2022 Year In Review and 2023 Goals
It’s time again for a year in review – 2022 edition! This year has been a doozy for me, personally and professionally. Work-wise, I left my job of 9 years, …
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Diversifying Heuristics with Social Media part 2
Yesterday, I was finally able to give my talk “Socializing for Heuristics: How Social Media Made Me a Better Tester (and Human)” at Targeting Quality 2022 in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. …
Diversifying Heuristics with Social Media
I’ve had a talk rejected a few times this year that I *really* want to give somewhere, so I thought I’d blog about some of the ideas I had for …
A Birthday Surprise That Didn’t Go To Plan (but was Still Incredible!)
I was really excited for my birthday (March 10th) this year because I’d turn 42! If you’re not a fan of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 42 is significant in …
2020 and 2021 Years in Review, and Looking Forward to 2022
Like many folks, my 2020 and 2021 have not been ideal. 2020 had started pretty well! I spoke at CodeMash in Ohio in January, then at SWETUGG in Stockholm and …
My 2021 Health Journey Sure Has Been Fun!
TL;DR After 6 months of having various medical issues and not knowing why, I was diagnosed with a heart condition (nbd :D) and I have back surgery scheduled for the …
Welcome to the PEG Club!
I read an article not long ago about how they think a lot of people having allergic reactions to the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are allergic to PEG or …
C# Advent Calendar 2019 – Refactoring RestSharp Sample Tests to Make Them More Maintainable
I’m excited to participate in the third C# Advent Calendar (my 2017 post was on combining UI and API automation with RestSharp and Selenium, and my 2018 post was about …
Being Prescribed Something I’m Allergic To aka Software Doesn’t Work
I should have gotten a colonoscopy today. My dad had colo-rectal cancer, my brother had some pre-cancerous stuff, so I thought it’d behoove me to get checked. But what, you …
Choosing the Winner for the Pro Ministry of Testing Dojo Membership!
Wow that was difficult! Back on May 6th, I announced the contest for a Pro Ministry of Testing Dojo membership. I was inspired by Kristine Corbus, but was stunned that she …