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Category: Personal Development

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Sorry, Troy, HTTPS is NOT Easy!

8th May 201910th May 2019 Cassandra H. Leung 1 Comment

  Bad news, everyone.  Troy Hunt lied to us!  …Kind of, sort of… Okay, maybe not really.   This post is about the difficulties I had when moving my website from HTTP to HTTPS.     For anyone who might not know, Troy Hunt is behind a lot of security resources, including haveibeenpwned.com which allows […]

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3 Years in Testing: Then and Now

18th January 201918th January 2019 Cassandra H. Leung 2 Comments

  I’m a little late in publishing this installment of the X Years in Testing series.  I’d written another version before Christmas, but I didn’t like it and it felt forced.  I’ve never been one to write or talk about things that I don’t really want to, and so I decided not to publish it […]

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How to Manage Your Fucks (and Other Coping Mechanisms)

7th November 20187th November 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 3 Comments

  This post is a follow-up to my TestBash Manchester 2018 Open Space session on mental health and how people try to manage theirs.   The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck   Like many others, I have ups and downs in my mental health.  I had a particularly low “down” period a few […]

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Win a Ticket to TestBash Germany 2018

13th August 201813th August 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 2 Comments

  TestBash Germany, aka #OktoberTest, is returning to Munich for a conference day on 14th September and an Open Space day on 15th September.  I have a ticket to give away for both days, to one lucky person.   You can view the schedule of talks here.     How to Enter   To enter, […]

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The Rabbit Poop Approach to Learning

21st May 201821st May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 5 Comments

  I’ve been thinking a lot about learning, and have been trying to examine and understand more about the way that I learn.  For me, there are three levels or stages of learning: Absorb (often through reading, watching, or listening) Experience (first hand exposure through active participation or passive observation) Teach (possibly through mentoring, speaking, […]

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Blogs about testing, UX, and software production from Cassandra H. Leung (she / they) - a quality coach, software tester, UX enthusiast and international speaker.

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