A Web Testing, Automating and Tooling Masterclass
TLDR; We can only test to the level supported by our Ability, and the degree to which we are supported by tooling to Observe, Interrogate and Manipulate the System.
Chrome Dev Tools Overview 2022
TLDR; Browser dev tools change frequently. I can through the tooling from left to right and explore them to learn the capabilities.
This post provides a high level summary of the Chrome Dev Tools as they were in September 2022.
Which is the best link checking tool?
I was asked “Which is the best link checking tool?”. And I don’t know. But I do know that I use Total Validator Pro and a Chrome Plugin called Check My Links.
How to View URL Query Parameters using Browser Dev Tools
I was testing a system that created particularly long URLs that were hard to read because there were so many query parameters. I needed a way to fix that.
A Deep Dive investigation of a HTML search button bug in Github
During the investigation of a CounterString GitHub search issue, I noticed that the search button displayed for the form I was using did not trigger the search functionality when pressed. In this post I investigate that.
How to Pretty Print JSON using Browser Dev Tools
Quick tips for pretty printing JSON in the Browser.
How to bypass no paste controls on a web form
Just because a site says we can’t paste into a field, doesn’t mean we have to believe it.
A Testing Case Study for Merging Blogs
This is a test report on the testing I performed after migrating my blogs on 28th December 2018, from 14:00 - 18:26.
Technical risk of moving to https
EvilTester.com is a static site built using HuGo
I’ve been meaning to migrate it to https, but haven’t found the time recently.
Today I found the time.
Amending HTTP Traffic within a Browser - Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge
TLDR: Firefox now lets us Edit and Amend requests in the network tab, for other browsers we can convert to cURL or fetch (or use a proxy)


