Software Testing and Development Blog Posts

This post and video shows how to complete the challenge GET /todos XML (200) to successfully GET all the todos in XML format.

This post and video shows how to complete the challenge OPTIONS /todos (200) to successfully identify the allowed verbs for an API End Point.

This post and video shows how to complete the challenge DELETE /todos/id (200) to successfully delete a todo item in the application.

This post and video shows how to complete the challenge POST /todos/id (200) to successfully update a todo item in the application.

TLDR; If you are lucky enough to already be working in testing, and want to learn to automate, then I recommend gradually automating to add value in your existing work. Focus on a few tools and approaches that add value to you. Then build on that.

TLDR; JUnit is an execution framework. The principles of TDD are about writing code, seeing it fail, writing code to make it pass, seeing it pass and making it better. All applies when writing automated execution code for Testing

TLDR; Do you test with individuality? Do you release work that reveals and harnesses your creativity? You can. Take heart from people like Stafford Beer, Charles Dodgson, Buckminster Fuller, William Blake and more. “I will not Reason & Compare: my business is to Create”

This post and video shows how to complete the challenge POST /todos (400) to fail to create a todo item in the application due to not passing validation - using Insomnia.

This post and video shows how to complete the challenge GET /todos (200) ? filter to create a todo item in the application using Insomnia.

TLDR; People seem to be nervous about releasing code to Github in case it isn’t good enough, or it reflects badly on them. I release code that I created that I found useful. Over time it leaves a trail of code that builds into a portfolio. If I judged it, I would leave no trail. Release. Build a portfolio.