Category: DevOps
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The Future of Tech is Built on Generalists, not Specialists
I have one prediction for the near future of the tech sector: The end of specialisms is coming.
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E2E Testing with Playwright for Python: Pros and Cons
Playwright is an end-to-end (E2E) testing tool for web based applications. I’ve recently started using Playwright for testing APIs and websites, and I wanted to share my experiences. Playwright comes in two different flavours. There is ‘standard’ Playwright, which is installed using npm or yarm and involves writing tests in Javascript or Typescript. Then there…
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Deming and DevOps: Continuously improving how your team operates
Continuous Improvement is a key tenet of DevOps – we always strive to be better and accept that every process, tool and resource can be improved upon to help our team reach its goals. I would say that continuous improvement is a goal that most people share in some way – as humans, we always…
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Piggy in the middle: How you can work across different teams in tech
This blog post is inspired by Mike Harris’ blog on how lone testers can work across teams, which is well worth a read. I really resonated with Mike’s animal metaphors which he used to describe his commitment levels to the team he supports. In my current role as a DevOps and Quality specialist, I am…
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Highlights from SIGiST23
The British Computing Society’s Special Interest Group in Software Testing (SIGiST) is the largest not-for-profit testing community in the UK. Every year, SIGiST hosts an annual conference that brings together industry leaders and experts on all topics related to testing and quality. I spoke virtually at the 2022 conference, and this year not only did…
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The Third Career Path for Women in Tech
There comes a point for everyone working in the tech industry where they need to decide on their future career path. Traditionally two, options are presented. You can either take the technical path or the managerial path. Yet, Women are under-represented in mid-to-senior-level technical roles. In the USA, 26.7% of the tech workforce are women…
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How do you get maximum benefit from code reviews?
Code reviews are a commonly used quality gate, and form of best practice, in Software Development. Code reviews can also be considered a form of software testing. When they are designed and used properly, code reviews can bring huge benefits for the quality of software products: allowing for defects to be identified and fixed, documentation…
She Codes the Cosmos 