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Charles Penn
Senior Test Engineer
He/Him/His
Software tester in the Midwest of the US.
Typically happy to discuss testing of any sort, geeky things, and parenting.
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What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly?
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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....
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Viola Lykova explains why teams should stop overtesting login page UI and instead focus on a handful of high-impact authentication journey tests.
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Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios
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Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios
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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 Accessibility?
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AMA about System Testing
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AMA about System Testing
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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 Accessibility?
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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 Accessibility?
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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...
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AMA about System Testing
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AMA about System Testing
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AMA about System Testing
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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 ...
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A collection of questions and answers about system testing
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"What helps you stay disciplined about exploratory testing?"
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"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 Accessibility?"
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The Quality Cost of the AI Vampire
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Is quality work the bottleneck?
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business
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Is quality work the bottleneck?
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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.
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How often should we audit the volume of tests?
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Charles Penn shares the challenges of auditing tests.If you're open to sharing, what does your test audit process look like?
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Joined MoT Cincinnati chapter
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Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
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If Humans Are Only in the Loop, Then Who is REALLY Driving?
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Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
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Charles Penn shares a handy tip for overnight (nightly) test runs.
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git blame reveals surprises
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Charles Penn recounts his experiences with git blame.
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Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
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This badge is awarded to members who share their knowledge and experience on a Call for Insights conversation.
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Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right.
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We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
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How do we convince product and project people about the importance of testing?
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Advocacy beyond developers
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Advocacy beyond developers
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Advocacy beyond developers
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