This is a post I have planned to write for the best part of a year, and recent discussions have brought it back to the top of my to do list. This post is a way for me to collate my feelings about, and stance on, pay to speak. I also plan to […]
Category: Communication
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 post on the CrossBrowserTesting blog to understand why it’s so […]
WTF Are You Doing? Tell Your Teams!
This post is about helping your team to learn, by giving them simple, yet vital information to help guide their learning. WTF Are You Doing? I moved into my first tester role from elsewhere in the business, outside of the product team. I wasn’t given any kind of introduction into how the […]
Chatbot Testing with SBTM and Mike Talks
TL;DR: The following is an experience report from Cassandra H. Leung and Mike Talks on using session-based test management to test Mike’s Facebook Messenger chatbot. With SBTM and chatbots both being new territory for Cassandra, she shares her first impressions and thoughts on the two. From seeing subsequent chat logs, Mike also shares […]