Software Testing and Development Blog Posts
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Adhoc testing of incrementally developed HTML and CSS
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 and have fun at the same time
I’ve slowly been improving my JavaScript skills. But in a slightly unconventional way…
How to fix IntelliJ issues by looking in the IntelliJ log
TLDR; View the IntelliJ log Help -> ‘Show Log in Explorer’
How to Use Chrome Developer Tools JavaScript Source Snippets
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 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.