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	<title>Nat On Testing &#187; Mistakes</title>
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	<description>nathaniel ritmeyer&#039;s thoughts on automated software testing</description>
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		<title>Ruby&#8217;s each, select and reject methods</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Often, when test automation people come over to ruby, they bring constructs from their previous language &#8211; &#8220;you can write fortran in any language&#8221; &#8211; missing out on the expressiveness that ruby can give you. A great example of this &#8230; <a href="http://www.natontesting.com/2011/01/01/rubys-each-select-and-reject-methods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Counting strings in a file: Ruby vs Windows Command shell</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not the usual material that I put up, but I&#8217;d like to immortalize an event that demonstrated yet again the beauty of Ruby for basic file manipulation, especially in contrast to doing the same in a Windows command &#8230; <a href="http://www.natontesting.com/2010/08/20/counting-strings-in-a-file-ruby-vs-windows-command-shell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the balance between hacky and over-engineered UI test automation frameworks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are very few real requirements for a UI test automation framework: It should provide accurate test results It should provide accurate test results every time you ask it for results It should make it easy to write tests It &#8230; <a href="http://www.natontesting.com/2009/09/04/finding-the-balance-between-hacky-and-over-engineered-ui-test-automation-frameworks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Careful with that Test Data&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.natontesting.com/2007/09/15/careful-with-that-test-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t happen too often but when it does, it&#8217;s hilarious: test data escaping the testing environment. I&#8217;ve heard of this happening a few times, but here&#8217;s the funiest one so far: http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/14.89.html#subj3]]></description>
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		<title>Test Case Interdependency</title>
		<link>http://www.natontesting.com/2007/07/12/test-case-interdependency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common ways of structuring a series of test cases is to make one test case dependent on the outcome of another. For example, Test Case &#8216;A&#8217; verifies the functionality surrounding the ability to create an account. &#8230; <a href="http://www.natontesting.com/2007/07/12/test-case-interdependency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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