5 Monkeys 4 Days

A blog about software testing and test automation, both theory and practice. It certainly ain't Shakespeare. Software development rarely is.

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The great testing pyramid of Devops.

Are you using the test pyramid correctly? This simple concept needs careful consideration before you can actually get some value from...

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Testing Depression

(Originally posted on 2013-11-30) A software tester’s approach to dealing with depression. I have struggled with depression for the past...

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How not to screw up your automated testing

(Originally posted on 2013-11-12) Like all software automated tests are easy to get wrong. Much easier in fact than getting them right....

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Why We Test

(Originally posted on 2013-03-21) Why we fight… errr, test. Software testing is a lot like war. Without the glory, or the fighting, or...

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F*cking testdata, how do they work

(Originally posted on 2012-12-25) What is testdata? Database backed server applications have been my main focus for the last 5 years. I...

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TDD’s Redeeming Quality

(Originally posted on 2012-10-31) Preface This is not the post I set out to write. Not by a long shot. I intended to write a scathing...