State of Testing Survey 2016

The State of Testing Survey 2016 goes live on Thursday, January 7th, 2016. This is a worldwide survey that tries to identify the existing state of testing. Taking the survey is one step into bringing more transparency into our profession. If you are a professional tester, I strongly recommend participating in the survey. Like most surveys, you will receive a […]

InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available

I was using Python’s Requests module at a recent client engagement. I and ran into this error: requests/packages/urllib3/util/ssl_.py:100: InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This prevents urllib3 from configuring SSL appropriately and may cause certain SSL connections to fail. For more information, see https://urllib3.readthedocs.org/en/latest/security.html#insecureplatformwarning.requests/packages/urllib3/util/ssl_.py:100: InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This prevents urllib3 from configuring SSL […]

Selenium tutorial for beginners

We recently presented a Selenium tutorial aimed at beginners. Avinash Shetty of Qxf2 Services presented the tutorial as part of the Mangaluru Software Testing group meetup at Mangalore Infotech’s spacious office. Several members who attended the meetup found the talk and examples useful. So we thought we would share the material on our blog too. You can practice your Selenium […]

Cool things I read this week (22-Feb-2015)

I read. A lot. And I share the five best things I read every week. This week’s topics include Feynman on chess and science, a David Snowden blog post, a bug that ended a relationship, thoughts on WordPress and a cartoon. 1. Feynman on chess and science 2. Describe. Don’t evaluate 3. A bug that ended a relationship 4. Where […]

Cool things I read this week (15-Feb-2015)

I read. A lot. And I share the five best things I read every week. This week’s topics include the importance of communication in reducing error, a Elon Musk interview, Paul Graham on maker and manager schedules, Bayes theorem explained with legos and surprising post by Richard Branson. 1. John Nance on the importance of communication 2. Elon Musk interview […]