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My Journey as a Cancer Survivor turned Quality Assurance Engineer

It was 2019, a new year arrived, and I was finally thinking I could work from home after beating cancer and learning to live with the…

4 min readAug 17, 2022

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JJ Hoffman

Understanding Regression Testing: Ensuring Software Quality and Stability

Sorry for the long delay between articles-life stuff got in the way. Let’s go forward with the QA types of testing!

6 min readJun 1, 2023

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JJ Hoffman

That Time When…

I love sitting around with people I click with or that I admire and listening to stories that start “oh! That time when…” because I can…

11 min readJan 23, 2023

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Baby looking shocked and upset. Text reads, “That time when you relize there is no candy in the van.” yes, its a bad joke but it makes the same point I’m making here.

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JJ Hoffman

Do You Know Where Your Scope is?

Welcome back and Hang on for a look at Scope-what it is and why it matters. Even more important to me, and other QA Engineers is what is…

6 min readDec 15, 2022

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JJ Hoffman

Unit Tests: Are they replacing the QA Engineer?

In some areas of tech you will hear a lot about TDD (Test Driven Development). Devs will preach that they write no code unless they have…

4 min readNov 16, 2022

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JJ Hoffman

Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Tech Time?

(Hint: The answer is ABSOLUTELY!)

4 min readSep 19, 2022

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JJ Hoffman

QA Journey: A Deeper Dive into the Different Types of Testing

You just got through a bootcamp, you’ve had a million rejections and finally, someone says-“would you like to try for a job in QA rather…

4 min readSep 16, 2022

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JJ Hoffman

The Role of Quality Assurance in Development

Or, Why QA Engineers Matter!

6 min readAug 28, 2022

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Screenshot of Elder Scrolls Online game. There is a Guard (NPC) walking on a stairwell wall rather than on the stairs. This is something human players do but not NPCs.

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JJ Hoffman

JJ Hoffman

I’m a QA Engineer by trade,someone who came to code later in life. I’m also a woodworker, writer, gamer, & non-binary. My pronouns are she/he as you choose.

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