JUnit: For beginners by a beginner

Problem: JUnit tutorials are often written by testers with a reasonable amount of unit checking expertise Why this post? There are plenty of JUnit tutorials available online. They are often written by testers with a reasonable amount of unit checking experience. The problem is that experts and beginners see things differently. I began noticing that beginners often read these JUnit […]

Get started with BrowserStack: Part I

Problem: Maintaining infrastructure for Selenium cross browser checks is time consuming. At Qxf2 Services, we use Selenium and Python for UI testing of web applications. Recently, we evaluated using BrowserStack to run our automated checks against different browsers. BrowserStack gives you access to all desktop as well as mobile browsers anytime and from anywhere. It gives instant access to 300+ […]

Cool things I read this week (24-Aug-2014)

I read. A lot. And I share the 5 best things I read every week. 1. The fake running store manager AMA 2. Directing vs Enabling in software development 3. Genius and late bloomers 4. Why robots may not take our jobs 5. Testers and developers think differently My notes My discussions with my colleagues about testing and its value […]

Testing and interviewing

Problem: Our non-tester colleagues tend to overestimate the importance of checking in a testing performance. Why this post? I have had to counter statements and field questions like: 1. It’s not in the requirements! 2. When can we release? 3. Have you fully tested the product? 4. Why don’t you just automate everything? These questions/misconceptions come from people overestimating the […]

Python unit tests using mock

Problem: Introductions to Python unit checking are too basic This post is for the hands on tester looking to practice their unit checking skills. Why this post? Unit checks are good. They play an important role in your regression suite. Online tutorials of Python unit checks invariably leave me wanting more. The examples covered are extremely basic. Further, these basic […]

Two habits to improve the image of testers

Problem: “Manual testers” are often treated as second class citizens in the world of software. I wrote a long post about the ideas of the leading testing minds and Qxf2’s own thoughts on solving the perception problem around “manual testing”. Turns out that 1800+ words of my writing is a poor way to capture attention. Since the problem is near […]

Cool things I read this week (10-Aug-2014)

I read. A lot. And I share the 5 best things I read every week. 1. Judit Polgar retires 2. Algorithm detects Ebola outbreak 9 days before humans could 3. Major advancements in computer chess since Deep Blue 4. Flow vs resource efficiency explained with Lego 5. LOL QTP My notes: 1. Judit Polgar retires A sad day for chess. […]