Paul Merrill, Author at Beaufort Fairmont

Javascript vs. Java

  1. Javascript vs Java

    Javascript and Java are NOT the same Over the last year, we’ve expanded into IT Staffing and Recruiting. In spinning that up, I’ve been doing a lot of interviews. I’ve…

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  2. I doubt you’re keeping track, but if you check your inbox you’ll notice we didn’t email you about COVID-19. As I skimmed through the tsunami of email blasts a few…

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  3. TSQA 2020

    This week, Beaufort Fairmont sponsored the volunteer-led regional conference TSQA2020 in Durham, NC. I also facilitated a workshop called “DevDroneOps” and presented a session on ROI in Test Automation. A…

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  4. In my last post, I released a simple ROI calculator. If you didn’t download it yet, or watch the webinar about it, this post won’t make any sense. So do…

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  5. Yesterday (10/30/2019) I presented a webinar on ROI in Test Automation. Find the recording here. During the webinar I presented a Simple Test Automation Calculator. Download it, and learn what…

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  6. The Team Imagine having all entry-level developers work on a project together. Imagine having a leader or manager that had never participated in a software development project. It would be…

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  7. You may have noticed over the last year or so, more of the Beaufort Fairmont webinars are done by guests than by me. That’s for several reasons. First, I’ve personally…

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  8. Several times in the last few weeks I’ve had a conversation about duplicate test cases. It’s a familiar conversation to me. The other person asks whether it is ok to…

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  9. Creating Testing Ideas

    Over the last couple years, Angie Jones and I have facilitated a “Dominos of Automation Workshop” (check out the fun we had here, here, here and here) at several conferences. StarEast…

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  10. Define the Interface

    Something I’ve been talking about at conferences as a part of several of my talks (See “From the Inside Out“, and “Technical Deep Dive: From the Inside Out“), has been…

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