Continuing my joy ride with Cypress.io , I recently wrote a test to check for a successful logon for a public retail website. While the test was easy enough to write but the logon was failing (inspite of the correct credentials) with the below error message returned from the website Debugging the failure Double check … Continue reading Creating and preserving Cookies with Cypress.io
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Exploring the Cypress API – getting and asserting on a DOM element’s children
A common operation during Web UI tests is to view and validate contents of a drop down. As part of my exploration of the ever likable Cypress automation toolset, I recently wrote a UI workflow tests that amongst other things validated the contents and count of a drop down list's elements. I was dreading that … Continue reading Exploring the Cypress API – getting and asserting on a DOM element’s children
A newbie’s toe dip into JS based Test automation using Cypress.io
Recently, I have started exploring alternatives to Selenium Webdriver for E2E Web UI automation and the first tool set that I tried my hand at was Cypress Cypress is a compellingly marketed offering with a touted usp of - Not being a framework based off Selenium Leveraging off existing JavaScript BDD ecosystem ( Mocha and Chai) … Continue reading A newbie’s toe dip into JS based Test automation using Cypress.io
Python 3.0 learnings – List comprehensions
One of the strengths of a simple (yet powerful) language like Python is to achieve the same with less lines of code. A "Pythonic" concept that proves this is list comprehensions Simply put, it enables you concisely create a list in a single line of code based on some logic presented as an iterable object … Continue reading Python 3.0 learnings – List comprehensions
“Testing is slowing us down” , moving from blame to involvement and engagement
"It is Testing that is really slowing the Project down" "Why are we finding all these bugs, so late in the Project" "Testers must be testing edge cases to death" I dont know of many experienced Testers who haven't heard some or all of the above statements before . I heard it again yesterday and … Continue reading “Testing is slowing us down” , moving from blame to involvement and engagement
Using cURL commands in a REST client , without wanting to know cURL ;)
I am a newbie to cURL and dont understand cURL commands , neither have I used cURL to make REST API calls before. Recently I encountered a situation where I had access to some cURL "code" and I had to use that perform some GET and POST operations on a REST end-point. Due to lack … Continue reading Using cURL commands in a REST client , without wanting to know cURL 😉
Python & Selenium Webdriver :: working with dropdown options inside a select tag
During my Python & Selenium self-learning I came across a blocker while trying to access and select elements of a drop down. Problem statement - As a traveler, I want to select Business class for my flight on the Air NewZealand website , just to remind myself how atrociously expensive flying business class is . … Continue reading Python & Selenium Webdriver :: working with dropdown options inside a select tag
An alt-technique for hiring Testers for Team fit
Which tactics do you usually employ to interview and identify great Testers ? Alignment with Team/Company values ? Evidence of critical thinking ? How did you approach <x.....testing problem> type of questions ? Examples of application of Tooling knowledge ? How much value do they give to sapient skills in Testing ? Community references ? … Continue reading An alt-technique for hiring Testers for Team fit
Organisational structure –> The sweet spot of decision making
Why is it so hard to get right and timely decisions in organisations ? Because organisations are lop-sided with either :: A) Folks who have the knowledge, insights,access,decision making authority to make those decisions but dont follow that through with a bias towards action or build credibility through execution Or B) Folks who really want … Continue reading Organisational structure –> The sweet spot of decision making
So, you want to be a Test Tooling expert ?
"Hey, I am starting out as a Tester, how can I start learning Selenium ?" Is the most common question newbie Grad Testers or relatively inexperienced Testers , who aspire to head down the "technical tester" "automator" path , ask. This is a question that I asked as well early on in my career with … Continue reading So, you want to be a Test Tooling expert ?