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How to model data shared by Page Objects?

Nov 12, 2019 - 5 minute read - Selenium Simplified Blog WebDriver Test Automation

TLDR; use abstractions for precision and create new abstraction layers which model state and data flow rather than adding it to lower level classes.

This post was created as a response to a question I was asked over email regarding approaches for modelling data re-use in abstractions.

Journaling and the October 2019 EvilTester.com and Patreon Content Summary

Nov 7, 2019 - 6 minute read - Software Testing Evil Tester Summaries

TLDR; Some notes on journaling (a useful process, you should use it), and then all the public content created as a result of journaling over the month of October…

Good Testing Requires Technological Understanding and Appropriate Tools

Nov 1, 2019 - 6 minute read - Software Testing Evil Tester slogans

What does it mean for Buggy Software to be normal? Does that mean we get complacent? What can we learn by coding in JavaScript and HTML? Do we reach for professional tools too quickly? Or even not at all? This collection of micro posts answers these questions, and provides some exercises and tool links. The following slogans were all automatically generated by The Evil Tester Sloganizer. And I then thought about what they might mean, and posted my reflections on Instagram.

On Goodness, Automation and Modelling

Oct 29, 2019 - 7 minute read - Software Testing Evil Tester slogans

This blog post is a collation of micro-blog posts which were reflections on slogans generated by The Evil Tester Sloganizer, and uploaded to LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Covering topics such as What does Completely mean? and what does the concept of “Good” mean on a project? Could it help if we though Testing was all about automation? The following slogans were all automatically generated by The Evil Tester Sloganizer. And I then thought about what they might mean, and posted my reflections on Instagram.

Reflections on Names, Nasty, Variation and Mystery

Oct 22, 2019 - 3 minute read - Software Testing Evil Tester slogans

This blog post is a collation of micro-blog posts which were reflections on slogans generated by The Evil Tester Sloganizer, and uploaded to LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Covering topics such as “being nasty”, varying what we do, investigating mystery, role naming and therapy. The following slogans were all automatically generated by The Evil Tester Sloganizer. And I then thought about what they might mean, and posted my reflections on Instagram.

How to Randomize your Software Testing Thought Process

Oct 18, 2019 - 5 minute read - Software Testing Evil Tester

TLDR; Variation in testing often leds us to test data, flows and environments. We can increase the chance that we learn something relevant by reading more blogs, watching YouTube and attending conferences. We can also trigger insights, that we ourselves have gained, by reading meaning into unrelated text, content or koans.

September 2019 EvilTester.com and Patreon Content Summary

Oct 1, 2019 - 7 minute read - Software Testing Evil Tester Summaries

TLDR; More code to study, conference slides to read, useful tools and more…

August 2019 EvilTester.com and Patreon Content Summary

Sep 3, 2019 - 3 minute read - Software Testing Evil Tester Summaries

TLDR; New code to study, some apps to test. And some blog posts…

Overview of LEAPWORK Web Automating Tool

Aug 30, 2019 - 5 minute read - Software Testing Test Automation Evil Tester Marketing

TLDR; LEAPWORK tool helps automate web applications and APIs using graphical building blocks instead of a programming language

Example of modelling an application flow as a diagram for Software Testing

Aug 14, 2019 - 7 minute read - Software Testing Exploratory Testing Evil Tester

TLDR; An example of modelling the application flow of a simple functionality. Modelling helps think through coverage and test ideas and think about what next for your testing.

I chose the very simple I Feel Lucky functionality on Google to use as an example application for modelling to support exploratory testing. I recorded the modelling session and explained my thought processes as I went.