Deborah Reid
Deborah Reid
Lead Test Engineer
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Deborah has been testing for about 15 years now. She is currently Lead Test Engineer at Bloom and Wild group. She specialises in exploratory and risk based testing with a passion for accessibility. Deborah has written a course for MoT on an Introduction to Accessibility Testing as well as an article on speaking at a Conference for the first time, spoken at an AMA on Soft Skills and more!
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Proud and excited moment today when I noticed I had reached 404 stars!What number should my next goal be?!
4 Aug
Seeing this sign whilst I was out last night, I was reminded of the famous "panda eats, shoots and leaves" joke which demonstrates how adding or removing commas completely changes a sentence from d...
31 Jul
A local restaurant posted an image on their Instagram and outside their door earlier stating:"Due to the heatwave, we have made the decision to close the kitchen for hot food from 2pm today.Salads,...
25 Jun
I popped to McDonalds to get a McFluffy (ice cream) today (IYKYK living in south east England today!)After selecting the Galaxy Mcfluffy, I was presented with a screen 'May we suggest' with 3 optio...
25 Jun
Thinking about public speaking? Or is your first speaking gig just around the corner? This article shares Deborah's experience of speaking at a conference for the first time and how it might help you.
20 Feb
Colour blind
Colour blind (or colour vision deficiency/CVD) means having a reduced ability to see differences between certain colours. Most people who are colour blind can still see colours, but they have trouble telling specific hues apart鈥攎ost commonly red and green.It's important to consider this when doing accessibility testing especially colour contrast.
Network throttling
Network throttling testing is the practice of intentionally slowing down internet connection speeds to simulate how a web application or mobile app performs under slow, latent, or unreliable network conditions.It can be part of performance testing or conducted separately.Developers and QEs use this technique to see what end-users with poor coverage or slower mobile connections (such as 3G or slow 4G) will experience, rather than just relying on the ultra-fast speeds typically available in a corporate office.
In The Wild Testing
The practice of evaluating software applications under real-world conditions with actual end-users, unconstrained by simulated or controlled laboratory environments. It allows Quality Engineering (QE) teams to assess performance, usability, and functionality across highly fragmented device types, network speeds, and operating systems.Examples include but are not limited to: testing your website or mobile application whilst walking around, internet reception varying including connecting to unreliable cafe wifi, losing connection completely on the underground train etc.
Interruption testing
A a software testing methodology that assesses how an application responds to and recovers from unexpected disruptions. Its goal is to ensure the app handles interruptions gracefully without crashing, losing user progress, or compromising data integrity. Most commonly associated with Mobile Application Testing, dealing with incoming notifications, phone calls, no internet etc. also known as interrupt testing,
Soft skills
Soft skills are the non-technical, interpersonal, and cognitive abilities that determine how a professional manages workloads, solves problems, and collaborates across teams. Opposite of soft skills are technical "hard" skillsTogether these competencies dictate a Quality Engineer's true impact and career trajectory.
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I remember this!
Together, We Find Solutions
I was sad to miss your talk but hope to watch when they share the videos!
AMA Answer: While the recipe instructions and ingredients are consistent, how is it that the quality outcome of a cake can vary considerably?
I love the comparison of baking (something I love) with QE, I hadn't realise the number of overlaps! Thanks for sharing Demi
We can now comment on Memories
Nice!
Bug or feature?
Oh like an upsell! Interesting
100% I clicked not today :D though was tempted to get another mcfluffy as so warm!
How does selling items on a platform like Vinted, link back to QE?
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03 Aug
How does registering for a conference like MoTaCon link back to QE for me?
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27 Jul
How do you draw a stick person and how does that relate to QE?
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AI Learning Plan for Testers (Free Resources)
Testers keep asking me this wherever I go and visit. The industry is going through a tech divide, and people want to upskill and re-pivot their career and skills towards AI. This is a great thing. ...
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