Mar 21, 2022“I’ve tested everything, there are no bugs”Why “Safety Language” is so important in Software Testing As testers, before getting ready for release we may get asked “Have you tested everything? Are there any bugs?” Or questions along these lines. Rightly but perhaps more wrongly, people look to us as testers for reassurances, and sometimes (again wrongly) to “sign off on a release”. I must admit…Software Testing6 min readSoftware Testing6 min read
Published in ASOS Tech Blog·Oct 19, 2021Defining the Engineering Manager Role at ASOSOur mission at ASOS is to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be. That holds true for all our people too. We believe that when you have an equal chance to discover all the amazing things you’re capable of, we’ll achieve amazing things as a company. …Engineering6 min readEngineering6 min read
Jul 9, 2021England 2 — Denmark 1 —One game away from history21st June 2021, I took a massive gamble. I logged on to the UEFA ticketing site in the hope of getting an England Vs Germany ticket for me and Finley. The site had been offline for a few hours, so I was hoping that when it came back at 2PM…England9 min readEngland9 min read
Nov 25, 201921 Indispensable Qualities of A Leader — Quality # 1: Be A Piece of the RockI’ve been thinking a lot recently about Leadership, in part down to personal circumstances but also thanks to some leadership decisions at my football club, Sunderland AFC. It got me asking the question again, just what makes a good leader. Whenever I have a question like this, I normally try…Leadership7 min readLeadership7 min read
Sep 17, 2019Automation & Exploratory Testing — A symbiotic relationshipA symbiotic relationship is defined as a “mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups”. I’d like to talk about how Automation and Exploratory Testing have this mutually beneficial relationship and how it can help you become a better tester. If…6 min read6 min read
Aug 20, 2019Mascot Memoirs — Sunderland 2 — Portsmouth 1I have had a great weekend. For many reasons. 1 — It was a looong weekend, I was off Friday and Monday 😊 2 — I had a Daddy and Daughter day yesterday where we went to the farm and had a lovely day together 💕 3 — The kids wanted to…Sports9 min readSports9 min read
Aug 13, 2019Ipswich 1–1 Sunderland — Away Day TalesSo, having missed the first game of the season owing to being away in Ibiza on holiday, this came around and both myself and Finley were super excited. We hadn’t seen a Sunderland game since the unfortunate defeat against Charlton @ Wembley in the League One playoff final. The plan…7 min read7 min read
Jul 29, 2019A Win-Win-Win situation with Exploratory Testing*Disclaimer* I have shared this post with Zalando and the bugs that I found have been put on a backlog for them… Last Friday was a day I could spend on my own personal development. It’s been a while since I performed testing of any kind…. And with the 7th…Testing15 min readTesting15 min read
May 31, 2019🔴 ⚪️ ⚫️ Sunderland til we Die….Before I begin, I feel it’s important for me to provide you with some context. I’m a Sunderland AFC supporter, I have been for my entire life (I’m 34 years old). Over this time the football club themselves have changed a fair bit, we’ve had ups and downs, but my…Soccer19 min readSoccer19 min read
Published in ASOS Tech Blog·Mar 22, 2019Gaining confidence in automated checksThis follows on from the previous blog post here. As discussed in the previous blog post, we came to understand that the way we were working wasn’t the way we wanted to…Testing5 min readTesting5 min read
