Every few weeks or so I see a new question on the LinkedIn’s Test Automation group about getting started writing API tests and there’s almost always a flurry of responses recommending SoapUI. There are definitely alternatives, but if you are just getting into automation or API testing in general SoapUI offers a visual interface that … [Read more…]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association has wanted to ban self driving cars. Elon Musk says it could lead to ban human driving. Does this debate sound familiar? Testers have been struggling with coming to terms with the role of automation within their own companies and across the software industry as a whole for years … [Read more…]
You may hear the term Technical Tester thrown around more and more these days. You may even hear how there is shortage of candidates for those types of roles. The technical tester sounds like a mythical creature, some hybrid between a developer and a tester. I’m all for testers learning new skills and contributing to … [Read more…]
Automated testing is a pretty contentious subject in the testing world. We spend a great deal of time and energy distinguishing between what a tester does while engaging with a product and what the automated tests or checks are doing. Justifying why we need to have a person actually interact with the software instead of … [Read more…]