Why You Should Spring Clean Tests
It’s spring. Do we have clean tests? Any automated test we write, comes with assumptions – how the code will behave, how the setup for the test will push our tests forward, and how are expectations about it are going Read more…
“How To Create An API Test Plan” Webinar Recording
Here’s the recording of the latest webinar. It’s about APIs and test planning. I show examples of SFDIPOT in Postman. I also explain that SFDIPOT is a test heuristic. And I explain what is a heuristic. Lots of explaining. The Read more…
The Serialized Killer
Let’s talk serialization. In APIs and testing context, naturally. Serialization is a technique of taking an object and dumping it into a stream. It could be a stream of bytes, zeros and ones. But in the API world, we usually Read more…
“Microservices – Refactoring APIs to Patterns” Webinar Recording
When we’re thinking “refactoring”, we usually focus on the small (and valuable) stuff. Names, method size. And that is important, and we’re talking APIs and microservices. But I think we’re missing out on the bigger patterns – factories and repositories, Read more…
“Unit Wars: JUnit vs TestNG” Webinar Recording
Yup, just in time for the holidays! Here’s the recording of the test framework webinar. While I’m going through feature comparison (leaving the basic ones) I’m putting more emphasis on how the features serve us, the meager uses. Oh, and Read more…
“How to TDD in Legacy Code” From JCon 2022
I was honored to come back to JCON, and present “How to TDD in Legacy Code”. In Java of course. Ok, it was in English, the examples were in Java. TDD (Test driven development) is not just new code, you Read more…
“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 Read more…