I have a variety of machines for running tests: my trusty MacBook Air, a Win10 laptop, a Chromebook, several models of iPhones, and various flavors of Android. And I have VMWare if I need to spin up some VMs for an exotic combination of IE and Windows. So I should be covered.
Author: Phil Kirkham
Two Resources for Introducing Young Developers to Testing and Quality
At Atomic, we’re doing a great job of taking on and training up new grads to be excellent developers through our Accelerator program. I recently gave a talk to introduce them to some testing concepts and quality attributes that they should be thinking about in their work. Read more on Two Resources for Introducing Young Developers to Testing and Quality…
Test Reporting Like a Bad Food Critic
Imagine you’re a food critic. You go to a restaurant and eat three courses; your review the next day says simply:
“I did not get food poisoning.”
Breaking the Cash Register (By Accident and Not for Profit)
This weekend, I managed to hang the terminal at the supermarket checkout. After entering my customer loyalty number, I had to enter my PIN and then press The Green Button. Read more on Breaking the Cash Register (By Accident and Not for Profit)…
Expand your Horizons: Change How you Think about Conferences
It’s the start of a new year and time to start planning out your schedule and goals for the year. Going to a conference could well be one of them, so here are a few tips to help you choose a good one. Read more on Expand your Horizons: Change How you Think about Conferences…
A Tester’s Consistency Checklist
One of the many tests that I often do is a consistency test. It’s something that’s really hard to automate, and testing for it can unearth different sorts of problems, six of which I’ll detail in this post.
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Three Benefits of Speaking at a Conference
I recently travelled to Kitchener, Canada, to speak at Targeting Quality 2016, a great little conference with a good range of speakers and topics. Going to conferences is a good way to learn and expand your network, and if you go to one as a speaker, there are a few more benefits –besides the obvious one of not having to buy a ticket!
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You Want Me to Rotate My Device? Really?
I play Words with Friends, but since I use the free version, I have to put up with ads after every move. Annoying–but that’s what I expect if I’m playing for “free.” Sometimes, I see this error:
In my opinion, this is far more annoying than the adverts.
No, I am not going to rotate my iPad just so you can show me an advert. Instead, I quit the app and restart (and maybe mutter some bad words under my breath).
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Three Tips for a New Conference Speaker
Three years ago, I wrote a Spin Post about overcoming shyness at conferences. Now three years later, I just finished speaking at GLSEC 2016—my first public presentation. The talk seemed to go well; I got some good feedback and have been accepted at another conference, Targeting Quality, to talk again. Read more on Three Tips for a New Conference Speaker…
‘Alarming’ Problems You Should be Preventing in Your App
I have an alarm clock app that I’ve been running on my iPad2 for a couple of years now. Apart from groaning when it goes off in the morning, I’ve been happy with it. It always goes off, no crashes, and it has carried on working through several iOS upgrades.
Well, I thought it was a great little app until last week. Read more on ‘Alarming’ Problems You Should be Preventing in Your App…