tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post9022023655038534055..comments2024-03-23T03:23:58.477-07:00Comments on TESTHEAD: Day 1 of 40: TESTHEAD BOOT CAMP: Superfly Web Ninja in 40 Days?!!Michael Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16180074963526979074noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-9440661742106139372010-12-13T11:49:57.194-08:002010-12-13T11:49:57.194-08:00Thank you Anna and Marlena, I'm excited to lea...Thank you Anna and Marlena, I'm excited to learn more about these technologies, though I must admit "The Resistance" runs strong at times. SideReel does a lot with the entertainment aspects of the web, so they are really on the cutting edge of many of the options out there, hence my need to learn a lot and quickly (LOL!).Michael Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180074963526979074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-42197392359023101892010-12-13T02:32:00.147-08:002010-12-13T02:32:00.147-08:00Are you actually wanting to do some coding or just...Are you actually wanting to do some coding or just trying really hard to avoid relatives over the holidays? <br /><br />Joking aside, I'm in the midst of learning a lot of that stuff too. We did some ruby/watir/cucumber stuff for WTANZ which was a great intro, but I'm also going through html/css/javascript as well. It will be interesting to see the perspective you gain on these.<br /><br />It's been overwhelming at times, but very exciting. Good luck to you :)Marlenahttp://marlenacompton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-90545547115202563562010-12-09T13:19:05.805-08:002010-12-09T13:19:05.805-08:00Sounds great - I'm in with Selenium but not Cu...Sounds great - I'm in with Selenium but not Cucumber. Firebug, but not Rails.<br /><br />Are you adding CSS/HTML/XPath etc to the list, or are you already comfortable with those? (I'm not, not enough anyway, so CSS is drifting towards the top of the heap of "stuff I should learn real soon now").<br /><br />I'll throw in a book rec if you're looking at Rails: if you need to pick up Ruby, then Brian Marick's "Everyday Scripting with Ruby" is a really great book.<br /><br />If you're learning Selenium, then I'll also suggest a couple Firefox plugins: <br />Xpather (really handy when playing around with Xpath trying to find a less fragile way of selecting an element)<br />Firefinder (ditto for CSS)<br /><br />And if you haven't looked at eviltester's blog yet, get over there now!testerabhttp://twitter.com/TesterABnoreply@blogger.com