testing Archives

Exploratory Testing

Software Development and the Ever-Growing Testing Checklist

You probably won't use your checklist to save a life, but it could save your project from bugs! Make sure an item on your list is to check your checklist.

DevOps & System Admin.

How to Run Tests for Your Containerized Monorepo Using Github Actions

I was happy to learn that a lot of the work to containerize our app for local development could be leveraged for automated testing using Github actions.

Exploratory Testing

How I Use Git Bisect to Find Where My Test Broke

When I wanted to find out exactly when my test started failing, I used the Git bisect tool to find the specific commit that caused my test to fail.

Exploratory Testing

Set Team Standards for Unit Test Code Coverage in JetBrains Rider

While code coverage is not a perfect indicator of a healthy test suite, JetBrains Rider can help identify areas of potential risk in your solution.

.NET / WPF

How to Build Visual Studio Installer Projects in Azure Pipelines

Testing a legacy app with Azure Pipelines can be difficult. Here are some tips for creating a CI pipeline for your own Visual Studio Installer Project.

Development Practices

How to Prepare for a Product Launch, Part 2: How Will You Know?

So you’re staring down a big product launch. Instead of watching your [unit] tests fail, how might you monitor the way your launch issues manifest?

Desktop Apps

UI Testing Windows Apps with WinAppDriver

Windows Application Driver (WinAppDriver) is useful for integration testing when you're working on a Windows desktop app project.

Project & Team Management

Compound Developer Time with Attention to Detail

Pay attention to the details and specifics. Make sure your specific X is actually good for your project, your client, and your team.

Exploratory Testing

Exploratory Testing: Take a Walk with the Data

Taking a tour of the data as it moves through the system can be useful and can highlight other areas that might be worth an exploratory testing tour.

Exploratory Testing

Test Timers and Reduce the Wait with Cypress’ Cy.Clock

Testing timers reliably is difficult in manual tests. To avoid waiting, Cypress has a built-in method cy.clock() that turns coders into Time Lords.

Growing as Makers

How to Prepare a Career Talk About Testing for 200 High School Sophomores

I'll soon be giving a career talk about testing to 200 high schoolers. Reviewing how I moved from developer to tester helped me form some concrete advice.

Web Apps

Adding End to End Cypress to a Web Project Part 2: Seeding the Test Data

In part two of this guide to adding e2e Cypress, we'll discuss how to generate and seed a test data set for a PostgreSQL database.