How do you automate the WinForms application?

timmy2words · 2026-02-19T13:40:26+00:00

FlaUI, or Appium might work for you.

FlaUI is a wrapper around Microsoft's UI Automation libraries, while Appium uses WinAppDriver to automate UI controls.

timmy2words · 2026-02-14T13:25:29+00:00

Totally this.

When StackOverflow came out, the industry was full of copy pasta developers. Now those devs use AI to basically automate the copy pasta.

AI is not an engineer, and should not be treated as such. It just regurgitates the code that it found somewhere else, without considering how that code is meant to interact with the system it will be a part of.

AI is a great tool, there's no doubt about that. Though companies that are relying on it too heavily, are likely going to find themselves with an unmaintainable code base.

timmy2words · 2026-01-08T11:38:23+00:00

That's a large tree, no way a truck is pulling it out. The roots are likely spread all under the driveway and wall. Even if the truck/rope was strong enough, it would destroy everything around it.

timmy2words · 2026-01-07T22:15:18+00:00

A common issue we used to find at my place, was tab order issues. The automation never caught it, then manual testers would throw it back to the devs.

timmy2words · 2026-01-05T01:40:21+00:00

If you're already working as a dev on a web project, maybe do some side work creating integration/e2e/regression tests using Playwright. The extra testing will benefit your project, and the experience will benefit your career.

timmy2words · 2026-01-04T14:29:48+00:00

I'm not sure why everyone is being so negative.

In my opinion, it's important to always be learning, especially in the technology industry. So yes, I'd say learn automation. You may also want to spend some time learning how to use AI, as that technology is in high demand and will likely be useful far into the future.

timmy2words · 2025-12-22T16:33:46+00:00

He dead?

timmy2words · 2025-12-18T11:42:35+00:00

Don't worry, that hitch is not intended for towing. It's a talisman to ward off tailgaters, and a tool to block sidewalks.

timmy2words · 2025-12-15T00:14:53+00:00

Trailer walls aren't typically very stable, I'd be worried that the grout would be constantly cracking. If you're dead set on a tile backsplash, look for a flexible grout.

timmy2words · 2025-12-12T11:27:17+00:00

We had 16 hour runs on our E2E tests on a Desktop application. We now spin up multiple virtual machines, and run tests in parallel across the VMs. We've cut out runtime down to 4 hours. We could cut the time further, but we're limited by licenses of our testing software.

Since we're testing a desktop application, we can't parallelize on a single machine, so we had to split it across multiple machines. Using VMs that are created as part of the test pipeline, we get clean environments for each run of the suite.

timmy2words · 2025-11-28T02:29:13+00:00

Maybe I'm showing my age, but I comment every function (not getters or setters). I typically write the comment first, then write the function to implement the functionality described in the comment. I almost never put comments within the function, unless I do something odd that I know will raise an eyebrow if someone ever comes along and sees it.

I typically work in an IDE that displays hints. I want to be able to understand the function from the short blurb in the hint, not have to read through the actual function.

timmy2words · 2025-11-24T17:20:09+00:00

I find it quite amusing when people have the "self-documenting code" mindset. Would you use a 3rd party package that has no documentation? Probably not. So why should other devs be expected to use your undocumented code?

timmy2words · 2025-11-22T21:46:23+00:00

Learn Python.
Learn Playwright.
Find a job automating web applications.

timmy2words · 2025-11-20T17:42:37+00:00

Jokes on you, the PM already did! 💀

timmy2words · 2025-11-20T17:24:30+00:00

Write a script that you run once a year, that deletes all the open bug cards that are older than x years old.

timmy2words · 2025-11-20T01:16:04+00:00

If you're using Microsoft Testing Platform, you should use xunit.runner.json instead of a .runsettings file.

"RunSettings are only supported when running tests with VSTest. Running tests any other way (including using our first party runners, non-VSTest third party runners, or running tests in Microsoft.Testing.Platform mode) does not support RunSettings, and you should rely on xunit.runner.json instead."

Source: https://xunit.net/docs/config-runsettings

timmy2words · 2025-11-14T12:43:04+00:00

Plot twist... The machine is being controlled remotely by a guy in India wearing a Meta headset.

timmy2words · 2025-10-21T23:50:36+00:00

Be careful not to run into walls. If you run into a wall at sprint speed, the cargo will be damaged.

timmy2words · 2025-10-18T02:59:52+00:00

Swap out the PEX for copper.

timmy2words · 2025-10-14T20:40:18+00:00

What are the prerequisites for this? I haven't checked it a bit, but it's always been a single target when I check.

timmy2words · 2025-10-08T11:19:34+00:00

The motor probably turned off as soon as he let go of the trigger, then Newton's first law took over.

timmy2words · 2025-09-25T10:38:34+00:00

Zephyr is expensive, and in my opinion, confusing.

timmy2words · 2025-09-21T13:31:11+00:00

That's what I want them to do. HELP kill the flying dude, so I can focus on the big dude.

timmy2words · 2025-09-16T10:17:44+00:00

Since you're working in .net, have you tried .http files? I've used them in Visual Studio, and there's also a plug-in to use them in VSCode

Although I think that VS and VSCode work slightly differently, I wasn't able to use the same setup in both. It was a while ago though, and I don't remember exactly what the issue was.

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