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Should you be dogmatic or pragmatic?

This blog post was published earlier in my (now defunct) weekly newsletter on January 17, 2023. In this blog post, I want to discuss an issue that’s under the hood of many questions I get, especially when I’m running training...

Testing your tests

This blog post was published earlier in my (now defunct) weekly newsletter on January 10, 2023. In this blog post, I’d like to talk about the practice of testing your tests, and why and how to do that. To be...

Learning new (automation) skills

This blog post was published earlier in my (now defunct) weekly newsletter on January 3, 2023. In this blog post, I wanted to share with you my views on and experiences with different ways to learn new skills. The examples...

Writing tests with Robot Framework - part 1 - Getting started

In this series of blog posts, I want to go through some of the features of Robot Framework, an open source test automation library that I think it still underappreciated. Step by step, we’ll build a robust, readable and maintainable...

2022 - A year in review

As I do every year just before the holidays, in this post I’m taking some time to reflect on what the year has brought me professionally, as well as write down some of my plans for 2023. 2022 saw two...