A goal for growth This year I set myself a goal: Increase my confidence talking about software testing and bring my joy of testing to people who build software but are not specialised in testing....

Krystina Prendergast asked on Twitter: You advocated to have automation added to your test team… and somehow got it approved with no idea what framework or tools you want to use, let alone an a...

A year or so ago, I had some ideas about the broader topic of Automation, and how it takes more than a sequence of steps with some assertions to make it successful. My original post can be found he...

If you’re a returning visitor, first of all, Thank You!, you might have already noticed things look a little different. I have updated the theme I am using from Architect to Chirpy. This brings ...

July 2012, now a little over ten years ago I started as a Software Test Engineer at Citrix Systems, in the model village of Cambourne in Cambridgeshire, UK. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of te...

So, you’re minding your own business, enjoying life. Maybe you’re working as a Project Manager, a Product Owner, a Team Lead, or maybe you just happen to work for a University and are the one who k...

Find out a bit more about Ben Dowen, the Full Snack Tester. Celebrating the Community of Software Testing I celebrate those who contribute to the craft and community of software testing. I enco...

Sometimes, people ask me how to make a start in Test Automation, or as you might correctly hear it called automated checks. While there is no one answer, because of course it depends, I can pose so...

How to test anything: Capture what you know so far and build a model Review the model with others, identify what is important Explore by running experiments to learn what you don’t know U...

This post is part of the Ministry of Testing Bloggers Club, the August topic is “The Future Of The Tester Role”. I will give you a brief insight into my Past and Present as a Software Tester, and ...