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2026

Testing Shouldn't Be a Chore. Here is How to Make it Automatic.original ↗
17 Jul 2026
The Execution Trap: Stop Running Tests That Don't Need Runningoriginal ↗
19 Jun 2026
The Vibe Shift: How AI-Powered Shortcuts Create New Problemsoriginal ↗
19 May 2026
The Value Trap: Why Your Automation Suite is Lying to Youoriginal ↗
23 Apr 2026
Stop Treating APIs Like UIs Without Buttonsoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2026
The "Automation Debt" Cleanup: Less is Moreoriginal ↗
13 Mar 2026
The Developer's Compass: Why TDD is the Only Way to Survive the AI Gold Rushoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2026

2024

Flakiness isn't from your test frameworkoriginal ↗
8 May 2024
The Pitfalls of Code Coverage.original ↗
19 Mar 2024
Free at last! iOS is free at last! At least in the EU.original ↗
1 Feb 2024
How lack of testing can ruin lives - The technology problems behind the Post Office Scandaloriginal ↗
9 Jan 2024

2023

The Hidden Cost of Ignoring Browser Compatibility: Why Websites are Losing Businessoriginal ↗
14 Dec 2023
Accessibility Testing is important and easy to do!original ↗
2 Nov 2023
Keeping Up with the Fast Pace of Browser Releases for Software Testersoriginal ↗
26 Sept 2023
You wouldn’t test a car once it’s fully assembled, why do that to your app?original ↗
16 Aug 2023
Selenium Manager - The best tool from Selenium that you can forget aboutoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2023
The Login Testoriginal ↗
5 May 2023

2022

Engineering culture is hard to make but easy to destroyoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2022

2021

FOSS is community firstoriginal ↗
5 Aug 2021
Ethics and Empathy in Open Sourceoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2021
Open Source is corporate responsibilityoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2021
I am on Twitchoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2021

2020

Collaboration over combatoriginal ↗
19 Nov 2020
Browser Testing and Tools WG Meeting @ TPAC 2020original ↗
29 Oct 2020
How Selenium Works: Episode 7 - Driver Executablesoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2020
How Selenium Works: Episode 6 - sendKeysoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2020
How Selenium Works: Episode 5 - clickingoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2020
How Selenium Works: Episode 4 - Finding Elementsoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2020
How Selenium Works: Episode 3 - isDisplayedoriginal ↗
27 Feb 2020
How Selenium Works: Episode 2 - Navigationoriginal ↗
13 Feb 2020
How Selenium Works: Episode 1 - Transportationoriginal ↗
6 Feb 2020

2018

What makes a senior developer or senior engineeroriginal ↗
4 Jan 2018

2017

Harassment of Open Source Maintainers or Contributorsoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2017
honest and open conversationsoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2017

2016

WebDriver F2F - July 2016original ↗
22 Jul 2016
trustoriginal ↗
1 Mar 2016
Public Source vs Open Sourceoriginal ↗
11 Jan 2016
The "power" of overworkingoriginal ↗
4 Jan 2016

2015

WebDriver Specification - Have you read it lately?original ↗
9 Jun 2015

2014

WebDriver Face To Face TPAC 2014original ↗
4 Nov 2014
WebDriver F2F - London 2014original ↗
14 Jul 2014
My ideal build, test, and land worldoriginal ↗
5 Jun 2014
Do you trust a test that you have never seen failoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2014
Management is hardoriginal ↗
13 Mar 2014
Don't write "Five Hidden Costs of X" but when you do I will replyoriginal ↗
12 Mar 2014
WebDriver Face To Face - February 2014original ↗
28 Feb 2014

2013

TPAC 2013 - WebDriver Face To Face and moreoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2013
The tale of Selenium bug 141original ↗
26 Jun 2013
The value of locators and why everyone "owns" themoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2013
Why working on Open Source software makes you a better developeroriginal ↗
18 Feb 2013
Could CSS3 be making sites that are not testable?original ↗
6 Feb 2013
Using Dropbox as a source respository for book writingoriginal ↗
16 Jan 2013

2011

Hug a OSS developer or don't be a dickoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2011
Py.Test and -XDist Pluginoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2011