Charles Penn
Senior Test Engineer
He/Him/His
I am Open to Work, Write, Teach, Speak, Mentor, CV Reviews, Mentee
Software tester in the Midwest of the US.
Typically happy to discuss testing of any sort, geeky things, and parenting.
Achievements
Certificates
Awarded for:
Achieving one or more Community Stars in five or more unique months
Activity
earned:
What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly?
contributed:
Charles Penn asks:
What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly? I know that I can get caught up in other work and fail to take the time to do exploratory testing....
thanked contributors on:
Viola Lykova explains why teams should stop overtesting login page UI and instead focus on a handful of high-impact authentication journey tests.
earned:
Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios
awarded Viola Lykova for:
Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios
Contributions
Charles Penn asks:
What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly? I know that I can get caught up in other work and fail to take the time to do exploratory testing....
Charles Penn asked
What resources do you use to decide what is most vital when you start advocating for Accessibility in an application? What resources do you use when you start testing for A...
System testing is often seen as just the top of the Automation Pyramid, which can lead it to being minimized to a dangerous point.This has been my focus during my career, and I am always happy to ...
A collection of questions and answers about system testing
AI accelerates code generation and it might seem like we're shipping faster. But what does that mean for quality work? Is quality work the bottleneck?Charles Penn shares thoughts on this topic.
Charles Penn shares the challenges of auditing tests.If you're open to sharing, what does your test audit process look like?
Charles Penn shares a handy tip for overnight (nightly) test runs.
Charles Penn recounts his experiences with git blame.
AI guardrails: Non-negotiable safety or overly cautious "slowdowns"?
Charles talks about TestComplete, a robust tool for desktop UI testing
