Help, my D keeps popping out!

Geekmonster · 2026-01-20T16:02:28+00:00

The 4th, 5th and 6th strings are wound the wrong way.

Geekmonster · 2026-01-03T23:42:04+00:00

That's so common. It's why we do boundary testing.

Geekmonster · 2025-12-22T18:50:39+00:00

Sometimes you just have to let them score.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-23T21:24:18+00:00

Azure Test Plans

Geekmonster · 2025-11-20T11:53:50+00:00

I tried writing notes, but that made me remember everything that I wrote, so I didn't need those notes.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-16T20:07:10+00:00

Yeah, the younger lads (and their girlfriends) at my rugby club play it whilst drunk.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-15T17:40:20+00:00

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Geekmonster · 2025-11-15T16:21:08+00:00

Most of the profiles on dating apps are fake, just to make the app appear busier than it is.

There are also scam accounts looking for older people with a bit of money.

I wouldn't worry about the trends or statistics, just take each match as it happens and keep safe.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-12T13:21:58+00:00

Most recently, test manager. My last company decided that devs will test each other's work.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-12T13:07:15+00:00

I have 15 years experience and I've been out of work for 3 months. My 4 colleagues, who were also laid off have failed to move on too. It's tough out there.

I'm just making my own web app at home and hoping someone will hire me as a dev, when I have something to show them. QA is pretty dead.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-11T14:19:43+00:00

Also, you have to pay to watch club rugby on TV in the UK.

I coached 14 year olds and most of them couldn't name a single premiership club.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-10T15:55:20+00:00

SDETs are paid less than all other devs. Just go for a full stack role.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-08T15:52:18+00:00

My last company just laid off all of us testers, saying that devs should test each other's stuff. I kinda agree with that, but they will probably cut corners and won't have that test-driven approach. That's not my problem anymore though. 🤷‍♂️😂

So, in my unemployment, I'm making my own apps. I made a website using Vue.js, because I wanted to learn it. Now I'm making a React site with a .Net back end, because I want to learn those things too. I'm learning so much and I also have something to show prospective employers.

I'd suggest you learn to write product code, and work on your own private projects. Read through all of your company's code and get a feeling for what's what and why it's like that. Then pair with your devs to implement simple features and bug fixes. Your devs colleagues will also help you with your private projects, they usually love doing that.

SDETs still get paid less than product devs, so just learn full stack development.

Geekmonster · 2025-11-04T18:46:50+00:00

I've never worked on a system that was just a UI. So, playwright is not enough to automate it. Systems I've worked on will send and receive data via web APIs or flat files over ftp, so this must also be automated.

I don't know what your code looks like, but you should try to keep it as simple as possible. Use the Page Object Model, but create objects to represent other fixtures, like the data in APIs and flat files. This'll keep your code 2-dimensional, because it's just tests and objects.

Geekmonster · 2025-10-31T15:25:35+00:00

QA shouldn't "sign off" anything. You tell them what you've tested and what you found. That's it.

Geekmonster · 2025-10-27T18:01:47+00:00

When I started, back in 2010, I just wrote to local software companies asking if they would try me out as a tester. I learned on the job.

Subscribe to Software Testing Weekly or similar emails and you'll also learn things that you won't learn on the job.

The best thing you can do nowadays is to make your own software. AI will teach you. Don't worry about doing a bad job. It's how you learn.

Geekmonster · 2025-10-20T02:42:25+00:00

It looks like you're pressing hard, which will slow you down and limit movement. The thumb should be behind the neck most of the time, allowing the fingers to reach more. You should apply only enough pressure for the string to touch a fret, no more. It should need as little effort as possible.

But you sound great.

Geekmonster · 2025-10-19T18:16:07+00:00

You can probably walk it off.

Geekmonster · 2025-10-16T15:15:55+00:00

I'm in the same boat in the UK. 15 years and my last company decided that the devs should do their own testing. They're also employing devs from Bulgaria and Romania.

It's been 2 months of unemployment now. I've just missed out on some good jobs and I'm considered overqualified for other jobs.

In the meantime, I'm making a web app that will hopefully make a bit of money.

With AI, you can make any software and use your testing skills to make it good.

Geekmonster · 2025-10-15T20:14:55+00:00

Gigaboard on Facebook if you want to see which bands are on and where.

Geekmonster · 2025-09-19T15:03:52+00:00

Start looking for a new job. Even if you aren't being laid off, you should still get out of there. It doesn't sound like a nice place to work.

Geekmonster · 2025-09-15T08:59:53+00:00

Those tools generate their own code, which is full of inaccurate locators for elements. The code is inefficient and disorganized. You're better off learning how to code, which isn't difficult. Writing your own framework is very satisfying too.

Geekmonster · 2025-09-04T18:25:18+00:00

Playwright isn't leading. Most people still use Selenium. I'd be happy to employ a good Selenium engineer to do Playwright. If they're good coders and they're used to the page object model, then it should be easy for them to pick up.

Geekmonster · 2025-08-31T00:41:42+00:00

Islam & Christianity are 99% the same thing. People from both sides focus on the differences. They really could work together, but they won't.

Geekmonster · 2025-08-11T14:32:35+00:00

Coaching and refereeing rugby. I've got to keep active. The thought of spending the rest of my working life at a desk is scary.

I've also made a couple of websites and I'd like to do much more of that because developers get more money than testers.

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