Archive for the ‘Python’ Category
Considering in-house web automation?
Recently I have had numerous conversations with people at various tiers of companies all over the place who are toying with the idea of building their own test automation and continuous integration infrastructure. Since I have spent a considerable amount of time dealing with such undertakings I decided that it might be worth the time [...]
In: Automation, Continuous Integration, Firefox, Hudson, JavaScript, Open Source, Python, Review, Technology, Web, Work, java · Tagged with: Build, Continuous Integration, java, JavaScript, Linux, Ruby, Testing, WatiN, Watir, Windmill, windows
PyCon 2009 Recap
Getting back in the swing of things after conferencing for weeks can be pretty painful, thus the lateness of the post. However I think it’s important to go over some thoughts still lingering in my brain as a result. First off, I have to say that for those of you who don’t know, PyCon is [...]
In: Automation, Career, Continuous Integration, JavaScript, Open Source, Python, Slide, Technology, Web, Windmill, Windmill-dev · Tagged with: 2009, Automation, Community, Django, Open Source, Oscon, pycon, Testing, using windmill, Windmill, windmill talk
XUSH (.01), you know it’s fun to say.
Over the past 8 months I have been neck deep in XUL and XPCOM and with Venkman being as unintuitive as it is I have badly needed a shell with access to the trusted space in the browser. I also had a couple more requirements, which were that it was super easy to get at [...]
In: Firefox, JavaScript, Mozilla, Open Source, Python, Web · Tagged with: Extension, Firefox, JavaScript, Mozilla, Mozmill, Shell, Venkman, XPCOM, XUL
This thing I’m calling Windmill-Lite
In preparation for the Windmill 2 client side re-architecting, and an article I am writing about simulating user sessions with JavaScript, I decided it was time to go through the Windmill JavaScript source and pull out the pieces necessary to drive a user session in JavaScript. It turns out that it’s easily broken into a [...]
In: Automation, JavaScript, Open Source, Python, Technology, Web · Tagged with: Github, JavaScript, JSmin, Programming, Python, Testing, Windmill
Windmill Gets a Facelift for 1.0Beta1
Working up to the Windmill 1.0 Beta 1 Release, I finally had the opportunity to put some time into making the IDE (that a lot of you live in when in test writing mode) a little bit nicer to look at. The IDE has been growing organically since 0.1 and there was a lot of [...]
In: Automation, Firefox, JavaScript, Mozilla, Open Source, Python, Technology, Web, Windmill, Windmill-dev · Tagged with: 1.0, Beta, IDE, Mozmill, Release, Testing, UI, Windmill
Oscon 2008 Schedule
Every year I like to make myself a road map of how I will be spending my time during OSCON. As there are so many interesting possible talks, gatherings and social events it’s tough to get to all the things you care about. At this point in my career my focus is on Web Development, [...]
In: Career, JavaScript, Mozilla, Open Source, Python, Slide, Technology, Web, Windmill, Work · Tagged with: Ajax, Code, Computing, Internet, Learning, Networking, Open, Oscon, Source, Technology, Travel
