Miranda Michalski on Atomic Spin

The Software Life

Quality Can’t Be Tested In — It Must Be Built In

No time or budget for quality assurance, but your last project was full of bugs that could have been avoided? It’s time to shift QA left.

Design Strategy

Developers who don't keep the user in mind when designing new software are like vegans running a Brazilian steakhouse.

Accessibility

An assessment found that 96% of all WCAG 2 errors fall into 6 categories, and the most common ones have been the same for the last 5 years.

Design Strategy

Asking these questions BEFORE any code is written can reduce "friction" in the UI as minor after-market fixes are made.

Development Practices

These might help you understand unfamiliar code and how users actually use the software. Here are a few ways to glean information.

Development Practices

Have you ever been tasked with modifying code you're not familiar with? Or integrating new features into an existing codebase?

Exploratory Testing

How do you thoroughly test an app quickly, identifying and reporting all bugs? The answer lies in scheduling a Bug Bash.

Exploratory Testing

Year end is a great time to review your website for content that isn't fresh or valid anymore, or to delete content that's just outright bad.

UX/Design Practices

The whole team is gaining more experience with identifying a11y issues and how to integrate accessible code into development going forward.

Exploratory Testing

One of my favorite tools I use while testing is Snagit from TechSmith. (It's also useful when creating user documentation.)

Exploratory Testing

As a Quality Analyst (QA) in the office, being the person looking for errors could cause a hostile relationship with developers.