“10 Expert Postman Testing Tips” Webinar Recording

Postman is awesome. And so is this webinar. I’m going through all kinds of useful information on Postman, and how to use it effectively for testing REST APIs. But it’s not just about features. It’s also about methodical testing, and… Continue Reading…

How To Write Clean Code Quickly

One of the coolest questions I got at TestMu conference was this: How to write clean code quickly? It sounds like a simple question at first, but it does have a lot of depth, if you start pondering about it.… Continue Reading…

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Is Test Automation Worth It?

So here’s a silly question: Why do we need test automation? I’m going somewhere with this, work with me. Testing and test automation are tools to reach a goal. The goal is to have a picture of quality of our… Continue Reading…

Stop digging

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. That’s the law of holes. Really, look it up. There are different sort of holes, shovels and diggers. But this time I’m talking about test automation effort kind-of-a-hole. Adding more test… Continue Reading…

refactoring without a net

Refactoring Without A Net – Webinar Recording

What exactly is refactoring? Is it just changing code? What does “not changing functionality” really means? Well, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve got just the webinar for you. And not only that, I’m going to show you how… Continue Reading…

Code Reviews Are About The Future

One of my favorite podcast (about management of all things), is Manager Tools. Feedback is one of MT’s core practices, as you would assume, and feedback according to MT is always about the future. Think about it – You want… Continue Reading…

Black box vs white box testing

Black and White

Black box, white box. Does our choice of perspective matter? We’ve landed this function declaration: public int add(int a, int b); We’re told that it adds two integer numbers. How should we test it? Let’s see, we can check that… Continue Reading…

How to TDD A REST API in Python – Python Web Conference 2022

How to TDD a REST API in Python, presented online at Python Web Conference 2022. In this session I show the steps to build an API test-first.

On The Edge

A lot of people use the term “Edge Case”. I find it offensive. Ok, not really, but there’s a misuse of the term. While we’re at it, let’s throw in negative cases, happy and unhappy paths, etc. We tie in… Continue Reading…

how to fix a bug

Webinar Recording: How to Fix A Bug (Properly)

Bugs. Unless you’re a bunny, you’re not invited. But if those bugs still show up, hit’em hard. In this webinar, I take a look at where bugs come from and how to counter-strike them. From how to make sure they… Continue Reading…

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