About
March 2024
Reading
- Siddharta by Hermann Hesse
Learning and Projects
- Performance testing using JMeter
- Fundamentals of computer networking
Work
- Scripting an automated test solution for a Biotech client
- Writing test cases for a global floor covering provider
- Performance testing a client ERP application using JMeter and Ranorex
- Exploratory and regression testing of an international sporting brand, ecommerce website
Links
February 2024
Reading
- Cures of Ireland by Cecily Gilligan
- Soul Cards by Hailey Rene
Learning and Projects
- Performance testing using JMeter
- Fundamentals of computer networking
Work
- Performance testing a client ERP application using JMeter and Ranorex
Links
January 2024
Reading
- The Moderator by Chris Gray
Learning and Projects
- Performance testing using JMeter
Work
- Performance testing a client ERP application
Links
December 2023
Reading
- Be Useful by Arnold Schwarzenegger
Work
- Exploratory and regression testing of an international sporting brand, ecommerce website.
Links
November 2023
Reading
- The Art of Logic by Eugenia Cheng
Learned About and Projects
- AI development and tools.
- Experimented with various AI tools for generating videos, images and text.
Links
October 2023
Reading
- The Art of Logic by Eugenia Cheng
Learned About
- Selenium test automation.
- C# object orientated programming
Work
- Automated testing of a website, using C# Selenium
Projects
Links
September 2023
Reading
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle (again)
Learned About
- Selenium test automation.
- C# object orientated programming
Work
- Creating framework for automated testing of a website, using C# Selenium
- Unit testing for C# MVC app
Links
August 2023
Reading
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Learned About
- GitHub Actions for workflow automation.
- C# object orientated programming
Work
- Reviewing and evaluating various paid and free test automation tools
- Unit testing for C# MVC app
Links
July 2023
Reading
Learned About
- GitHub Actions for workflow automation.
- C# object orientated programming
Work
- Unit testing framework for C# MVC app
Projects
- A lot of time off this month.
Links
June 2023
Reading
- In Praise of Walking by Shane O'Mara
Learned About
- Code, The Hidden Language of Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold - Revising chapters on
addition and subtraction using logic gates.
- C# procedural and object orientated programming
Work
- Setting up unit testing framework for C# MVC app
- Setting up Git repo and writing processes for source control.
Projects
Links
May 2023
Reading
- How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren
- The Stairlift Ascends by Helen O'Rahilly
Learned About
- Code, The Hidden Language of Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold - Revising early chapters
- Using UiPath for RPA - Intermediate courses on UiPath Academy
- C# procedural and object orientated programming
- Intro to C# MVC
Work
- Commencing work on C# MVC, QA app
- Automated testing for life sciences client.
Projects
- Passed the one million posts milestone on ForumCoin
- Longest walk: 8 KM
Links
Apr 2023
Reading
- Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
- How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren - to chapter 11
Learned About
- CSS, from Colt Steele's Web Developer Bootcamp on Udemy
- Code, The Hidden Language of Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold - Revising early chapters
- Using UiPath for RPA - Intermediate courses on UiPath Academy
Work
- Writing blog content on the topic of test automation.
- Building automated test solutions for a Biotech client (gene sequencing) using Ranorex,
C#, SQL and API requests.
Projects
Links
Mar 2023
Reading
- Antinet Zettelkasten by Scott P. Scheper
- Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker - to chapter 7
Learned About
- Introduction to HTML and CSS, from Colt Steele's Web Developer Bootcamp on Udemy
- Code, The Hidden Language of Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold - Feedback and Flip Flops and
Building
a Digital Clock
- Using UiPath for RPA - Intorductory courses on UiPath Academy
Work
- Building automated test solutions for a Biotech client (gene sequencing) using Ranorex,
C#, SQL and API requests.
Projects
Links
February 2023
Reading
- Antinet Zettelkasten by Scott P. Scheper - to chapter 8
- How to Get Focused by Scott Scheper
- Sleep by Lisa Varadi
Learned About
Work
- Building automated test solutions for a Biotech client (gene sequencing) using Ranorex,
C#, SQL and API requests.
Projects
- Longest walk: 6 KM
- Continued writing an eBook
Links
January 2023
Reading
- How to Get Focused, Part I, II & III by Scott Scheper
- All You Need is Less by Vicki Vrint
- Dune by Frank Herbert
Learned About
- Git - Rebasing, Tags, Hashing, Git Objects and RefLogs
- Code, The Hidden Language of Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold, chapters 16 & 17:
subtraction using logic gates and flip flops
Work
- Building automated test solutions for a Biotech client (gene sequencing) using Ranorex,
C#, SQL and API requests.
Projects
- Longest walk: 9 KM
- Started writing an eBook
Links
December 2022
Reading
Learned About
- Git and Github
- Code, The Hidden Language of Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold, chapters 1 - 15:
Codes, binary, relays, logic gates, number systems and using logic gates for addition
Work
- Building automated test solutions for a Biotech client (gene sequencing) using Ranorex,
C#, SQL and API requests.
Projects
- Longest walk: 8 KM
- Published this blog on GitHub
- Made tasty vegetable soup
Links
November 2022
Read
- We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole
Learned About
- Git and Github
- First few chapters of CompTIA A+ Certification
Projects
- Longest walk: 6 KM
- Built: Now Password - Simple Password
Generator