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==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024==
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===Interesting Reads===
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*[https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/4947 Round Earth Test Strategy] by James Bach
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:Interesting alternative to the "test automation pyramid". There are testing problems to consider at every level, ''Quality above requires quality below''.
  
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===My '''[[Observability Project]]'''===
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* [https://expressjs.com/en/starter/hello-world.html Express.js basic hello world] and my [https://github.com/VincentDirks/node.js-in-the-cloud node.js-in-the-cloud] repo
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* [https://www.atlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian <br>
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:I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my [[Observability Project]]
  
==Blogs & Slides==
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* Setting up Docker Desktop at home to run the [https://github.com/Splunk/docker-Splunk Docker Splunk Image]
:2017
 
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-testers-know-ab-testing-vincent-dirks/?trackingId=mZ1Rs%2BMuDeORCB5OTnMhxg%3D%3D Presentation slides for WeTest Auckland - 30-Nov-2017- What should testers know about A/B Testing?]
 
  
:2016
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:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/exploratory-testing-automated-auckland-presentation-vincent-dirks Exploratory Automation - Using dynamic data in automation]
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'''[[Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning, and Trying Out|Archive of pre-2024 entries]]'''
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-agile-helps-you-spend-less-time-regression-testing-vincent-dirks How agile helps you spend less time regression testing]
 
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/processes-my-passion-vincent-dirks Processes are my Passion]
 
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agile-developers-need-speed-when-fast-too-vincent-dirks Agile developers' need for speed - When is fast too fast?]
 
  
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:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140923105352-202766587-oh-what-fun-it-is-to-do-a-little-coding Oh what fun it is to do a little coding...]
 
:*[https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140914032250-202766587-testers-mind-the-developers-ego Testers: mind the developer's ego!]
 
 
 
==What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out==
 
''2024''
 
*[https://www.atlassian.com/microservices/microservices-architecture/kubernetes-vs-docker Kubernetes vs. Docker] by Josh Campbell at Atlassian
 
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''[[Archive What I'm Reading, Watching, Listing, Learning|Archive of pre-2024 entries]]''
 
 
 
==New things I'm learning and trying out==
 
:''2018''
 
:* <u>Postman</u> - developing a framework that allows orchestration of calls in any API endpoint collection to mimic a number of typical user sessions with Fiserv's mobile apps. Also designing it to be re-usable across many testing, certification, and production environments, and for any Financial Institution configured in those environments. Previous API automation suites were all close tied to a specific data configuration of a mocked environment, and could not be used in fully integrated environments.
 
 
 
:''2017''
 
:* Primarily focusing on learning the product and testing domain as they apply to my new Test Engineering role at [[Curriculum_Vitae_-_Vincent_Dirks#Intermediate_Test_Engineer_-_Fiserv_.28Jan_2017_-_Current.29|Fiserv]]
 
:** Extended internal SpecFlow (C#) suite of API automation checks for our interface with Card Services
 
:** Powershell scripts to help make manual deployments more efficient.
 
 
 
:''Dec 2016''
 
:*I am starting on [[Katrina Clokie's Mobile Testing Pathway]]
 
 
 
:''Nov 2016''
 
:*I did a [[W3C tutorial on XPATH]]. I'll give it a go next time I write some web automation scripts.
 
:*Made a [[Protractor and node.js automation suite for Crimson Login Page]]
 
:*Made a [[Selenium automation suite for www.provokesolutions.com]]
 
 
 
:''Oct 2016''
 
:*bootcamp@elementalselenium.com
 
:*''Selenium'' - setting it up on my mac with Maven. Exploring it with ole.saintkentigern.com.
 
:*''Bootstrap'' - writing a static page showing 10 iFrames to show on a mobile - no joy so far
 
:*''HTML'' - showing 10 iFrames side by side horizontally, one for each subject my son has at school.
 
 
 
:''Sep 2016''
 
:*''WikiMedia'' - using the wikipedia engine to set up this cvwiki and other wiki's
 
 
 
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Name Vincent Dirks
e-mail vincent@dirksonline.net
Mob 021-0269-6216
LinkedIn nz.linkedin.com
Location Beautiful Parau, West Auckland

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What I'm reading, watching, listening, learning, and trying out in 2024

Interesting Reads

Interesting alternative to the "test automation pyramid". There are testing problems to consider at every level, Quality above requires quality below.

My Observability Project

I want to learn the difference between these technologies to see how it might apply to my Observability Project


Archive of pre-2024 entries

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