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2016: My year in numbers

Now that the year is almost over, I thought it might be nice to jump on the end-of-year bandwagon and look back on 2016 a bit, and at the same time look ahead to what 2017 hopefully has in store...

Should test automation be left to developers?

I am not a developer. I have a background in Computer Science, I know a thing or two about writing code, but I am definitely not a developer. This is similar to me knowing how to prepare food, but not...

(Not so) useful metrics in test automation

In order to remain in control of test automation efforts, it’s a good idea to define metrics and track them, so that you can take action in case the metrics tell you your efforts aren’t yielding the right results. And...

On asking ‘why?’ in test automation

This blog post is about something that’s been bothering me for a while, and that keeps coming up for some reason.. Whenever I talk to clients, see a discussion on LinkedIn or StackOverflow or read a blog post on something...

What does good test automation training look like?

As I’m moving away from by-the-hour work and more towards a hybrid of consulting, training, writing and speaking, one of the things I’m working on is slowly building up a workshop and training portfolio around topics I think I’m qualified...