Resources

Discover a practical, real-world strategy for development and QA teams to stop spinning their wheels and start making test automation actually work.

  • Know why your automation matters - and what success really looks like
  • Cut waste by automating what actually delivers value
  • Learn how high-performing teams run automation that doesn't become a bottleneck

How to get valuable feedback fast from your test automation

This page contains links to different types of content I have created throughout the years. Click the links below to have a look.


Open source workshops

Did you know that I am sharing some of the workshops that I have created and delivered in the past in an open source format?

This means that everybody who wants to use, deliver and alter any of the material contained within any of these workshops is free to do so.

API testing in Java using REST Assured

API mocking in Java using WireMock

API testing in C# using RestAssured.Net

API mocking in C# using WireMock.Net

API testing in C# using RestSharp

API testing in Python using requests

Why giving away this all for everybody for free? Consider this my way of giving back to the testing and test automation community, which has given and taught me so much during my career so far. Also, I’m a firm believer in

‘Give, and it shall be given unto you’

Happy learning!


Ebooks

I have written a couple of short ebooks, available for free. Click on the book cover images to download them.

Book Description
A Test Automation Learning Path (2020)
Service Virtualization - Implementation, Practices and Trends for On-Demand Test Environments (2016)

Talks

Here are video recordings from a couple of talks I did recently.

Are you sure your APIs are secure? - TestMu online conference - 2024

Solving the Integration Testing Puzzle with Contract Testing - LambdaTest Voices of Community webinar - 2023

Mutation testing for fun and profit - Improving the quality of your unit tests - TestingStage online conference - 2023


Articles

Here’s a (sort of) complete list of all articles I have written for various industry websites and magazines.

Have you read some of them? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Article Published
How Contract Testing Bridges the Gap in Integration Testing Practitest blog, July 2024
Writing tests for GraphQL APIs using REST Assured Applitools blog, April 2021
Introducing BDD to your team – how does it affect your role as a tester? SpecFlow blog, August 2020
Tools, libraries, and methods to turn your SpecFlow specifications into automated acceptance tests SpecFlow blog, July 2020
5 reasons that will convince your team to adopt BDD SpecFlow blog, July 2020
My definition of test automation LinkedIn Pulse, May 2020
Test automation? Keep it simple. LinkedIn Pulse, January 2020
A test automation learning path LinkedIn Pulse, August 2019
6 Steps for Succeeding with Test Automation in Agile StickyMinds, May 2019
Does Behavior Driven Development make sense for your team? Cucumber blog, March 2019
Making a case for less automation LinkedIn Pulse, November 2018
Selecting the right service virtualization tool DevOps.com, July 2018
We don’t need more automation engineers! LinkedIn Pulse, May 2018
It is time to get realistic about test automation LinkedIn Pulse, November 2017
Start Trusting Your Test Automation Again StickyMinds, August 2017
Test automation? The tool is not important LinkedIn Pulse, July 2017
5 Pillars of a Successful Test Automation Implementation StickyMinds, June 2017
Leverage containers to create simulated test environments on demand StickyMinds, February 2017
Service virtualization, an enterprise solution to legacy systems O’Reilly Ideas, November 2016
Service virtualization: Testing legacy, third-party, and cutting-edge systems O’Reilly Ideas, August 2016
Test automation: start with the ‘why?’ LinkedIn Pulse, May 2016
Three things everybody should know about test automation LinkedIn Pulse, April 2016