When no one's a tester, everyone is forced to focus on quality. Maybe it's time for your organization to give this strategy a go.
Rouan Wilsenach
May 22, 2018
Two years with no testers: What I learned
All in on quality
Testers spend too much time dealing with test data. Here's what developers and testers can do to keep it simple.
Rouan Wilsenach
Mar 1, 2018
5 cures for your test data headaches
Take two and call me...
With microservices there's no need to worry about all of the constraints that monolithic systems required. So go on, live a little.
Rouan Wilsenach
Oct 25, 2017
5 ways to put your microservices to the test
Breaking all the rules
Neon sign reading
Not sure whether your next feature needs an automated regression test for the UI? Here’s a simple set of questions to help QA teams decide.
Rouan Wilsenach
Aug 28, 2017
Should you write automated UI tests? 4 questions to answer first
Decisions, decisions
Stack of 50 dollar bills
Here are the three things every tester should do to increase quality, lower costs and raise profitability.
Rouan Wilsenach
Jun 14, 2017
3 production QA practices that will save your business money
Testing trifecta
Graph drawing on whiteboard
Extreme Programing (XP) helps flatten the change curve. DevOps practices can push the boundaries further.
Rouan Wilsenach
Jun 7, 2017
5 ways to cheat the software change curve with DevOps
DevOps to the extreme
Snail on a twig above water
Application testing should make you go faster. Here's what do do when your tests are slowing you down.
Rouan Wilsenach
Dec 13, 2016
Are your app tests slowing you down?
Snail fail
Elite DevOps teams charged with breaking down traditional dev and ops silos often end up creating their own DevOps silos. Here's how to avoid this...
Rouan Wilsenach
Jul 13, 2016
Don't be a DevOps hero. You're just creating a DevOps silo
Crusader's dilemma
No more overnight deployments! By following three simple release management techniques, your DevOps team can regain control over the release process.
Rouan Wilsenach
Feb 29, 2016
3 DevOps techniques for stress-free release management
Get a good night’s sleep
Setting up highly effective dashboards: How to assemble the right dashboards, data and tools to show what’s really happening with your applications...
Rouan Wilsenach
Feb 26, 2016
Killer dashboards: What to include, how to build them to track app and user activity
Blow-by-blow
Get expert advice on tested continuous integration practices to help identify and fix bad code faster, as well as DevOps techniques for your build...
Rouan Wilsenach
Nov 3, 2015
11 ideas to crank your deployment pipeline to 11
Amps up!
A good deployment pipeline attempts to prove that your code isn't worthy of production by beating on it in every possible way. Here's the right way to build a pipeline that helps to ensure quality.
A deployment pipeline makes your code prove that it's ready for production. Here's how to build yours.
Rouan Wilsenach
Oct 13, 2015
Running the gauntlet: Setting up your first deployment pipeline
Let the beatings begin
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