Pointers on how to make your test automation strategy the best it can be. — This article was originally published December 17, 2020 at Xolv.io I know, I know. You’re thinking either click-bait or impossible, and I totally get it. There is no such thing as perfect, right? Well… it depends on your definition of perfect. A perfect score in a game of football may…

Or how to create a visual that allows you to see the work in progress and risks of a complex system in a single glance. — In 2009, I was the technical lead of a small team at a digital agency in London called AKQA. I joined the team when they were in the middle of building an app for Nike called True City. The app went on to receive a few awards and held the…

It’s hard to work for a large enterprise these days that doesn’t use a CMS (Content Management Systems) in some capacity. This article was originally published August 20, 2020 at Xolv.io Here at Xolv.io we have significant experience working with content from helping British Sky Broadcasting roll a custom in-house…

An exploration into how Storybook-based design systems can be used to distribute component code. — Design Systems with Storybook Storybook is a fantastic tool that allows developers to build and test components in isolation, and it has the ability to generate static sites which can be published for documentation and collaboration purposes. …

The Chimp.js that you know and love is now being split into two separate projects, both of which are intended to help you deliver higher quality faster. These projects are Chimpy and Chimp 2.0, which you can read more about below. Chimpy (formerly Chimp 1.0) The first project is Chimpy, which will be developed…

Why you need real-time end-to-end test automation, and advice for the best products to create it. — As a consultant, trainer, author and developer who specializes in software quality and automated testing, I frequently get asked for my opinions and advice on how to approach designing a test automation stack. So today I thought I would prioritize sharing some extracts from my forthcoming guide that states my…

How to tell if you’re applying quality backwards. — As both a consultant specializing in software quality and a maker of test automation tooling, I speak to dozens of software teams every month about their challenges in delivering consistently high-quality software at an ever-increasing pace. More and more teams recognize the need for an effective full-cycle test strategy and…

The Zero-Bug Policy is not a myth — it is the answer. And it can work for your team, today. — Perhaps one of the simplest process decisions that a software development team needs to make is also the most controversial: “What is our procedure for dealing with bugs?” Is it really practical to aspire to have a Zero-Bug policy? And is that even desirable? With the benefit of significant experience…

Trying to fight bugs is exhausting and frustrating. But if we study their nature, we can understand which preventative measures will be most effective in saving us from the pain. — As a kid, I remember being frustrated by a fly that was keeping me awake in the night. It was one of those huge monstrous ones that made an electrifying buzzing sound as it flew around the room.