New blog post on Basic Security Testing…
New blog post on Basic Security Testing for websites #securitytesting #websitesecurity #basicsecurity #testing #qa www.patwalsh.co.uk/basic-security-testing/
Basic Security Testing
High profile websites being hacked is nothing new nowadays - we hear about a different hack every week, if not every day. Hackers will use many different techniques to break into high profile websites and systems - including targeting weaknesses in the website's security, social engineering [...]
Flagged up a #bug on this today -…
Flagged up a #bug on this today - different project - still looks like most developers don’t even look at #OWASP -… twitter.com/i/web/status/1012437091156922368
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Device testing in the cloud – I’m now using Kobiton GalleryDevice testing in the cloud – I’m now using Kobiton
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Device testing in the cloud – I’m now using Kobiton
I've recently started using the Kobiton device testing cloud, to enhance the range of iOS and Android devices that I can test apps and websites on. Over the last few years, I've looked into several other device testing cloud platforms from all sorts of companies and [...]
Introducing TesterJobs.co – my UK software testing jobs website
What is TesterJobs.co? TesterJobs.co is a UK software testing jobs website I have launched, where software testers can search for jobs and employers can post jobs to find the software testers they need. What are the TesterJobs.co USPs? it’s independent of any other job website or [...]
Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart
Update - August 2019 - lots of phones and tablets added to the list. Update - September 2018 - I've now added the latest devices to the list - iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, Samsung Galaxy Note 9, 9.7 iPad (2018) Update - October [...]
I’ve signed up for #OnlineTestConf on…
I've signed up for #OnlineTestConf on 13-14 June - free online conf for #testers t.co/Vn4jzoLD1Z… twitter.com/i/web/status/866970467181244418
Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart – Feb 2016
Update - the latest version of the Mobile Device Quick Comparison Chart will now always be at https://www.patwalsh.co.uk/mobile-device-quick-comparison-chart/ It can be difficult keeping track of all the different mobile devices - smartphones and tablets - and the differences between them. With each new version of the [...]
Testing projects so far in 2016
2016 has been busy so far, I’ve worked on lots of different testing projects, with a brief outline of some of them below: Property crowdfunding website testing: mobile device testing Coastal ecosystem website testing Cinema info and booking website testing Cinema iOS 9 app testing Cinema [...]
2015 – Overview of my projects and training
2015 was a busy year for me, with a wide range of projects worked on and also some excellent training and education completed, including the Rapid Software Testing Applied course run by James Bach, which I completed in July. And to give a flavour of the [...]
Rapid Software Testing Applied (RSTA) course completed
From July 15th to July 17th 2015, I took part in an online course called Rapid Software Testing Applied (RSTA) where the techniques and practises of Rapid Software Testing (RST) are used on a real-world software product. The course was run by James Bach, one of [...]
Quick Intro to Gherkin
Having used Gherkin in a couple of different testing projects, I thought I'd provide a Quick Intro to Gherkin, for those not familiar with it. So far, I've used Gherkin as a way of documenting tests, rather than automating tests, but it's used in both scenarios. [...]
10 Testing Blogs
Below I've listed 10 Testing Blogs, which I often visit to catch up on latest events and news in the testing world, plus also read some different viewpoints on testing. James Bach - The Consulting Software Tester http://www.satisfice.com/blog/ Michael Bolton http://www.developsense.com/blog/ Google Testing Blog http://googletesting.blogspot.co.uk/ Maverick [...]
Sauce for Mac
Sauce Labs have recently released a free Mac App which allows you to use their online website testing platform via a desktop Mac App, rather than the usual method of via a browser. The Mac App can be downloaded for free via saucelabs.com/mac / or iTunes / [...]
iPhone Website Testing – Debug Console
Following on from my post the other day about iPad Website Testing, I thought I'd post on a similar area, but on iPhone device. Turning on the Debug Console before starting testing will help identify any errors which may occur during the testing. The error messages [...]
iPad Website Testing – Debug Console
Here's a simple little testing tip when testing websites on the iPad, using the Safari browser. Turning on the Debug Console before starting testing will help identify any errors which may occur during the testing. The error messages will be shown in the Debug Console and [...]
iOS App Testing – Ad Hoc App Delivery Method
As I recently started using TestFlight for this, I thought I'd outline how the other way of delivering Apps to testers works - that is Ad Hoc Delivery. Firstly, the UDID of your iOS Device(s) has to be known by the Developer delivering the App to [...]
