Functional testing is what is usually misrecognized as “manual” testing or another “favourite” bullshit “term” > “exploratory” testing. This type of testing consists of you, as QAE, acting as a user, using the system as a user would, interacting, checking,…
Performance tests are a group of tests and a Performance test is part of that group. Weird, right? Anyway… Performance test The primary goal of a performance test is to establish the maximum stable throughput (baseline) of a system for…
Scalability tests, usually have the following generic goals: Say you have one VM running your software. You have already run a Performance Test and determined that the the maximum, stable, throughput of your software is 100 operations per second. Fortunately…
Some of us get fuzzy when facing serious problems. We don’t like those unless they are fixed, addressed. Sometimes we can fix them on our own and sometimes we need to alert others who can. Sometimes we imagine problems and…
I find this weird pattern over and over again. Somebody does something and then calls it an “innovation”. It does not matter how small and insignificant is, for as long as it is something “new”. People will embrace it, because…
The overview is a rough one. It does not take into account the TLS version, nor it goes into technical details. For those please do refer to the corresponding RFCs. When a Client (browser) connects to а TSL Server (website)…
First oversimplified and rough overview then dive into the abyss. Intro The bulk of the Internet is based on the HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) protocol. Data transferred through HTTP flows in ‘plain’ text meaning that anyone who can intercept it…
Sooner than later one’s value system will collide with one’s job. This would lead to yet another ‘tear’, yet another ‘split’. You’ll feel torn. One of the ways to somewhat address this is to know yourself, where you stand, what…
Really. It’s just that. Hype. That’s all you need to “succeed”. Having a product/service? It’s great but not as great as having hype around it. Having product market fit? Awesome but not as awesome as having it coated in hype.…
Creating software is not like manufacturing. It is not like building houses or designing engines. It has nothing to do with either. It is closer to craftsmanship, cooking and creating art… yet it is neither. Creating software is something of…