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The TERMS for Test Automation

This article was published on StickyMinds – the TERMS for Test Automation Risk or Success, March, 2019. People have always been keen to use tools. In fact, use of tools contributed to making us sapient...

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Keeping Accessibility in Mind: Cognition, Memory, and Attention

This article was published on StickyMinds – Keeping Accessibility in Mind: Cognition, Memory, and Attention, November, 2018. Digital accessibility refers to assistive technologies as well as to...

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Is It Worth It for Software Testers to Get Certification?

This article was published on StickyMinds – Is It Worth It for Software Testers to Get Certification?, August, 2018. Note. I said everything I wanted to say about certification schemes here: Fact...

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Getting Started with Business Intelligence Testing

This article was published on StickyMinds – Getting Started with Business Intelligence Testing, May, 2018. There’s a bit of hype in terms such as business intelligence, data analytics, and data mining....

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Understanding Accessibility Testing: Think like a Dweller, Not a Builder

This article was published on StickyMinds – Understanding Accessibility Testing: Think like a Dweller, Not a Builder, February, 2018. Digital accessibility aims to make any software usable by the...

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Lessons Learned Testing Angular Applications

This article was published on StickyMinds – Lessons Learned Testing Angular Applications, December, 2017. Web applications have evolved from simplistic forms to highly interactive screens....

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Methods and Tools for Data-Driven API Testing

This article was published on StickyMinds – Methods and Tools for Data-Driven API Testing, September, 2017. Software testing has many forms and breeds, but one major distinction has always been based...

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What Testers Need in Their Accessibility Testing Toolkits

This article was published on StickyMinds – What Testers Need in Their Accessibility Testing Toolkits, July, 2017. The concept that software should be usable by the widest possible audience has been...

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#WTBlitz on testing coverage and traceability

Next Wednesday, June 14th, from 4 till 5 PM EST we’re going to have a Twitter conference on testing coverage, traceability, and traceability matrices. Follow #WTBlitz hash tag and join the...

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On testing in production

Based on my Quora answer to “What is “Testing in production” as a concept?“ “What is testing in production?” – Follow along.. Product owners and project managers need to make decisions about software...

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An Observation On Coding Kata

It certainly does help testers to understand code and be able to code on their own. So I welcome “coding kata” movement. In fact, I can recommend some good ones, like Coding Games. Not only to testers...

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Alternative Facts. “Happy path” and “edge cases”.

Continuing my thoughts on alternative facts in testing and quality assurance. Happy Path? Guilty as charged. I, too, used to say “happy path testing” and “happy path coverage”. What I meant was...

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Alternative Facts? “QA Is Too Expensive”

This very phrase “alternative facts” recently has become something. It is used mostly in a sarcastic way. With this post I’m starting a series on alternative facts about testing and quality assurance....

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Fact checking: “Is testing certification worth it for getting a job?”

Preamble Let me begin with a scene from a book of my childhood..   Image text below. Banner reads: “Of the London and Continental Theatres, In their Thrilling Tragedy of “THE KING’S CAMELEOPARD, or THE...

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Agile testing is what you make it to be

This post is a collage from my answers on Quora. What is Agile Testing? James Bach about testing in Agile environments What is agile testing Some people refer to “agile testing” as a very different...

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Defusing a judgment? Yes, you CAN: Connect -> Appreciate -> Negotiate

I had a quick conversation with Michael Bolton on twitter today.. (accessible text alternative below) Michael Bolton: When someone says “testing is taking too long”, ask: Is it the *testing*? Or is it...

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“Is manual testing dying?”

“Is manual testing dying?”, “Is manual testing dead?”, “When manual testing will be completely replaced by automation?”,.. These questions come up very frequently. I see them on LinkedIn. I see them on...

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The One Page Test Plan?

Earlier this month, Ministry of Testing released an article named “The One Page Test Plan“. Presented, was rather a one page template for a test plan yet the article is good and thought provoking....

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“What is performance testing?”

Another day, another good question on Quora. For years, I’ve been answering “what is performance testing?” in a variety of ways. In a technical way, I tell about process, tools, scripts, measurements,...

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“What is domain testing?”

Another good question on Quora. Answering: What is domain testing? ***** All terms originate somewhere else, by analogy. Here’s the origin for “domain”. Image source: Domain of a function Domain is all...

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