Having identified a number of different types of tests, you can already imagine that each tests has its own place in the process. The process here is key: because software development is complex and consists of several steps, it just makes sense to validate each of these steps. We’ll outline…

Software development is complex. It involves people talking about an idea or concept and then translating it to code. The code then is compiled, packages or run and we expect a certain result. …

I saw this post, by Erik Flowers while scrolling the LinkedIn feed which resonated with some thoughts that have been floating in my mind without anything to latch on to. But now those thought found something to root. I am currently working as a “software engineer” (commonly also referred to…

Maximizing user experience with AI-Powered tools — To get started, you need to sign up at OpenAI and generate a key. Next, we’ll set up a simple Nuxt project. …

I was seeing a lot of Playwright mentions in my timelines recently, so I decided to investigate what the fuss was all about. Playwright, as it turns out, is a tool for executing end to end (e2e) tests, similar to Cypress. With Cypress being my go to tool to integrate…

A discussion about collaboration — When you’re part of a “modern” software building team, changes are, it is being referred to as “multi-disciplinary” or “cross-functional.” This indicates that the team comprises backend developers, some design role(s), and maybe somebody in charge of metrics and KPIs or some additional, specialised roles. The thought process here is…

Nobody that I know of is happy with endless repetition. Software has drastically improved any field of work where repetition takes place by facilitating a certain level of automation to ease all of our jobs. But when you’re implementing any automated process, there’s always a cost to consider. The good…

Before we dive into the topic, a little bit of context would be necessary because we’re going to talk about a solution that works for our organisation. Having context helps you in deciding if and what would work in your situation. So at the company I currently work for, we…

Why do you test? Is is because you want to prevent errors on a deployment affecting the visitor? Is it because you simply want to know that the software does what it needs to do? Or maybe you want to get to know the software a bit better? Hopefully, in…