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David @[email protected]
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Head of OSPO @browserstack, Se Committer. Co-Editor WebDriver spec. Chair of Browser Testing & Tools W3C WG, bsky.app/profile/automa…
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    David @[email protected]
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    Aug 19, 2022
    Did you know that I have started posting what we did on @nightwatchjs in the last month on @substack? You can read it here nightwatch.substack.com/p/whats-new-in… We’re 2/3 of the way through the month and getting I will be writing the next post very soon so make sure you subscribe!
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    What’s new in Nightwatch: July 2022
    From nightwatch.substack.com
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    David @[email protected]
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    Aug 23, 2013
    A QA engineer walks into a bar. Runs into a bar. Crawls into a bar. Dances into a bar. Tiptoes into a bar. Rams into a bar. Jumps into a bar
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    David @[email protected]
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    Dec 20, 2017
    Software Engineering Pro-Tip: Deploy so much that deployment becomes a non-event and rolling back is one click away
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    David @[email protected]
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    Sep 7, 2020
    Regular reminder that "It works in Chrome" is not a valid response to issues on the Web. WebRTC is a perfect example of where Chrome didn't follow the spec and broke the web but has lead to companies like Slack cutting out all non-chromium based users from using that feature.
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    David @[email protected]
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    Jan 1, 2018
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    David @[email protected]
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    Jan 12, 2022
    Comic of a person coding and then saying done. Larger groups appear asking about unit tests, code review, bug fixing, and documentation.
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    David @[email protected]
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    Jan 16, 2020
    I appear to have a lot of free time on my hands. I am looking forward to updating my CV and getting time to hack on #Selenium for a bit. #MozillaLifeboat
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    David @[email protected]
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    Feb 6, 2020
    How Selenium Works: Episode 1 - Transport Layer theautomatedtester.co.uk/blog/how-selen… #Blog
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    How Selenium Works: Episode 1 - Transportation
    After an interaction on the last weekend of January 2020, on a Selenium Issue where someone said “why can’t you just…” after I explained the issue I thought that I would start explaining commands in...
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    David @[email protected]
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    Jan 1, 2021
    Replying to @toadmeister
    I swear, you could be used as a text book example of how to spread disinformation. Data without sources, graphs with data that the source says hasn’t been updated in a while. Reports from doctors without stating which trust they work for...
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    David @[email protected]
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    Jul 24, 2013
    My code is broken, can't figure out why
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    David @[email protected]
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    May 18, 2017
    As of today's @FirefoxNightly, there is a new little feature to show you when WebDriver (Marionette) is in control of the browser!
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    David @[email protected]
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    Mar 26, 2022
    Replying to @janl
    And those who block pasting into a password field
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    David @[email protected]
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    Jun 2, 2020
    I don’t get why people get upset by #BlackLivesMatter. There is an implicit “too” after it, not an implicit “only”.
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    David @[email protected]
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    Nov 15, 2014
    Microsoft launches Skype for web supporting IE, Firefox, Chrome and Safari Inbox from Google still only works on Chrome. Who is evil again?