Who is the person that you’re reading so much from? — You’ve read a few of my pieces, and now you’re wondering if I’m worth following? Awesome, let me introduce myself. I’m Hales! Your friendly quality assurance software tester, and multi-niched Medium writer. Here are some quick facts: My day job is in software testing, and I love to break things. …

Perfectionism isn’t your only option. — Are you stuck in a rut? Feeling like you could be doing better but just can’t seem to get over the hump? You’re not alone. Most people go through life feeling this way at some point or another. The good news is that there’s a solution, and it doesn’t require…

With the death of many major Medium publications, it may be time to clean up your publication list. — I’ve known that Medium publications were dying. Veteran Medium writers have been heralding the death of the large Medium publications for years. This popular article, from Simon Huckk, was published in 2022. The Death of Large Medium Publications And why you should stop reading them, and writing for them.Simonhuckk.medium.com

Looking for a new cozy game after you finished Cozy Grove, Stardew Valley, or My Time at Portia? I’ve got you covered. — First Animal Crossing enchanted the world. Then came Cozy Grove. Cozy Grove has taken the cozy game community by storm. For good reason. Cozy Grove is a farming and crafting simulator like Animal Crossing, but it includes quests and story progression. And ghost bears. It takes what we love about…

It’s doing more harm than good. — It’s been my dirty little secret for most of my career. Sometimes, when I get behind, I’ll take a vacation day or two just to escape meetings and finish items on my to-do list. However, research shows that this is not the best way to use your time. In fact…

How to Throttle a Web Browser’s Network Bandwidth in 2022 — Occasionally, it’s necessary to throttle a device to simulate a lower-end machine. Such as when doing performance testing, or testing that a feature fails correctly when a user has a subpar network connection. …

The compost police won’t like this… — I grew up in the south, in a family that was poor enough that our summer garden was a very practical (and necessary) endeavor. Now that I’ve left home and become an adult, most gardening advice that I see online….is expensive. …

Think like a tester and get your tickets approved faster. — Ever get a ticket stalled out in the testing column for way longer than you think it should take? Well, you’re in luck. I’m here to share the secrets of how to get your tester to love you, so they test your tickets faster. Besides bribery. If you only read…

It’s probably worth double-checking. — When you think of software testing, the first thing that comes to mind is probably comprehensive, in-depth testing that takes weeks or even months. However, there’s a type of testing that can be performed very quickly and easily — smoke testing. Smoke testing is a preliminary test that checks if…