Over the last two years, I have been working on a model of “Testing Collaboration”, where the responsibility of testing is shared and quality focus is at the heart of feature development. Before discussing the 5 stages it is worth noting that Customer feedback should be encouraged and can be received at any point in the process. The … [Read more...]
Monolith to Microservices: A Tester’s Perspective
What are Microservices? To increase the frequency of releases and reduce the burden of deployments, many companies have moved from a monolith to microservice architecture. Spotify, Amazon, and Netflix have the benefits of successful implementations of microservice architectures. A monolithic architecture combines the user interface, business … [Read more...]
30 Days Of E-Commerce Testing
#30DaysofTesting #day28 #ecommerce #data #ethics tracking data could be used to same products and services are offered at different prices to different customers targeted surveillance by government agencies sharing data with third parties Cambridge Analytica: how did it turn clicks into … [Read more...]
Guidelines For Running a Bug Bash.
Guidelines for Running a Bug Bash My previous blog on Bug Bashing covered the what, why and when. The focus of this blog is how to run a successful bug bash: what you will do before, during and after the Bug Bash. *The original version of this blog was written in 2018 and updated in 2024. General A Bug Bash should be short, a period of 60 minutes … [Read more...]
Bug Bash – Give it a bash
Often, as testers, we question where we can make improvements, bring fresh ideas, and add value in our organizations. Based on past experience, I have seen huge benefits from running a Bug Bash. In this post, I want to cover the topic of the Bug Bash and why I believe it is so effective. What is a Bug Bash? In simple terms, a Bug Bash is a set … [Read more...]
The Role of Software Testing – Where are we going? (Part2)
Where are we going? In the first part of this blog I covered the changes in the software role, in the second part of this blog I will cover how testers can add value and what the future of testing may look like. How testers can add Value? 1. Develop a wider range of skill It is beneficial for testers to learn UX and Product Management skills, … [Read more...]
The Role of Software Testing – how did we get here? (Part1)
How did we get here? The role of software testing has changed dramatically in the last number number of years. In this 2 part blog I will cover how the role of testing has been affected, what has been the testing community's response and what the future may hold for testers. Agile and Shift Left Traditionally testing was viewed as the bottleneck … [Read more...]
Guest Blog: Writing Test cases – The Devil is in the Detail
Checkout my guest blog for EuroSTAR Testing Huddle. https://huddle.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/writing-test-cases-high-level-test-cases-vs-low-level-test-cases/ … [Read more...]
Why use Heuristics in Software Testing?
As software testers we are constantly investigating how we can become better testers. Often the path to becoming a better tester is seen as becoming a more technically proficient tester, particularly as in recent times the role has become more technical. Although the path to becoming a better tester may be reached through changing the way we … [Read more...]
Software Testing Blogs – Coming soon
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