Blog Posts

TLDR; Evil is subjective, it is probably not the best word to describe something. Evil is a trigger word. Use it to trigger inspiration to do things that no-one else would do, to say the things that no-one else would say. To think the things that no-one else would think.

TLDR; We all have different experiences. Share them so that other people can learn. Share them so that people see that their experience is not covered and they are triggered into sharing as well.

TLDR; Sometimes we know what to do, but aren’t prepared to do it. That does not mean we are not capable. Identifying our successes, even in-spite of the environment, can give you the confidence to repeat in a different environment. In a different environment we might thrive.

TLDR; Experts do not know the answer to everything. They draw on all their experience and learning. They allow themselves to make something up that seems plausible and maps on to their understanding of how the system works. We all do that in our daily lives. Apply the same process to work.

TLDR; Find the minimum request and header set that works. Use that as your base request. Create some expanded versions with more headers, randomise header inclusion and order, these help detect change.

TLDR; Focus on the reason behind the measurement. Use trends in measurement to help adjust strategy.

TLDR; Claims, and Expectations can be used as a high level description of Software Testing. Given a set of claims, check if claims are met. Create a model based on expectaions, then use and evaluate expectations. Further explore to identify scenarios where claims fall apart and expectations are unsatisfied.

TLDR; Given a model, we can apply a technique. Given a model we can apply many techniques. Techniques are a way of extracting a coverage model from an input model

TLDR; Are you getting the results you want from testing? If not, change how you test as part of the development process. Don’t change the role definition of “Tester”.

TLDR; Plan, Practice and Communicate as efficiently, clearly, and concisely as possible.