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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.

What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly? image
What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly?
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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What helps you stay disciplined about performing exploratory testing regularly? image
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
Charles Penn
thanked contributors on:
Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios image
Viola Lykova explains why teams should stop overtesting login page UI and instead focus on a handful of high-impact authentication journey tests.
Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios image
Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
awarded Viola Lykova for:
Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios image
Stop Testing "Login Pages": Security-Aware Auth Testing From Real Scenarios
What resources do you use to decide what is most vital when you start advocating for Accessibility in an application?... image
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?
AMA about System Testing image
AMA about System Testing
AMA about System Testing image
AMA about System Testing
What resources do you use to decide what is most vital when you start advocating for Accessibility in an application?... image
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?
What resources do you use to decide what is most vital when you start advocating for Accessibility in an application?... image
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?
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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What resources do you use to decide what is most vital when you start advocating for Accessibility in an application?... image
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...
AMA about System Testing image
AMA about System Testing
AMA about System Testing image
AMA about System Testing
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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AMA about System Testing image
AMA about System Testing
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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AMA about System Testing image
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 ...
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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A collection of questions and answers about system testing
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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Charles Penn
Charles Penn
commented on:
What helps you stay disciplined about exploratory testing? image
"What helps you stay disciplined about exploratory testing?"
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
commented on:
What resources do you use to decide what is most vital when you start advocating for Accessibility in an application?... image
"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?"
The Quality Cost of the AI Vampire image
The Quality Cost of the AI Vampire
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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Speed without guarded verification is risky business image
Speed without guarded verification is risky business
Is quality work the bottleneck? image
Is quality work the bottleneck?
Speed without guarded verification is risky business image
Speed without guarded verification is risky business
Is quality work the bottleneck? image
Is quality work the bottleneck?
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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Is quality work the bottleneck? image
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.
How often should we audit the volume of tests? image
How often should we audit the volume of tests?
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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How often should we audit the volume of tests? image
Charles Penn shares the challenges of auditing tests.If you're open to sharing, what does your test audit process look like?
Joined MoT Cincinnati chapter image
Joined MoT Cincinnati chapter
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Running tests overnight? Try this tip. image
Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
If Humans Are Only in the Loop, Then Who is REALLY Driving? image
If Humans Are Only in the Loop, Then Who is REALLY Driving?
Running tests overnight? Try this tip. image
Running tests overnight? Try this tip.
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
contributed:
Running tests overnight? Try this tip. image
Charles Penn shares a handy tip for overnight (nightly) test runs.
git blame reveals surprises  image
git blame reveals surprises
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
contributed:
git blame reveals surprises  image
Charles Penn recounts his experiences with git blame.
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
awarded Richard Adams for:
Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started image
Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started image
Lesson 9 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
awarded Richard Adams for:
Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started image
Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started image
Lesson 8 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
awarded Richard Adams for:
Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started image
Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started image
Lesson 7 of Everyday security testing: A practical guide to getting started
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
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Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right. image
Thanks for asking a question during Callum's Masterclass on Shift Right.
We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right. image
We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
thanked contributors on:
Advocacy beyond developers image
How do we convince product and project people about the importance of testing?
Advocacy beyond developers image
Advocacy beyond developers
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
awarded Louise Woodhams for:
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Advocacy beyond developers
Charles Penn
Charles Penn
awarded Simon Tomes for:
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Advocacy beyond developers
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