Software Testing and Development Blog Posts
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How to use the JavaScript Console for Technical Web Testing
TLDR; learn how to use the dev console and basic JavaScript commands (for, do…while, if…then, variables) to automate under the GUI and augment your interactive technical web testing.
How to Treat your Application as an API - "App as API"
TLDR; Look at what your GUI does. Automate that. And you’ve implemented “APP as API”
How to write a simple random test data sentence generator
TLDR; I wrote a random test data generator, not a slogan generator
Difference between hacking, cheating and automating?
TLDR; Hack for information. Cheating breaks the rules and introduces more risk. Automate the interfaces with less risk.
Lessons learned from Automating - Instantiated
TLDR; take small steps when automating, keep your code working at all times, automate at an appropriate interface
Hacking JavaScript Games to improve your testing
TLDR; Learning to hack JavaScript will develop the skill of automating using the browser dev tools console.
Responsive Web Testing
TLDR; Testing responsive web does not mean test it on lots of devices and browsers. Look at the risk associated with your technical implementation and test those. You might still have to use lots of devices and browsers. After reviewing various chrome extensions, I use the Chrome built in functionality for visualising media queries.
Stop finding simple bugs. Use Automated Validation tools early.
I recently realised that I wasn’t taking advantage of as many automated validation tools as I could do. Hopefully after reading this post you will question whether your process uses enough automated validation.
Batch validation of HTML as part of your web testing with Total Validator
TLDR; Total Validator Pro will spider a site and check its HTML as well as links. Free version works 1 page at a time. 30 GBP for the pro version.