Blog Posts

TLDR; I wrote a random test data generator, not a slogan generator

TLDR; Hack for information. Cheating breaks the rules and introduces more risk. Automate the interfaces with less risk.

TLDR; take small steps when automating, keep your code working at all times, automate at an appropriate interface

TLDR; Learning to hack JavaScript will develop the skill of automating using the browser dev tools console.

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.

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.

TLDR; Browsers Lie To Us

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.

TLDR; We test based on risk. If we don’t identify risk we don’t test for it. Automated tools can reveal risk that our technical knowledge can not.

TLDR; If you want a new job, then build a portfolio while you ’learn'