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How to move away from the In Test column

Agile, feedback, Kanban, Testing, Tips, TOC, visulisation

We as testers are always looking at ways to improve our testing processes and one way to do that is to move away from the In Test column. You can read more about the why in my post "In Test" column but the how I left pretty vague. I'd like to…

What is Contract Testing?

consumer-driven contract testing, contract testing, feedback, Test automation, Testing, unit testing

And Consumer-driven contract testing This is a follow on from Contract testing: Why do it First some quick definitions: Consumer Is someone (a dev team for instance) that makes use of a third party component or a combination of components…

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Contract Testing, Why do it?

consumer-driven contract testing, contract testing, feedback, Test automation, Testing, unit testing

I’ve been thinking a lot about contract testing lately and trying to explain why it’s a good idea. I thought I’d start by getting my initial arguments for it down and go from there. Got an opinion then let me know. Note:…

The unintended consequences of automated UI tests

Android, Automation, Checks Vs Testing, Quality Assurance, Quality Awareness, Test automation, testability, Testing, unit testing

Whenever I see people talking about automated testing I always wonder what type of testing they actually mean? Eventually someone will mention the framework they are using and all too often it's a UI based automation tool that allows tests…

What is quality?

Agile, leadership, quality, Quality Assurance, Quality Awareness, Testing

People view quality with a different lens therefore see the same system differently to one another. We as testers should help our teams to see quality through these different lenses by helping them identify these groups and what their measures of quality are.

Junaid Valimulla: Are we nearly there yet?

Agile, feedback, Testing, Tips, Uncategorised, visulisation

Guest post from Junaid Valimulla currently working as a Senior Test Engineer who is continually learning and honing his craft. I first met Junaid back in my Sony Ericssion days as a Test Analyst and was always impressed with his ability to pick…

In test column

Agile, Kanban, Testing, visulisation

Update 4/1/20: I've also written about How to move away from the In Test Column A colleague recently asked me why I think the in test column is a bad idea. So I had a quick search around and couldn't find anything specifically on the topic…

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UI Automation, what is it good for?

Automation, BDD, Checks, Checks Vs Testing, Mobile, Test automation, Testing

TL;DR: What automation at the UI level does and doesn't give you. UPDATE: I originally wrote this back in March 2015, lost it in my drafts and found it again recently so thought I get it out there. Don’t agree then let me know in the comments. Automation…

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Mobile UI Automation

Android, Automation, Mobile, Test automation, Testing, Tips

(...from my experience) Original posted on Medium My name is Jitesh 'Jit' Gosai and I’m a Senior Developer in Test (DiT) at the BBC working in Mobile Platforms, Digital. I originally wrote this post well over a year ago (2014!) and recently…

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How to keep up to date with the testing industry?

Books, Reading, Testing, Tips

I recently spoke at UKStar 2018 and the team there asked me a few questions on how I keep up to date in Testing and the industry as a whole which I’ve reproduced here. What is your favourite testing book/blog? Why is this your favourite? Two…