Navigating the Waters of Test Automation Ahoy, fellow testers! Welcome back to our ongoing series, Sailing with Testers, where we unravel the intricacies of software testing through the lens of sailing. Today, let's hoist the sails and set our course for the uncharted waters of test automation. Test Automation - Part of a Crew [...]
Why Sailing and Software Testing are much more Similar than you Think The other day I was sailing the sea. It was a calm early summer day, but there were still some waves. The sun was shining, and it was about +20 degrees Celsius (about 70 Fahrenheit). It felt like [...]
Single-handed sailing Solo sailing isn’t easy. It’s usually done with a small sailing boat or yacht rather than a large one. Not many do it, for various reasons. First, many of us prefer company, to share the joy of sailing with. Second, as mentioned, it isn’t easy. In some places, you can’t sail on [...]
The perfect storm In our Sailing with testers posts series, we've talked about the preparation of a boat for different sailing plans and different weather conditions. But when sailing, there's always also a chance for a storm. Boats, yachts, can ride through storms. With the right equipment and following the right procedures, the skipper can [...]
You're not alone, even when sailing Any sailor, and skipper, knows the sailing rules. Unlike what many people think, there are "driving" rules in the sea, the same as on the road. Who has right of way, and when. If both are sailing boats, if one is a motorboat, the direction they are facing, [...]
Not Sailing At All As we’ve posted last month, times are challenging. Who thought we wouldn't be able to sail for such a long time? When we wrote about bad sea conditions, preventing us from sailing, and proposed alternatives, we were thinking more like 1-3 days. Now, in many countries around the world, it [...]
Everything needs maintenance. We do, machines do, transportation vehicles do, and software solutions do. Everything. it's just that no one likes to do it. Take yachts and boats for example - to get them to operate regularly and for many years, they need constant maintenance. There are many types of work that need to [...]
The time for you to buy a boat has come. You've been sailing a long time on other people's boats, friends or rented, and you figure that the time you spend on the sea, and the importance (for you) makes is reasonable that you own one. Or, you have an old and out-dated boat, [...]
Every year there’s that time when there’s no wind at all. Not even something you could attempt sailing with. Very frustrating for the skipper, but also for the crew, and all those who want to sail, learn more and enjoy the sea and the sailing itself. Every morning it is the same forecast on [...]
In our Sailing with Testers series of posts, we’ve talked about how to choose the relevant items from the long pre-sailing check-list, and the similarities to selecting the right tests to run, out of the full repository. We then explored the different preparations one can consider, in order to be ready for possible problems and [...]
