Heidi BakerFive Lessons learned after 100 days of sketchingI assumed I had learned most of what I was going to learn about sketching in the first 50 days of my 100-day challenge, but I was wrong…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Heidi BakerFive Lessons learned midway into 100 days of sketchingIn a bid to improve my technique, and get into the habit of drawing every day, I challenged myself to 100 days of sketching. As a natural…Feb 25, 2021Feb 25, 2021
Heidi BakerinBe YourselfMeaningful Memories — volunteering on vacationInland from the town we were staying in, a motorbike ride on a bumpy, unfinished gravel road away, we pulled up to the Animal Protection…Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
Heidi BakerLife advice from my dying friend“Life’s short” is a hard message to ignore from one of your best friends who is terminally ill with cancer at 44. She also reminded me my…Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
Heidi BakerinDev GeniusThe Benefits of great Test DocumentationI used to think Test artefacts like Test Plans, Approaches and Summary Reports were for the client’s benefit. Written because the client…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020
Heidi BakerinDev GeniusEvolving to better meet client expectationsOver the years I have delivered projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, although usually it has been a hybrid of both. In…Jun 22, 2020Jun 22, 2020
Heidi BakerWhy I pick up trash and leave painted stones for strangersI am a big fan of Random Acts of Kindness, and I have come to believe there are infinite opportunities to perform acts of kindness, random…Jun 21, 2020Jun 21, 2020
Heidi BakerNeighbours — Our Eclectic Extended FamilyWhen I was little, I remember my Mum posting a huge wad of Christmas cards. My family did not seem to know that many people, so I wondered…Jun 20, 2020Jun 20, 2020
Heidi BakerinDev GeniusHow asking “Can I do that for myself?” made me more T ShapedI am a manual software tester. I will have a go at test automation, but it is out of my comfort zone. So, when my manager wanted my Test…Jun 17, 20201Jun 17, 20201
Heidi BakerinDev GeniusTesting: Important Lessons You Can Learn From BugsWhen I first started testing, I was stoked when I found a bug. It was reassuring I was doing my job right. But by the time I became a Test…Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
