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By: Phil Kirkham

Exploratory Tester at Atomic Object, helping teams by finding issues before the customer does. Ex-pat from England finding a common culture in creating high-quality software. Taker of chipmunk pictures.

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Author: Phil Kirkham

They Know My Secrets: Tales from Atomic’s Software Tester

Recently, our office dishwasher broke. Fingers pointed at me, as I have a talent for breaking things. It really wasn’t me, but it’s not surprising that I was a possible culprit, as I once managed to get myself locked inside one of the restrooms by somehow breaking the lock (don’t ask).
Posted on November 24, 2019 by Phil Kirkham in The Software LifeLeave a comment
2019.11.24

Lessons Learned from Atomic FC’s First Season

This summer, there was enough interest at Atomic for us to put together a soccer team to play in a local summer league. It was fun (we even had non-players turn up to support), helped bond us together as colleagues, and even provided some learning opportunities that could be used at work.
Posted on October 11, 2019 by Phil Kirkham in Growing as MakersLeave a comment
2019.10.11

More Ways to Test – Bugs Don’t Take Vacations

Last year, I blogged about bugs I’d found when planning a vacation. As it was that time of year for the Michigan Invasion from the grandkids, I realized it was planning and bug-finding time again.
Posted on August 17, 2019 by Phil Kirkham in Exploratory TestingLeave a comment
2019.08.17

Five Quick Phone Tests

When I started testing websites, I had a list of quick “attacks” that could surface common issues quickly. Now that I’ve been doing more and more testing on mobile devices, I’ve come up with a similar list for them.
Posted on June 23, 2019 by Phil Kirkham in Exploratory TestingLeave a comment
2019.06.23

More Ways to Test – Adding Software Tools to My Toolbelt

Along with learning new business domains as I work on new projects, I also try to pick up new tools and techniques to help my testing. Recently, I’ve started learning more about some tools that help me get a better understanding and view of the app I’m testing.
Posted on April 25, 2019 by Phil Kirkham in Exploratory Testing2 Comments
2019.04.25

Three Ways that Blogging Helps Me Reflect & Learn

At Atomic, we all share the pain of writing blog posts to help with our marketing efforts. As well as helping the company, I’ve found that writing a regular blog post also helps me. The obvious benefit is that it improves my writing skills, encouraging me to share my ideas and thoughts in a succinct […]
Posted on February 23, 2019 by Phil Kirkham in Growing as MakersLeave a comment
2019.02.23

“Who Tested That?” Probably Someone Like You

I’m sure many of you have come across errors like the one above when you are surfing the internet or using an app. Your first reaction might be, “Who tested that?” You know your site and app would never have an error like this in production! Or would it? Here are a few reasons why […]
Posted on January 6, 2019 by Phil Kirkham in Exploratory TestingLeave a comment
2019.01.06

More Ways to Test – Vacation Bugs

My last post referenced some issues I’d found when planning a vacation. After taking that vacation, I discovered some more issues.
Posted on November 9, 2018 by Phil Kirkham in Exploratory Testing1 Comment
2018.11.09

More Ways to Test – Travel-Inspired Bugs

My vacation is coming up soon, hurrah! This means a lot of planning and booking and surfing and searching to find cool and unusual places to stay and things to do. It also usually means I find some bugs along the way which give me ideas for testing at work.
Posted on September 16, 2018 by Phil Kirkham in Exploratory TestingLeave a comment
2018.09.16

3 Ways I’m Honing my Presentation Skills by Building Good Habits

I’ve given a fair number of talks over the last few years, and I always try to keep improving. Before my recent talk at Beer City Code, I tried a few new things that (based on the feedback I got) worked very well. 1. Watch a recording of yourself giving a talk. If you can […]
Posted on July 15, 2018 by Phil Kirkham in Personal OptimizationLeave a comment
2018.07.15

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