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Turn the Ship Around - Testing Insights

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El control, según descubrimos, solo funciona con una mano de obra competente y que entiende el objetivo de la organización  Control, we find, only works with a competent workforce and understands the purpose of the organization If you have not read this book I would highly recommend you to do so. It's a real life story about the U.S. Navy Submarine Commander "David Marquet" and his leadership ideologies in the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763). Before you dwell further here is a good read : Turn The Ship Around – A View Into Agile Leadership Here is a quick video from the man himself: and a very interesting white boarding on similar principles: Some quick snippets: My favorite:  “One of the things that limits our learning is our belief that we already know something.”  “Don’t move information to authority, move authority to the information.”  “Empowerment programs appeared to be a re...

Book Review - Selenium WebDriver Practical Guide

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  In the past few automation years (years where you have new tools that create a big bang effect) everyone wants to know what is it that the open-source world has to offer via Selenium WebDriver. Whether you are new to automation or you are someone who has dipped his feet using other tools, want to know more about: How does WebDriver fit into an agile /Continuous Integration environment? How Selenium WebDriver is able to automate the testing on multiple browsers?   Are there common tips that can be used while automating your scenarios? How do you create a test automation framework that has a collection of libraries and answers to all other business needs? How the book is laid out: It starts with the evolution of selenium and how it got its name, touches upon the bare minimum basics of the tool using Java. This is great, since the hardest thing about starting an automation project is often getting your basics right. The examples in the support f...