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.
Achievements
Certificates
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Activity
earned:
I am a good tester but a bad developer
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This Week in Quality
thanked contributors on:
313 is Donald Duck's licence plate number, and since Donald is my favorite duck, it's no surprise that my favourite number is - obviously - 313.Today I reached 313 community stars, which makes me v...
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Celebrating 313 community stars!
awarded Nadja Schulz for:
Celebrating 313 community stars!
Contributions
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...
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...
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...
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...
When you sign up to a tech conference and your discipline isn't on the list of "Tech Disciplines" but Crypto is -.-
Writing things into the ether is helpful. Louise explains this topic.
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...
Louise would love to hear from fellow quality leaders.What struggles do you face when advocating for quality beyond developers?What have you tried that's helped?How do you convince product and proj...
I heard this on a recent Call for Insights (with Simon Tomes and Louise Woodhams), and it made me chuckle.
It's in reference to making attempts to shifting-left, but not really feeling the resul...
