Tech Talks

As a speaker, I prepare talks that I think will appeal to the software testing community. I also participate in debates about technology. Please get in touch if any of these sound interesting for your local meetup, or if you’re looking for a tester who can add some strong opinions to your panel.

The Secret to Stable Selenium UI Tests (No, really…)

2024

An examination of network manipulation commands in Cypress and Playwright and how they can be used in Selenium to enhance test reliability.

This talk also became the topic of a blog post, which can he found here.

Introduction to REST Testing: A Beginner’s Guide

2021

A whistle-stop tour of REST API testing, including basic concepts, tooling overviews, example code, and benefits.

Testing Surgery (⚡️ talk)

2020

Talking about Testing Surgery, a planned meetup to coach local testers about automation in testing (sadly delayed due to COVID-19).

Snapshot Testing a REST API

2019

Discussing the advantages, and disadvantages, of snapshot testing with the example of REST API tests.

Hacking for Muggles (⚡️ talk)

2019

A concise introduction to the skills needed to identify, and exploit, security vulnerabilities.

Are Programmers the Problem?

2019

Panel member in a debate concerning ethics in the modern IT industry.

What is Test & Assurance?

2019

Examining “what is test & assurance?” using BJSS’ capability culture as an example.

Squeezing the OWASP Juice Shop: pentesting an (intentionally) insecure webapp

2019

Introducing the OWASP Juice Shop and its usefulness as a technical testing bed.

Knowledge vs. Experience in Software Testing (⚡️ talk)

2018

A short story about the differences between knowledge and experience in software testing.