Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 9 min read
The 12 API bugs I check for first
A high-value checklist: the twelve API bugs that surface most often, from wrong status codes to idempotency failures.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
My practical accessibility smoke test before release
A ten-minute accessibility pass any QA can run before release — keyboard, focus, contrast, and the obvious screen-reader checks.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
A release sign-off checklist that doesn't waste everyone's time
A sign-off checklist short enough that people actually use it — and specific enough to catch the things that block releases.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 7 min read
My mobile smoke test before every release
A short, device-real smoke pass: permissions, offline, rotation, interruptions, and the update path.
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Deep dives·13 June 2026 · 10 min read
OWASP Top 10 for testers, not hackers
The OWASP Top 10 translated for QA: what each category means for flows you already test, and the one check you can run without being a pentester.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
MFA testing checklist for QA teams
The full multi-factor auth test surface: bypass, wrong/expired/reused codes, brute-force lockout, recovery, and the usability cases most teams skip.
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Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 8 min read
The performance smoke test I'd run before release
Not a full load test — a fast, fixed, repeatable check on a few critical endpoints, compared to baseline, that catches gross regressions before sign-off.
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Field notes·13 June 2026 · 6 min read
What I check before saying a story is ready for QA
A 30-second readiness check before accepting a ticket into QA — testable criteria, defined edge cases, reachable build, known data — that replaces a day of back-and-forth.
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