@Beaglesays
a nose for testing
About @Beaglesays
Welcome friend, please stay a while and have a browse at the articles on my blog. If you feel inclined to add a word or two yourself, your feedback is much appreciated. In case you’re wondering about the name of this blog, @Beaglesays, it’s…
Professional History
I am an established, highly competent software tester with over 16 years of testing and leading experience. I have experience in both Waterfall and Agile development environments. I am currently employed by Travelport as a Senior Test Engineer working on Locomote, a corporate travel…
My Social Commitments
I’ve been fortunate to stumble into software testing. It has provided me with a lot of fun, some travel and I’ve learnt a lot. I’ve met many, many interesting people. I’ve had a number of careers across my lifetime but testing is the only…
The Chance to Make a Difference
Way back, around mid 2016, I started talking to Lee Hawkins about putting together a venture that would help people gain employment through software testing skills. I’ve written about the making, and history, of the EPIC TestAbility Academy (ETA) here and also here. If you…
Given, When, Then….Mental Indigestion
I have a love/hate relationship with acceptance criteria written with the “Given, When, Then” format . It’s not a recent feeling either, it has been something that has bugged me since I started working with teams that write user stories. I’m not “anti” this…
Life’s a Team Game
When I first starting working as the dedicated tester in my current team it was a “waterfall” to testing operation. I called this out quite a few times, and, it was acknowledged we were doing this quite a lot. There is, however, a vast…
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