Louise Woodhams
Automation & Test Lead

I've been testing for over 10 years and API testing is my favourite.
I believe testers/quality people are the BEST humans and always bring hope to my half glass empty soul.

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Yesterday I bought a new journal to write down my daily reflections.  One of my questions I am going to answer is what I learned today.  In the past I have found this very useful to insti...
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Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134

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Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 image
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A reflective “wins” episode that turns everyday progress into momentum, and reminds us to log the good stuff, not just the problems.
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In episode 134 of TWIQ, Louise Woodhams shared her win: she found a defect before it hit production. This particular issue was related to permissions, and if it had gone out, it would have given ev...
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Writing Automation has made me realise after 10 plus years I am actually a good tester.I am however possibly the worst developer known to man and should not be allowed.Life giveth and it taketh awa...
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I got this little ladybird friend last week to celebrate/mark it being 10 years this year of me being a software tester.I did wade into this career by accident and for the most part it feel like th...
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Thought I'd riff on Louise's post about progress over perfection.One thing I like to do is look at the person I was 1, 2, 5 or 10 years ago.Often this is literally thinking back and remembering. Ot...
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I had a terrible day yesterday. This morning however I got and did write 20 tests directly in Cypress. A few months ago the thought of having to do that would have filled me with dread and I w...
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When you sign up to a tech conference and your discipline isn't on the list of "Tech Disciplines" but Crypto is -.-
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Writing things into the ether is helpful. Louise explains this topic.
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As I screwed up making coffee this morning and have to drink out of Robert’s mug.I am reminded that cute designs can also have a terrible user experience as this little bear’s ears stab me in the f...
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