I’ve started enforcing the “time blocking” method into my calendar to ensure I consistently improve on my skills during the week (weekends are reserved for family time currently). At the moment, this is done for 30 minutes a day and set as events in my Google Calendar. I’ve scheduled this …
In this short series, I outline the notes that I took while preparing for this foundation exam chapter one – The Fundamentals of Testing. While the content may not have changed drastically in the time that I took the exam, there may have been small changes or additions that my …
I took the ISTQB-ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level exam on 20th April 2013. My Technique Back then, I revised for the exam by reading the (second edition) book through twice making notes the second time through. And as I was commuting four hours a day (true facts!), I had a set of practice …
I took the ISTQB-ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level exam on 20th April 2013. My Technique Back then, I revised for the exam by reading the (second edition) book through twice making notes the second time through. And as I was commuting four hours a day (true facts!), I had a set of practice …
The development team I am currently in have been working to improve the test coverage across all projects. This will ensure that we can be more confident that our new features haven’t broken old ones. But, sometimes this happens anyway. So with tests in place, if things are broken we …
I decided to read Strong Woman because I was interested in learning more about Karren Brady. Before reading this book, I only knew Karren Brady from watching the yearly BBC show The Apprentice. I wasn’t aware of her long history within football or how similar her experiences within this industry …
I’ve been a subscriber to the audio book platform Audible by Amazon since September 2012. But since May 2017 I’ve been listening to audio books every week as well as my podcasts in order expand my learning. I enjoy Audible because of their massive library. So if I’m in the …
Testing in Virtual Reality (VR) is already quite challenging because VR in the mainstream is still new. I have tested VR applications for the last two years on a number of devices. I can undoubtedly say that taking a screenshot of your issue is 10 times more effective in relaying …
Last night, I went to the DevelopHer Reboot your Personal Brand, how to stand out in 2019 event. It was held at Syzygy in London who put on a nice selection of vegan, vegetarian food and drinks. Event Space and Organisers The Syzygy office was light, modern and really …
Last year I started thinking about how important it is to have good testers in a development team, and that companies and the public are (finally) more aware of this fact as well. The perception of testers as a positive and driving force behind delivering a quality product has definitely …
