March 9, 2021
Another month, another webinar recording! At 52 mins, this time it’s about the mindset of testing. Especially when you want to introduce unit testing (or any other process), you need to understand where people are coming from. How developers think,… Continue Reading…
January 18, 2021
This webinar recording (1 hour long) is the “Make it public and other things developers don’t like to hear”. It’s about how code impacts testability, and how the role of the tester includes making an impact in that regard. Testability… Continue Reading…
January 4, 2021
And here’s the JUnit webinar recording. Live is better, but a repeat view is not too shabby as Data and Lore discuss above. 52 minutes of absolute testing deliciousness. It goes through what makes special about JUnit 5, and more… Continue Reading…
January 4, 2021
This is the “Quality Dashboard” presentation I gave at TestCon 2020. It’s 36 minutes long, so grab a cup of joe and enjoy. What’s it about you ask? It’s about my experience building with a client a bunch of quality… Continue Reading…
October 26, 2020
I gave this presentation (22 minutes, so no need to clear your schedule for it) at Test Automation Days 2020. It’s about characterization tests – what they are, how they can help you, and how you can use the ApprovalTests… Continue Reading…
February 16, 2023
When I talk with people who want to start measuring stuff, it’s always coverage. I’ve already talked about coverage as a metric, why it’s not good enough, especially on its own. But, in one case, there’s something to be said… Continue Reading…
September 21, 2020
2020 has been a weird year conference-wise. Conferences were either canceled or pushed back, or went online. Some went hybrid, getting a smaller audience in, while others join in remotely. It’s a new world out there, and I kind of… Continue Reading…
February 16, 2023
Time for another metric. This time is about ignorance, and not the blissful kind. From whenever we (or Kent Beck) invented test frameworks, we wanted to ignore tests. For all kinds of reasons, mostly focusing around: Don’t bother me now,… Continue Reading…
July 27, 2020
I always tell people: When you need to add a new feature, use the TDD way. Write a test first, make small steps, and all will be well. But sometimes, we need to take other paths. I was working on… Continue Reading…
July 7, 2020
Ok, don’t kill me. Breath in and listen. As I’m working on new material for my TDD course, I got back to one of the original tips I give people about starting TDD. Forget the tests. Doing TDD for the… Continue Reading…