March 26, 2024
It was my pleasure to present my session “API Exploratory Testing with Postman” on the Continuous Testing Meetup. Good questions, great discussion, and after the meetup I thought – is exploratory testing part of continuous testing? The answer is yes,… Continue Reading…
March 19, 2024
Continuing with API basics, let’s talk about what makes testing APIs, and APIs themselves complex. There are just too many moving parts. The examples are taken with Postman, but the content is tool-agnostic. An API (Really an HTTP request, otherwise… Continue Reading…
March 12, 2024
We haven’t done basics for a while, so let’s start with what an API is and isn’t. It’s important to know what we mean by “testing APIs”. An API is: Application Programming Interface. Fancy words for how to let other… Continue Reading…
February 27, 2024
This webinar has started out with a common topic I discuss in my workshops: Test types. People always want to know about what is a unit test vs. component test. But it goes deeper than that. Everybody knows what an… Continue Reading…
February 20, 2024
Some call them flaky tests. Some call them fragile tests. Or unstable. I say it’s neither, it’s the code. Nobody likes them, regardless. But here’s something interesting I heard in a conversation with one of my clients. He said: “I… Continue Reading…
October 17, 2023
November 15, 2022
Postman is awesome. And so is this webinar. I’m going through all kinds of useful information on Postman, and how to use it effectively for testing REST APIs. But it’s not just about features. It’s also about methodical testing, and… Continue Reading…
October 18, 2022
So here’s a silly question: Why do we need test automation? I’m going somewhere with this, work with me. Testing and test automation are tools to reach a goal. The goal is to have a picture of quality of our… Continue Reading…
October 15, 2022
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. That’s the law of holes. Really, look it up. There are different sort of holes, shovels and diggers. But this time I’m talking about test automation effort kind-of-a-hole. Adding more test… Continue Reading…
April 19, 2022
Ok, I’m not sure if “reportability” is a real dictionary word. But it is a word. That I may or may not invented. Anyway, here’s the thing: You tested your app, or feature, or an API, and you found something… Continue Reading…