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Articles about software development, testing, coding and IT in general.

Why?

Why?

Let’s be honest, some things we do in the office seem truly ridiculous. For example, I have to fill in my working hours in three different places. Why? I have to run a script if I want to update my dependencies that are partly on the internal network and

Wat wordt verwacht van een agile tester?

Wat wordt verwacht van een agile tester?

“As an agile tester, I want to test the software my team builds as well as I can so the business can put live a valuable product” De tijd dat testen ook daadwerkelijk alleen om testen ging is al lang voorbij. Wil je in de huidige tijd in een agile

Will software ever not be crap?

Will software ever not be crap?

During and after Craft Conference I’ve been thinking a lot about the quality of software. Not weird, since it’s my profession, but I was thinking about it in a more abstract way. During the conference, more than one speaker announced that ‘all software is crap’. And it made

Craft Conference Day 3

Craft Conference Day 3

Today we arrived a little bit later, because Hungarian breakfast just doesn’t take long. It’s just eating a sweet pastry thing, drink some coffee and you’re good to go. I was really yearning to eat something healthy by now. I walked by the O’Reilly stand and

Craft Conference Day 2

Craft Conference Day 2

For me it’s the first day of the conference, but some people already attended a workshop on wednesday. I was so curious how good the venue could be, because my last conference experience was dreadful. That had to do with the acoustics of the venue, there was echo everywhere

Budapest Day 1

My boyfriend discovered this amazing conference: Craft Conference. The conference is about software craftsmanship in general: a topic that both him and me have a huge interest in. He already had a green flag from his manager to go there, but I also would love to go. It would be

The transition to mobile testing

The transition to mobile testing

It’s marvelous how quickly humans can adapt to situations. It’s equally marvelous how quickly humans can reach a comfort zone where they like to stay because it’s so cosy and familiar. For the last 2,5 years I’ve been a frontend tester and developed my skills