If you’re reading this, then you’re either a first time visitor or you have the patience of a saint and been checking back for updates after all this time. If you’re that person, then thank you and sorry! It’s been a couple of years and I’ve neglected this site. I’m still involved in test automation…
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This is a tip being written off the back of me struggling with an issue, in the hope that it will save someone the stress I went through. The context. Taking full screen mobile screenshots on mobile devices via a platform like BrowserStack, where the screenshot is being taken on a real device. On mobile…
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Picture the scene, you have your team of highly skilled SDET’s, you have a dedicated dev-ops team, you have all the infrastructure and licenses that you could ever dream of and most importantly, you have the buy in from senior management that automation is a must going forward. With all that going your way, what…
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To coincide with the new ‘Introduction to Cypress’ series on the site, I’ve created a new learning resource in the form of a handy cheat sheet, that you can use to help you write your own tests, or expand upon the code that you’ll be seeing in the articles. As the series progresses, new cheat…
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In the first article of this new series, we learnt how to add Cypress to a new project and configure it, finishing off by writing our first test. Congratulations, you’re now at the point where some dishonest people would add it to their CV as a technical skill. However, we have plenty to learn yet,…
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So…it’s been a while, huh? The last post was months ago, I feel like I abandoned you. But these last few months have seen the arrival of my second child and a global pandemic that blurred the lines of personal and work life into one. Priorities and a lack of time have just meant I’ve…
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I love writing the content for this site, and I love even more that people might visit this site and learn a new skill or improve existing skills. But while learning from a site like this suits some, it’s not for everyone. We all learn differently, and often people prefer a more formal learning environment…
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Code smell, if you haven’t heard that term before then you probably thought that the title of this article is just bad English. But ‘code smell’ is an actual term in the programming world, and it’s one you should become familiar with. A code smell, simply put, is something in code that isn’t quite right…
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This post is only about a month or two late! But if you are a frequent visitor or even if you’re visiting for the first time and enjoying the content, then there is now an app for your phone or tablet that gives you easy access to the site’s content. For now, it is an…
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Normally, these articles in the ‘Tip’ series are technical in nature and give you useful tips to help you in your tests or frameworks. However, occasionally I like to try and give tips or advice in areas that are not technical, but still aim to help you become a better automation tester through an improved…
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