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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Louise Woodhams
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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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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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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...
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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...
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Louise Woodhams shares why many testers struggle to ask for help.
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Louise Woodhams shares the power of MoTacon conversations.
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Happy Lunar New Year And Pancake Day to all! Appreciating that Japanese Metro signs to discourage you from attempting to board the train while the doors are closing will be changing from a sad sna...
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