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Scaling visual testing with BackstopJS (Part 2)

In Part 1, I wrote about how I break up the monolithic BackstopJS config file. We were able to organize multiple test files in folders any way we liked while at the same time reducing duplication between scenarios. This dealt with the first of two related limitations of BackstopJS: one giant flat configuration file. Now,… Read more

UX clichés are also testing clichés

If enough people work in a discipline for long enough, eventually they’re going to start noticing patterns and poking fun at their own clichés. Testing has our fair share: “works on my machine” comes to mind. Someone in the UX group at work recently shared a list of user research and design clichés. Some highlights… Read more

Highlights from one day at Web Unleashed 2018

I pretended to be a Front-End Developer for the day on Monday and attended some sessions at FITC’s Web Unleashed conference. Here are some of the things I found interesting, paraphrasing my notes from each speaker’s talk. Responsive Design – Beyond Our Devices Ethan Marcotte talked about the shift from pages as the central element in… Read more

Seven things I learned at CAST

My CAST debrief from last week ended up being mostly about personal reflection, but I also wanted to call out the some of the things I picked up more specific to testing. After going through my notes I picked out what I thought where the important themes or interesting insights. There are many other tidbits,… Read more