Founder @WebDependUK & @TestingWebSites Building @testing_manager & testing tools with WebDepend Labs Tweet about #testing, #ai, #apps and #productivity
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Joined May 2009
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Tom Batey retweeted
Many of us are using AI to assist when building websites and web applications. AI can generate code very quickly, new features take shape in the blink of an eye. It can all feel a bit like magic.
That is, however, until it's time to test it. Read more - buff.ly/lNhkP4k
A11y Scanner v0.6.0 released, check out the release notes - a11y.webdepend.dev/changelog.
It's now possible to easily raise bugs in Testing Manager directly from A11y Scanner results. Each issue raised includes all occurrences of that issue including URL and location.
#accessibility
Next up for my A11y Scanner app is integrating with @testing_manager, this will enable users to raise nicely formatted bugs in Testing Manager directly from accessibility scans.
And then send the bug report onto Jira, Teamwork, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, etc.
#a11y #accessibility
But it wasn't, it was how many times I had used the premium features during that trial, which was once, not the hundreds of times incorrectly used as justification to continue with the upgrade to premium.
Tom Batey retweeted
Testers are still being told to ‘try to break’ an application, as though that’s a key objective of testing.
The application is already broken, what we’re doing by testing it is showing you where.
#testing #applications
ALT Quote: "Testers are still being told to ‘try to break’ an application, as though that’s a key objective of testing. The application is already broken, what we’re doing by testing it is showing you where."
Tom Batey retweeted
At WebDepend, we don't go in for all that 'Tester vs Developer' rubbish. We collaborate with developers, discuss our findings and be receptive to possible test ideas.
# developers
Latest version of A11y Scanner was released last week. This version adds a new method of starting a scan by scanning an XML sitemap to obtain a list of URLs. Includes support for nested sitemaps.
More info about A11y Scanner - webdepend.dev/a11y-scanner/
#accessibility #a11ytools
One of the tools I'm working on isn't original or groundbreaking, but is useful. It's an accessibility scanner called A11y Scanner, it scans entire sites and runs each page through Axe-core accessibility engine.
Check it out here - webdepend.dev/a11y-scanner/.
#a11ytesting #a11y
We’ve started developing a few tools and ideas to support our testing at WebDepend. We bundled some of them together and, a bit pretentiously, called it WebDepend Labs. Check it out - webdepend.dev/.
#testingtools #webdepend #webdependlabs
Tom Batey retweeted
A person whose primary role is testing will almost always find more bugs than someone whose primary role is not testing, such as a designer, developer, engineer, product manager or project manager.
Those people will certainly find bugs, just not as many as a tester will find.
Tom Batey retweeted
Testers don't break software, the broken parts are already there. Testers discover where and how the software breaks and then show their findings so those parts can be fixed.
Some bugs are harder to pinpoint than others, we investigate, discuss and pair up with devs to resolve.
Tom Batey retweeted
When we test something, we're not just testing the code and we're not just looking for developer mistakes - we're testing everything - all the input from everyone involved that shaped the project to this point.
#testing #websitetesting #apptesting #qatesting
Tom Batey retweeted
Bugs are great things to receive. Without them we have a false understanding of our application. Bug reports illuminate dark recesses and show the real state of your app. Received lots of bugs? Divide into prioritised groups and release fixes that make users happy.
#bugs