - to know what to do, and what we have discounted.

• Choosing What To Test - Intro

  • An overview of test basis and using it to plan testing holistically.

• Healthcheck Session Debrief

  • A debrief of the healthcheck session, recorded very soon after the health check was performed.

• Health Check Session Description

  • A description of a health check session.

• Releases and Deployments

  • A description of my first session and the lessons learned for releases and deployments.

• Install Session Debrief

  • A debrief of my first install session.

• Choosing an Environment

  • I chose the environment based on my anticipated needs for testing, and based on my experience.

• Debrief Intro

  • A short, ’live’ intro to the course and the testing approach.

• Choosing the Right Person for the Job

  • We choose the right person for the job, or we become the right person for the job we are doing.

• How I Test - Web App Case Study - Introduction

  • An overview of the content and a high level description of my work.

• Summary of Testing, Tooling, Bugs, Exploration and Coverage

  • Looking back over all sessions and summarising key lessons learned.

• Final Notes

  • Why the course was built the way it was and why I didn’t show the live test sessions.

• Micro Course Contents - How I Test - Web App

  • This is a micro course based on a set of testing and debriefs to act as a case study with thoughtful analysis

• Observation

  • Observation, and our ability to interpret the results of observation, is what gives us the ability to adapt.

• Practice Video Session Dev Fest 2019 Talk

  • The practice session for my remote talk at Dev Fest on 14th December.

• Exercise - how does this app work?

  • A live testing exercise investingating an application to see what we find and what tools we have to use to find our findings.

• Automating API from JavaScript Console

  • A video overview of how I automated the bitbloxs api from the dev tools console with JavaScript.

• Software Testing Verbs and Nouns

  • Testing is what people experience as a result of our work. This puts a lot of responsibility on us, but is also empowering.

• Sometimes the Programming Language Has Hidden Nuances

  • I did not know that JavaScript JSON.parse has limitations. This is how I found out, and the solution I chose for a specific API testing task

• Effects of saying No

  • How saying No, resulted in a successful close with a different process.

• Debugging a Proxy Issue on Mac and a Chrome Tip

  • I tried to setup ZAP on Mac Catalina with Chrome, failed. But did find an interesting Chrome tip with a ‘secret code’ to type on the page.

• November 2019 Collated PDFs

  • PDFs of the monthly summaries

• Content Summary for November 2019

  • Content Summary links for November 2019, blogs, patreon and Twitter

• What is an MVP? And a minor bug…

  • I describe implementing an MVP of Related Search in an online tool. Finding the bug in the implementation is an exercise for the reader.

• Blog Post - Risks, Issues, Benefits Of Tactically Automating Twitter

  • Exercise on identifying Risks, Issues, Benefits etc. with an Automation Approach.

• An example of some testing session notes

  • Early notes from a testing session from 4 years ago which are still readable today. An encouragement to practice note taking when testing.

• Gradually Refactoring to APIs

  • Too many projects jump into ‘massive change mode’ when they create APIs. But they don’t have to. I explain the strategy I recommend.

You can gain access to the content on Patreon for only $1 a month at patreon.com/eviltester. Supporters gain access to downloadable PDFs of the content and micro courses e.g. How I Test - Web App, Test Ability Audit and more