We are uncovering better ways of healthy eating by doing it and helping others do it.Through this work we have come to value: Veggies, fruits and wholegrain foods, lean protein sources over processed foods and beverages Simple eating over comprehensive diet plan documentation Coach and client collaboration over going at it alone Responding to change […]
The many personalities of a software tester
I just had a weird insight that I want to share with you. Before I can share it, I must first explain the model that the insight was about. Have you ever heard of the Interpersonal Circumplex? It is a model to assess interpersonal behaviour, traits and motives of people. The vertical axis is about […]
Test my veggie macaroni recipe
For shits and giggles I’m writing a cookbook. It’s part of my mission to try out anything I like, even if it’s not up my alley. I’ve been my own gatekeeper for far too long and trying out new things should be fun. My cookbook will be called Functional Eating for Simple Souls. The recipes […]
“Finding bugs in an organisation”; why I’m frustrated with the tester role recently
I’ve felt a certain frustration with filling the software tester role lately and finally it clicked why. I’ll use this post to explain my feelings. I’ll try to structure it so it doesn’t come across as too chaotic, but please feel free to ask a question if you feel my explanation doesn’t make sense. I’m […]
How to: Postman tests HTML report to Microsoft Teams with Gitlab CI/CD
This is my first post of a technical nature, am I devloper now? Goal: Run your Postman tests, create an HTML report and post that to Microsoft Teams all in Gitlab CI/CD. What you need: an Online Postman Workspace (might required paid version, idk). This means all version control is in Postman and you can […]
The Struggle with Myself: Learning to Code For the Seventh Time
I have tried to learn how to code many times and each time I have failed. I say failed because every time I’ve quit without having a good grasp of coding and it didn’t carry over into my work as tester. I felt as clueless and intimidated by code as before. I’m now on my […]
10 Years in Testing, 10 lessons – Lesson 10
Lesson 10 – Keep learning, go beyond testing There’s so much to learn in testing. The beauty of the profession is that the role can be incredibly broad. I don’t think I know one tester who’s just a tester: we all do much more and often go beyond our role. Some of us dabble in […]
10 Years in Testing, 10 lessons – Lesson 9
Let me tell ya, I’ve participated in many workshops over the course of the last 10 years. But there’s one workshop that I will always remember and I’ve told the facilitator many times how valuable this workshop was. He always brushes me off and tells me it was not that great, I don’t know why […]