“You cannot be what you cannot see.” When I joined Twitter approximately two years ago, I remember this being a popular phrase, shared by many. I don’t know what had sparked its popularity, but I guessed the idea was that children with different qualities and upbringings are unable to grow up to do […]
Category: Resources
Working While Female: Sexual Harassment in Technology & Testing
The problem of sexism within the technology space and the software testing industry goes way beyond issues of diversity or representation. There is also a very real problem of men making sexual or otherwise inappropriate advances towards women who they’ve contacted under the guise of a professional context. At work, through conference […]
10 Tips for Testers to Provide Insight
Why Testers Need to Provide Insight I recently wrote an article for CrossBrowserTesting on Why Testers Need to Provide Insight. This is something I feel very strongly about, and is inspired from my time working in IT recruitment. I recommend reading the previous post to understand why it’s so important for testers to […]
Tester Interviews: Techniques and Tasks
This post is inspired by a recent discussion on the The Club at Ministry of Testing. Edit: It has also been translated into Russian on Software-Testing.RU. Please note that this translation was not requested, proofed, or approved by me. I bear no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the translated post. […]
Introducing HISToW
Months ago, I’d promised a blog post on the kind of documentation I create / use when testing. Since then, I’ve started working with a different company, which brings with it a reasonable possibility that the kind of documentation I create and use might change, to adapt to the needs of my new employer, its clients and how […]