This episode covers the Test Automation Pyramid, created by Mike Cohen in 2008-2009 in the book "Succeeding With Agile". We will go beyond the diagram and look at the model that supports it. Then deep dive into the model to explore it's meaning in relation to Automated Execution Coverage, not Testing. - The model was created by Mike Cohen in 2008-2009 in the book "Succeeding With Agile." - The original model focused on UI, service level, and unit level automation. - Over the years, different interpretations and variations of the model have emerged. - The term "service level" in the model has l ..read more

The most common Testing Entities that I've encountered over the years are: Test Condition Test Scenario Test Case Test Script In my Testing I pretty much now have: Test Idea Test Log (Execution Log) Is there any value in the original Testing Entities? There might be if we view them as logical concepts, but not really as physical artifacts ..read more

Top 3 Phrases that should carry trigger warnings for the Test Community: - Manual Testing - Test Automation - Quality Assurance In this episode I'm going to talk about Manual Testing. So that's your Trigger Warning. And I'm going to talk about what we might want to say instead of "Manual Testing ..read more

Episode 017 - Manual QA is Dead - The Evil Tester Show Manual QA is dead. Companies are getting rid of their QA teams. Quality Control performed manually is phasing out of style. What can we do instead? Become coaches, assistants or advisors? We could become developers? Or we could be better testers. QA and Quality Control is not Testing. This might be how people learn ..read more

In episode 16 of The Eviltester Show we are looking at Test Automation Biases, what they are, how to avoid them, and how to evaluate your own biases. 00:00 What is an Automation Bias? 00:29 Treat all opinions as biased 01:50 Automating a GUI is Slow and Flaky 03:36 Automate through the API 05:23 Code Free Automating is Bad 06:17 Tool X is Better than Y 07:04 Postman is Better than Insomnia 08:54 Python is Better than Java 10:24 Seeing Through Biases 12:52 Try it, then decide 13:17 Page Objects vs Screenplay 14:52 Take Responsibility 16:11 External Experience 17:02 Start Small, Make Progress 17 ..read more

In this episode we have a discussion of a UK government guide to exploratory testing. https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/exploratory-testing The aim is not to criticise the document, the aim is to use it as a base from which to see how far our thoughts diverge or overlap with the document. I want to know what I can learn. Show notes are here: https://www.eviltester.com/show/015-exploratory-testing-gov/ This podcast, was originally released to Patreon supporters in January of 2019, https://patreon.com/posts/what-is-testing-23907385 I read through the document and try to understand ..read more

Recruiting Testers is hard. What we want to do is minimise the friction and barriers. In this podcast I'll share some tips on what has worked for me in the past. - remove as much ambiguity from your job spec as possible   - someone like me, will read 'the worst' into your ambiguity - send clear messages, not mixed messages, in the job spec - help the applicant filter out roles that are not suitable for them - when writing a job spec, review existing job specs in the world, critique them and then build on what is best from those - start with a phone interview, never start face to fa ..read more

Episode 013 of The Evil Tester Show covers "How To Get a Job in Software Testing". - Getting a Job is different from Doing the Job - Persistence is key to getting a job - Build an online portfolio on LinkedIn - Apply for jobs slightly out of reach - Amend your CV for each job that you really want - You do not need to code to Test Software - You might need coding skills on your CV to pass the interview filter - Demonstrate that you can test software, even if you are looking for your first job in software testing. Shownotes are available from https://eviltester.com/show This is an audio/video ep ..read more

More and more conferences are going online. Speakers will have to adapt. In this post I outline some recommendations based on years of online video, webinar and course creation. If you only want the summary then... - Presenting online over video is different. - Practice will help. - Practice with the kit you are going to use, and perform complete practice run throughs. - Use an external microphone. - Record your practice sessions and listen back to them to make sure your audio is good enough.  For show notes, visit https://eviltester.com/show ..read more

I receive a lot of emails asking which way should people focus their career - Testing? Programming? Automating? And that's what I cover in this podcast. Points: - we should not have to think like this - But - we need to get a job - Getting a job is different from "What should I be..." A full transcript of the show has been upload for Patreon supporters. https://www.patreon.com/posts/35209341 You can support this Podcast, and receive almost daily blog posts by signing up to https://Patreon.com/EvilTester for as little as $1 a month. Show notes are available at https://eviltester.com/show ..read more