As a fresher, you prepare your resume and start the job hunting process. But sometimes you don’t get any replies or interview calls. This maybe because of some easy-to-correct mistakes in your resume. This post will help you identify and correct some major mistakes you may be making in your resume. Why this post: We all know how important it […]
Resume writing for freshers
Chrome not reachable error when running Selenium test on Linux
I recently faced a Chrome not reachable error while running a Selenium test in Chrome browser on a Ubuntu machine. I had a hard time isolating the problem because I was trying to get setup with Chrome driver on Ubuntu as part of a Docker image. Problem: selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: chrome not reachable Solution: Initially, I suspected the error is because […]
How freshers can get more interview calls
Are you a fresher looking for your first break? I bet you are frustrated with the low volume of responses you are receiving. This post will help you identify some mistakes you may be making. Note 1: If you live outside of India, this post is unlikely to help you. Why this post I designed and implemented Qxf2’s first internship […]
A configurable pothole for testing autonomous cars – Part 4
This is our last post in a four-part series about building a configurable pothole for testing autonomous cars. We built the configurable pothole prototype with five independent Scotch Yoke units controlled by servo motors and an Arduino UNO. For more background, please read the previous post of this series where we discuss how to interface Scotch Yoke units with Arduino UNO and […]
A configurable pothole for testing autonomous cars – Part 3
This is our third post about building a configurable pothole to test autonomous cars. We are making the configurable pothole with five independent Scotch Yoke units controlled by servo motors and an Arduino UNO. For more background, please read the second post of this series where we discuss two methods which convert angular movement to linear movement, why we selected […]
A configurable pothole for testing autonomous cars- Part 2
Autonomous cars are becoming a reality. We were wondering how testers could contribute to overcoming the engineering challenges related to self-driving cars. In the previous post of series, we discussed how self-driving cars work, typical sensors used in self-driving cars and some unconquered engineering challenges for self-driving cars. At the end of the post, we decided pothole detection was a suitable […]
Cleaning data with Python
I am sharing some tips and tricks on cleaning data and restructuring the data you are using for testing. Why this post? Qxf2 works with many data intensive applications. I’ve noticed a pattern – my colleagues hit very similar data related problems across many different projects. That got me thinking critically about test data. I was thrilled to stumble upon […]
Qxf2 internship program: Version 1.0
We trained two recently graduated engineers as part of an internship program. This post gives you a summary of what we did, how the interns felt about the program and what we learned. The origins of our internship program This section and the next is written by Arun, Qxf2’s founder. Last March, thanks to a suggestion by a rejected candidate, […]
A configurable pothole for testing autonomous cars – Part 1
A lot of research and development activity is going towards producing self-driving cars. Google and Tesla are playing a major role. We read many articles to figure out what all the fuss was about. And before we knew it, we were hooked. We even tried to imagine where we, testers, could play a role. We ended up building a configurable […]
Things freshers believe about a career in testing
Qxf2 wants to help testers. We think it is the best way to build our brand and showcase our work. We do a decent job of helping experienced testers get started with tools. But we do a lousy job of helping fresh graduates. So one of our goals over the next several months is to conduct paid internship programs that […]