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Category: Reflections

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Translating “Don’t Test Thoroughly”

20th February 20179th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 8 Comments

    While trying to construct a test strategy for a difficult project, I was recently given this advice: “Don’t test thoroughly”.   The droning siren already in the back of my mind loudened to a shrill alarm bell that it made it hard to concentrate.   Don’t test thoroughly?  Why do you hate me?  […]

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The Lonely Tester: Whats My Team Again?

9th February 20179th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 1 Comment

    What’s in a team? We’ve all heard about testers and developers being placed in different teams (or silos), as opposed to having both roles and skillsets in the same team.  But what about testers placed in the client-facing team?  Being part of the team that deals with client onboarding, training and support, whilst […]

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1 Year in Testing: Then and Now

14th December 20169th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 1 Comment

    This time last year, I was invited  to move from my customer-facing tech support role to my current testing one.  A lot has changed in the last year, and my role, knowledge and experiences have really grown in what feels like a very short, yet action-packed, period of time.  Working in a small […]

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Why I Don’t Report Bugs

10th November 20169th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 18 Comments

    Be still, your beating heart.  I’m a tester, of course I report bugs.  But what about when I’m not being a tester, and I’m just a normal user?   I can only remember four occasions when I’ve reported bugs to the people that could actually do anything about it, but I actually find […]

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Tester’s First TestBash

24th October 20169th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 6 Comments

    TL; DR: TestBash Manchester was amazing!  I’d highly recommend going and / or sending your team there.  The talks and the people were well worth it and even better than I thought they would be.   This post has two main purposes: I want to try and deepen the learning from a great conference […]

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Blogs about testing, UX, and software production from Cassandra H. Leung - a tester, UX enthusiast and international speaker.

We all have something to share and learn, and blogging is a great way for me to do both. This is a personal blog and reflects my views only.
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