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...
View ArticlePyCon 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...
View ArticleWindmill Plugin for Hudson
Over the last 6+ months, I have been using Hudson in conjunction with Windmill very heavily for continuous integration. For the most part using the build step specific to whatever the slave OS requires...
View ArticleConsidering 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...
View ArticleMy new gig – Sauce Labs
After almost two years of working at Slide Inc, I have started my new job at Sauce Labs. The press release can be found here: “Sauce Labs Adds Windmill Test Framework Co-Creator Adam Christian to...
View ArticleiPad’s, iPhone’s, iThink I’m going broke
Some of you may know that over the past few years I have been a bit of a early adopter, when it comes to Apple products. A few years ago, it was considerably easier — since the rate of product releases...
View ArticleCouchCamp was great
I just wanted to drop a quick note outlining some of my thoughts about CouchCamp (or you could call it “Swiss Family Robinson” meets database geeks anonymous). First and foremost — having a tech...
View ArticleNode.JS is a Swimming Pool
Over the past six months I have heard about the unbelievable awesomeness involved in this project called Node.JS. At first I thought, “Server Side JS NOT on the JVM” – YAY! Then after a few days of...
View ArticleGeddy.js Rocks
About 7 months ago, I decided I was going to try to build a small web app for doing group events. The concept is nothing revolutionary, but I had some differentiating ideas and have a need to be...
View ArticleThe whole “hiring developers” thing
Approaching a year ago I was asked to step into the VP of Development job at Sauce Labs, which in retrospect is the first time I have ever had a job that was basically “full-time” management. I...
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