I had someone on LinkedIn ask me: How do you come up with ideas for writing? It’s taken me years of practice to build a writing itch that I enjoy scratching. I started this blog in 2013, that year I wrote 2 pieces 😬. This post is a reflection on how I get and maintain… Continue reading Writing blog posts
Category: Software Testing
Why do we test?
Why do we bother with software testing? Surely our users can help us test? Why can’t automation catch all of the bugs? Have you heard these remarks in the work place before? This blog post will explore why we test in more detail. We will be using a cooking metaphor to help break down complex… Continue reading Why do we test?
FailQonf – celebrating our failures
Over the weekend I presented at FailQonf; a conference for software testers to learn from failing. I recorded my talk and posted it on YouTube: Have some questions about quality coaching? I answer some questions here and here is a quality coaching course overview. Want to get started in more quality coaching? Try running a… Continue reading FailQonf – celebrating our failures
BugHunterSam Update
It’s been a while since I posted an update. I was going to try and do these posts weekly but I think monthly is a better cadence. Today I’m in a real funk I can’t seem to find any motivation for work. I’ve hit a few road blocks. I’m frustrated at the complexity of this… Continue reading BugHunterSam Update
Re: The Dark Side of Being a Test Automation Engineer
Sérgio Martins recently wrote and article on The Dark Side of Being a Test Automation Engineer. This blog post is a response to that article. I will be focusing on career growth as a tester here. The 5 points that Sérgio covers are: Blame Magnet Loneliness Feeling undervalued Minimal Wage Compensation Career Growth Easily Capped… Continue reading Re: The Dark Side of Being a Test Automation Engineer
BugHunterSam weekly update
Last week I started with my first business update. I was planning on doing this update on Friday but the weekend is still fine. Here’s what I’ve been up to for the last week. Haven’t had enough time I’ve got 2 assignments that I really need to start and a few leads during the week… Continue reading BugHunterSam weekly update
Time zone testing considerations
I’m going to restart my live streaming on twitch this weekend. The idea being; live pair testing with developers/testers from all over the world. We pick a website/product or tool for an exploratory testing session and talk about our testing process. This here was my original infographic that I created for my twitch channel to… Continue reading Time zone testing considerations
Mobile app test strategy gaps
On my previous team we had this mobile app test strategy and gaps we were trying to fill. This blog post is a reflection of those gaps and how we had planned to fill them. The TLDR (too long didn’t read) We had been working on an android and iOS app for over 2 years.… Continue reading Mobile app test strategy gaps
Large Font – Android
Large font is a basic accessibility requirement for people who struggle to read small text on mobile screens. Think seniors or people with glasses who may need some assistance. 1 out of 5 iPhone users have large font enabled. Android would have a similar metric. How do many of the finance apps fare in this… Continue reading Large Font – Android
Iteration and feedback
What goes into a high quality product? It goes through many iterations but also incorporates a ton of customer feedback while it iterates. I will be talking about software development in this post with examples from my career and video games. Video Games What makes a high quality video game? let us compare cyberpunk 2077… Continue reading Iteration and feedback