Development Practices Achieve Cleaner Test Setup with the Blueprint Pattern The Blueprint pattern abstracts the creation of data models into reusable, type-safe helpers, reducing boilerplate and improving readability.
.NET / WPF 3 Useful AutoFixture Features to Level Up Your .NET Testing Game AutoFixture is a useful, but sometimes overwhelming, library for .NET tests. Here are some fun features to keep in your back pocket.
Development Practices Duct Tape Your Problems Away with Patch-Package The tool patch-package gives you a super easy way to create and apply your own small patch to an npm library.
Prisma Build Test Data Factories with Prisma Why bother with data factories when you can just add whatever data you want in your tests? Creating data on the spot has a few drawbacks.
C# Running into Problems Testing with DateTime.Now()? Here’s the Fix Using DateTime.Now() in your business logic can cause issues when it's time for writing tests. Here's my approach for fixing this.
Exploratory Testing Bug List Piling Up? Ignore or Learn from Them So after some time, your backlog might start to have a number of bugs logged in it. What to do about that bug list?
Exploratory Testing Snagit: Add It to Your Toolbox Today! One of my favorite tools I use while testing is Snagit from TechSmith. (It's also useful when creating user documentation.)
Python Use Selenium and Python with the New Chrome Headless Mode This tutorial shows how use the new headless version of Chrome with Selenium and Python. A simple Python script is included.
Exploratory Testing Exploratory Testing: Looking for Patterns Being able to look for a pattern, especially a non-obvious one, has been a useful skill and one I still use a lot. Here are few examples.
Exploratory Testing QA: How Get People to Like You When Your Job is to Find Problems with Their Work As a Quality Analyst (QA) in the office, being the person looking for errors could cause a hostile relationship with developers.
Vue How to Test a Vue Component with Nested Components Using Jest Recently I had to scour the internet for hours before I found an answer for testing a Vue component that has nested subcomponents.
Exploratory Testing Spin the Wheel and Randomize Your Testing As you test a story, how can you deliberately change up your routine? Here are a few ways to randomize testing.
