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5 Stages of Test Collaboration

January 9, 2019 by conorfi Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: bug bash, collaboration, feature toggles, mobbing, pairing, shared, Software Testing

Monolith to Microservices: A Tester’s Perspective

August 29, 2018 by conorfi Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: Microservices, Monolith, Test Levels, testing

30 Days Of E-Commerce Testing

May 28, 2018 by conorfi Leave a Comment

#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...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: 30Days, eCommerce, ministryOfTesting, testing

Guidelines For Running a Bug Bash.

April 15, 2018 by conorfi Leave a Comment

Bug Bash Software Testing

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. General A Bug Bash should be short, a period of 60 minutes should be sufficient. 10 minutes for the introduction, 30 minutes for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: bash, bug, guidelines, manage, run, software, test

Bug Bash – Give it a bash

February 17, 2018 by conorfi 1 Comment

Bug Bash Software Testing

Often as testers, we question where could we can make improvements, bring fresh ideas and add value in our organisations. Based on past experience I have seen huge benefits of running a Bug Bash. In this post, I want to cover the topic of the Bug Bash and why I believe is so effective. What is a Bug Bash? In simple terms, a bug bash is a set period … [Read more...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: bash, bug, diversity, software, testing

The Role of Software Testing – Where are we going? (Part2)

November 11, 2017 by conorfi 2 Comments

The role of software testing

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...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: coach, forgotten users, future, information, service, Software Testing

The Role of Software Testing – how did we get here? (Part1)

November 11, 2017 by conorfi Leave a Comment

The role of software testing

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...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: agile, automated checking, devops, future, shift left, shift right, Software Testing

Guest Blog: Writing Test cases – The Devil is in the Detail

September 23, 2017 by conorfi Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: detail, software, strategy, test-cases, tests

Why use Heuristics in Software Testing?

May 7, 2017 by conorfi 1 Comment

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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...]

Filed Under: software-testing Tagged With: explorative testing, Software Testing, Software Testing Heuristics, test techniques

Software Testing Blogs – Coming soon

November 7, 2016 by conorfi Leave a Comment

Software Testing Blogs - Coming soon … [Read more...]

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