Author: Dan Billing

I'm a software test, quality and security professional of nearly 20 years. Recently I decided to go it alone as a consulting tester, and founded The Test Doctor Limited. I love testing and all its wondrous variety. I like to help others become better testers by attending events, speaking, blogging and giving training. Most of my current work focuses on testing strategy across the whole of the clinical trials suite that we build. This includes any kind of testing, from UI, API, performance, security, mobile etc. Whatever needs to happen. I'm also building on the training, coaching and learning I've picked up elsewhere, and bringing that into my teams I enjoy running workshops and speaking, especially in the technical testing and security space; and to a lesser extent the psychology of what testers do. I’m also an advocate for mental health in the workplace, home and especially for carers. It’s an issue close to my heart, as it is something I deal with on a daily basis. Hopefully, It'll make me a better tester too!

Written by Dan BillingMarch 19, 2016March 19, 2016

Mad as a March Hare – Musings on Rapid Software Testing and TestBash Brighton 2016

So another year has come around, and TestBash has come and gone. What was initially planned as a series of posts around TestBash and the Rapid Software Testing course didn’t come to be, due to an unforeseen technical hitch. So instead, this is my response to the events in Brighton last week. My annual pilgrimage […]

Written by Dan BillingMarch 7, 2016March 18, 2016

Rapid Software Testing – Before

This is the first in a series of posts on my experiences of RST and the TestBash conference this week. I’m on my way to Brighton today, to facilitate Rapid Software Testing, led by Michael Bolton. I’m nervous about that, but I’m more nervous about this. My day is off to a great start. Overslept […]

Written by Dan BillingAugust 5, 2015August 5, 2015

Distance Learning

Hey testers. It’s been a while since I have blogged last. This has mostly been because of such a massive workload, but also various personal events taking place. I normally blog when either I feel that I have something to share, or if I have a reaction to something I have learned – such as […]

Written by Dan BillingJune 15, 2015June 26, 2015

From Tallinn, With Love – Looking back on Nordic Testing Days 2015

It’s been a week since I have returned from Tallinn and the Nordic Testing Days conference, which has again been brilliantly organised and executed by Grete Napits and her wonderful team in Estonia. Helena Jeret-Mäe led the curation of this years content alongside her colleagues, and without doubt the organising team had certainly raised the bar […]

Written by Dan BillingJune 8, 2015

Life is always better with two – Let’s Test 2015 Reflections Day 2 & 3

Day 2 Crunch time. Day 2 comes and so does the Exploring App (In)Security workshop alongside one of my most important testing mentors, Bill Matthews. We had been planning this workshop for some time, and we really wanted to make this work for the attending delegates. Bill had pulled out all the stops to create a […]

Written by Dan BillingJune 1, 2015June 1, 2015

Testing the testers: Let’s Test 2015 Reflections – Day 1

The night before It is now almost a week since I arrived at Let’s Test near Stockholm in Sweden. I had heard a lot about Let’s Test, not least from my Weekend Testing colleagues Amy Phillips and Neil Studd. It was there this time last year that they decided to restart the Europe chapter. I […]

Written by Dan BillingMay 3, 2015May 3, 2015

The MEWTation of Communication

It’s taken a while for me to digest and understand the impact of attending MEWT a couple of weeks ago now. I normally try and blog quickly after an event, whilst my memory, notes and personal response are fresh. In this case, I haven’t been able to do so. Visiting a conference or attending a […]

Written by Dan BillingApril 1, 2015April 2, 2015

It’s all about the conversations – TestBash 2015 Review

Firstly, a preemptive strike for my love of TestBash. I make no bones about it, I love this conference. No other expression of emotion comes close. Its almost up there with my wife, family, friends, my cat and Doctor Who. (And to anyone that knows me, that is a pretty big deal) Regardless of the […]

Written by Dan BillingMarch 20, 2015March 23, 2015

Critical Mass: A TestBash 2015 Preview

Hey testers! Spring has sprung on the UK testing scene once more, as it is now seven days from TestBash 2015, held each year so far in Brighton. To those of you living under a rock, TestBash is the one day conference track and two day workshop run by the good people of Ministry of […]

Written by Dan BillingFebruary 3, 2015

Promiscuity and the tester

Last week I had the great fortune of attending the London Tester Gathering, where first time speaker Mark Winteringham was leading the discussion with a great talk about mental models around testing tools. A write up and copy of his slides are here: What’s So Great about Webdriver He was talking about how using Webdriver […]