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Apps World 2012, Day 2, Wednesday 3 October 2012 Gallery
Apps World 2012, Day 2, Wednesday 3 October 2012
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Apps World 2012, Day 2, Wednesday 3 October 2012
Last Wednesday, I went along to Day 2 of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went for the full day, as there was more of interest during the morning session, especially around the area of Mobile Testing. My photos from the day are below, [...]
Apps World 2012, Day 1, Tuesday 2 October 2012
Last Tuesday, I went to the first day of Apps World 2012, at Earls Court 2. I went along to see what I could find out about the latest Apps and App Technologies, plus also to do some networking. Event photos from Apps World blog [...]
Bug #3 Skyfall website bugs posted
Bug #3 Skyfall website bugs, has been posted to the site in the Bugs section. Bug #3 - Skyfall website bugs - dead links
TestFlight – iOS App Delivery for Testing
I've now started using TestFlight, which enables simple delivery for iOS Apps for testing. The idea behind it is that iOS App developers setup a project that testers can be added to. The testers can then access the latest builds of the App as and when required [...]
Webinar – Intro to Mobile Web App Testing with Selenium & Sauce
I recently attended this webinar, given by Jonathan Lipps of Sauce Labs. You can check out the webinar on YouTube. I’ll briefly outline the main points, for future reference. Webinar Intro Almost as easy to test web apps with Sauce / Selenium as it is to [...]
Webinar – Intro to Selenium2Library & Robot Framework (also Cucumber & Gherkin)
I recently attended a webinar on the uTest platform, which was titled "Intro to Selenium2Library & Robot Framework". I hadn't heard of Selenium2Library or the Robot Framework, so this was a really useful intro to both of these at once. Also there was some information on [...]
iOS App Testing – Crash Reports – Part 2
Part 2 covers how to obtain Crash Reports from iOS Devices by using Apps on your iOS device, after there has been an iOS App Crash The following Apps allow you to see Console logs on your iPhone and/or iPad: System Console - by Electric Labs Console [...]
iOS App Testing – Crash Reports – Part 1
Having tested several iOS Apps via the uTest platform, on both iPhone and iPad devices, I thought I'd share some of the tips and tricks I've picked up while doing this. iOS App Crashes A crashing iOS App is seen as the most serious type of [...]
Bug #2 NHS Stoptober site, share to Twitter bug posted
Bug #2 NHS Stoptober site, share to Twitter bug, has been posted to the site in the Bugs section. Bug #2 - NHS Stoptober site - Share to Twitter bug
Bug #1 iOS Calendar Notes posted
Bug #1 iOS Calendar Notes has been posted to the site in the Bugs section. This bug can lead to you losing the Notes for your event, in the iOS Calendar App. Bug #1 – iOS Calendar Notes
Bugs section added to website
I've now added a Bugs section to my website - found under the Resources menu. This is where I'll log bugs found during everyday life – on iPhone, iPad, websites, web applications, software application etc. This will show the range of bugs encountered in everyday life in [...]
Learning Selenium… Selenium IDE
Selenium IDE is a Firefox add-on, which allows simple record and playback of browser interaction. Tests are recorded as scripts in Selenese, a special test scripting language for Selenium. The easiest way to understand how Selenium IDE works is to download it and install it in Firefox. [...]
Excel automation with Python
Having looked into the many uses people have found for Python, I can see why its such a popular language. One of these uses is to control an Excel XLS, which could then be used for data-driven testing, with the aim of reading data from each row [...]