Trevor Wagner

Project-Focused Software Engineer, QA Automation

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Exploring Three Types of Narrative Often Reflected in Highly-Readable Test Code

Exploring Three Types of Narrative Often Reflected in Highly-Readable Test Code
Understanding Test Automation Frameworks: What is an Assertion Library?

Understanding Test Automation Frameworks: What is an Assertion Library?
More than a Hot Take: Test Specifications Should Generally Not Determine for Themselves What They Intend to Evaluate

More than a Hot Take: Test Specifications Should Generally Not Determine for Themselves What They Intend to Evaluate
Test Parameterization: Exploring Reusable Test Design and the Benefits of Making Automated Test Code DRY

Test Parameterization: Exploring Reusable Test Design and the Benefits of Making Automated Test Code DRY
Exploring How to Define a Testing Problem as the Center of a Well-Defined Software Testing Strategy

Exploring How to Define a Testing Problem as the Center of a Well-Defined Software Testing Strategy
Understanding Test Automation Frameworks: What is a Test Automation Framework?

Understanding Test Automation Frameworks: What is a Test Automation Framework?
More than a Hot Take: An Assertion Statement Should Serve as the Focal Point for Any Well-Written Automated Test Specification

More than a Hot Take: An Assertion Statement Should Serve as the Focal Point for Any Well-Written Automated Test Specification
Understanding Test Automation Frameworks: What is a Test Runner?

Understanding Test Automation Frameworks: What is a Test Runner?
Exploring the Strategic Business Impact of Common Issues Complicating Value Delivered by Software Test Engineering

Exploring the Strategic Business Impact of Common Issues Complicating Value Delivered by Software Test Engineering
Defining Operations by Describing What's Valuable: Unpacking Some Benefits of Text-Driven BDD Testing That Don't Seem to Get Mentioned as Often

Defining Operations by Describing What's Valuable: Unpacking Some Benefits of Text-Driven BDD Testing That Don't Seem to Get Mentioned as Often
More than a Hot Take: Testing Code Responsible for Testing Is a Sensible Way to Protect against Risk, Safeguard Return on Investment

More than a Hot Take: Testing Code Responsible for Testing Is a Sensible Way to Protect against Risk, Safeguard Return on Investment
Making the Most of Throwing Errors: Exploring Why "Fail" Could be One of the Most Valuable Things Automated Test Code Can Do

Making the Most of Throwing Errors: Exploring Why "Fail" Could be One of the Most Valuable Things Automated Test Code Can Do
Test Code Readability: Envisioning Test Specifications as a Stage

Test Code Readability: Envisioning Test Specifications as a Stage
How I Engineered a Solution to Improve UI Testing Stability and Reduce Test Runtime by 90%

How I Engineered a Solution to Improve UI Testing Stability and Reduce Test Runtime by 90%
Design Overview: Reusable Mock API with Modular Routing Using Express/ http.Server and Optional WebSockets

Design Overview: Reusable Mock API with Modular Routing Using Express/ http.Server and Optional WebSockets
Design Overview: In-Memory Generic Repository for Storing Test Data in JavaScript using LokiJS

Design Overview: In-Memory Generic Repository for Storing Test Data in JavaScript using LokiJS
Making Acceptance Testing as Boring as Possible: Exploring How a Team Shifted Testing Left Without Need for a Testable Build

Making Acceptance Testing as Boring as Possible: Exploring How a Team Shifted Testing Left Without Need for a Testable Build
Code Walkthrough: Simple Framework Running UI Tests with Cucumber-JVM, SpringBootTest, and Selenium

Code Walkthrough: Simple Framework Running UI Tests with Cucumber-JVM, SpringBootTest, and Selenium
Collating Test Methods to Limit Trips to External Systems in Automated Tests

Collating Test Methods to Limit Trips to External Systems in Automated Tests
Three Rings: A Simple Model to Organize Test Planning

Three Rings: A Simple Model to Organize Test Planning
How I Write Test Plans for New Functionality

How I Write Test Plans for New Functionality
How Working QC in a Print Shop Helped Me Understand What I Was Looking At in Software QA

How Working QC in a Print Shop Helped Me Understand What I Was Looking At in Software QA