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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Case Study: 13 Days

      We recently had the opportunity to work with a client on a very short engagement. Here is what our dedicated expert accomplished in the first 13 days. Fixed build First…

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Late last year, I posted this article about 5 ways to simplify your automated tests. It got a lot of attention. Since then, I’ve gotten tons of requests for these…

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  8. Maintaining test automation can take a lot of time. So can understanding reporting for your test automation. Fortunately, you can greatly speed those things up. A big part of my consulting practice is helping…

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  9. During a recent webinar on Continuous Integration (CI), I talked about the concerns of developers vs the concerns of testers in relation to CI (sign up to never miss another…

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  10. Why are we offering Test Driven Development in Java starting February 27? This week I’ll post 3 reasons (read Reason #2 & Reason #3)… Reason #1: Better test automation engineers One of my goals…

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