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Getting ready for DevOps
DevOps. It’s the trend that many companies are moving towards or adopting to improve the speed of their software delivery and align their...
Craig Risi
Jan 23, 20205 min read


Good test design hasn't gone away
There is a big focus in the software development and testing world on automation and growth of technical skills. After all, testing has...
Craig Risi
Jan 2, 20204 min read


Testing Smaller
It is often said that to ensure you have great test coverage across your test suite, that you need to think of the bigger picture....
Craig Risi
Dec 17, 20193 min read


Who Owns Your Quality?
That development teams should pursue a standard of high quality is non-negotiable. While a few teams may be able to get away with some...
Craig Risi
Dec 6, 20193 min read


A Curious Mind
One of the most important mental attributes in the current tech climate is that of the curious mind. The world loves to ring praises to...
Craig Risi
Oct 21, 20194 min read


Replace Yourself
I find a big reluctance in many tech spaces for people to try and make themselves as indispensable as possible. Something which makes...
Craig Risi
Oct 11, 20193 min read


How to know you may be a Tester
In many of my discussions with people looking to get into the software development space, the one about who would make a good tester is a...
Craig Risi
Aug 8, 20194 min read


Things you should know to be successful in IT interviews
I’ve spent the last few months quite heavily involved in recruitment activity as my company is growing quite substantially. However, in...
Craig Risi
Jul 25, 20195 min read


Anatomy of a Test Automation Tool
We’ve looked at the anatomy of a great test automation system and scripting framework, but an important aspect of any automation strategy...
Craig Risi
Jun 14, 20194 min read


Anatomy of a Test Scripting Framework
So, last time I discussed the anatomy of a test automation system. So, what’s the difference between a system and a framework. Well...
Craig Risi
Jun 5, 20194 min read
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