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Sometimes a headless browser might meet your needs

4 minute read - Test Automation WebDriver

TLDR; Don’t rule out headless browsers like HTMLUnit, just because no-one uses them in the real world. They might make automating your task easier and faster.

A Case Study in Creating a Conference Presentation using Markdown

7 minute read - Public Speaking

TLDR; using Marp and Pandoc I can write a report and presentation using Markdown, then add other tools to make it ‘pretty’.

Adhoc testing of incrementally developed HTML and CSS

6 minute read - Tools

TLDR; Even simple changes can use step by step risk based development to allow multiple releases, and will require multiple levels of testing.

You Can Improve Your Javascript Skills Have

You can improve your JavaScript skills and have fun at the same time

4 minute read - JavaScript

I’ve slowly been improving my JavaScript skills. But in a slightly unconventional way…

How Fix IntelliJ Issues Looking IntelliJ

How to fix IntelliJ issues by looking in the IntelliJ log

1 minute read - FAQ IntelliJ Java For Testers

TLDR; View the IntelliJ log Help -> ‘Show Log in Explorer’

How Use Chrome Developer Tools Javascript

How to Use Chrome Developer Tools JavaScript Source Snippets

2 minute read - Technical Testing JavaScript

TLDR; With Chrome Code Snippets we can ‘run’ small chunks of code without using the console. And using a gist we can import and export them to a file.

How Use Javascript Console Technical Web

How to use the JavaScript Console for Technical Web Testing

4 minute read - Technical Testing JavaScript

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.