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.
Angular Unit Testing Routing Events in Angular Here's a clean and easy way to test routing events using tools already provided by the Angular library, with no third-party libraries needed.
Development Practices 5 Testing Tips for Software Platform Development Software platform development deserves special strategies. Here are 5 tips to help teams succeed in design, testing, and quality assurance.
Extracurricular Activities Treat Your Personal Projects with Respect and See More Progress I started my career in computing with personal projects, and I continue to build and expand my skills with my own projects.
React / Redux How to Test React Components with Storybook Interaction Tests On a recent project, we needed an easy-to-use component testing tool. Let’s take a look at testing React components with Storybook interaction tests.
Ruby on Rails Switch Rails Database Connections While Running Cypress Tests This setup will switch the database connection when the Cypress tests are running so it won't muddy up the data in other database environments.
Developer Tools Make the Most of Storybook Stories with These Simple Tips Storybook has benefits for teams working on front-end components. Make the most of these benefits by adding interaction tests for components.
Exploratory Testing Consistency Tests for Your App: Use Them to Catch Bugs Big or Small One type of app testing I do regularly is a consistency check. I'll explain what I mean and give examples of possible errors this type of testing picks up.
Exploratory Testing 2 Ways to Catch Software Deployment Problems Early Have you ever introduced a bug that lurked undetected until deployment? I'll describe a couple of these bugs and early-warning systems to catch them.