Phil Kirkham on Atomic Spin

More Ways to Test – Is it a Good Story?

In software testing, you could focus on the layout. But you should also look at the other qualities, the aspects that hold the "story" together.

Exploratory Testing

Time for Tea – 10 Ways to Test a Kettle

Looking at everyday items and wondering how they are tested can give you ideas about designing and testing your product.

Exploratory Testing

More Ways to Test – Quick Attacks on CRUD Apps

A quick attack toolkit for exploratory testing of Create, Read, Update, Delete apps.

Growing as Makers

What Being Job Shadowed Taught Me about My Job

As part of the prep for the visit, I had to work out what I liked about my job and how could I sell it to people who didn't know anything about it.

Exploratory Testing

I Found a Bug, What Next?

Make bug reports clear, accurate, and incredibly useful with the RIMGEA testing mnemonic.

Exploratory Testing

Quick Attacks One Click Away

BugMagnet makes it easy to quickly, thoroughly test an input field with only a right-click.

Exploratory Testing

Spilling Cheques – On the Limitations of Testing Tools

I can use tools to help me write this blog post, but I also need to be aware of the limitations of those tools.

Growing as Makers

Extending Your Network through Groups & Meetups

Exposure to different ideas, roles, and problems can be useful for new ideas for testing products.

Exploratory Testing

More Ways to Test – Follow the Data

One of the exploratory testing techniques I use is a "Follow The Data" tour – tracking a piece of data through the system.

News & Events

Hiring Developers in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor & Detroit

Atomic object is hiring two developers — junior or senior — in our Grand Rapids office. We're also hiring designers and developers in Ann Arbor and Detroit.

Exploratory Testing

More Ways to Test – Lights, Camera, Action, Bugs!

Just like making software, producing complex things is hard. When humans are involved, mistakes happen.

Exploratory Testing

What’s the Risk? – Learning from Others’ Mistakes

Users have many needs and can use things in ways that you never thought of. Learning from other people's mistakes can help you avoid these same traps.

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