Spying On Your Application: How To Be a Super Sleuth Tester - Hilary Weaver-Robb

Talk Description

There’s a tool to aid our testing that we all have access to all the time. It’s hidden in plain sight, you just have to know the secret code to get to it. This secret tool? The browser’s developer tools, of course! Learn how the developer tools in your browser can give you insight into what your application is really doing, access to artefacts vital to testing (like cookies and cache), and learn to speak to your application directly, like never before. Unlock a whole host of information about your application, and release your inner super sleuth tester

By the end of this session, you'll be able to:

Hilary Weaver

Sr. Quality Engineer

Hilary Weaver is a Sr. Quality Engineer near Detroit. She is a mentor to her fellow testers, makes friends with developers, and focuses a lot on API testing, and diving into the code as a tester. Hilary has always been passionate about improving the relationships between developers and testers, and evangelizes software testing as a rewarding, viable career. She runs the Motor City Software Testers user group, working to build a community of quality advocates. Hilary tweets (a lot) as @g33klady, and you can find her thoughts and experiences in the testing world, at g33klady.com.