David Burns
@automatedtester.co.uk
Head of OSPO @browserstack, Se & NightwatchJS Committer. Co-Editor WebDriver spec. Chair of Browser Testing & Tools W3C WG, [email protected], https://www.theautomatedtester.co.uk
I see the Google Calendar team are leaning heavily into AI generated code...
In other news, it also looks like they have stopped testing their site
In other news, it also looks like they have stopped testing their site
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I see the Google Calendar team are leaning heavily into AI generated code...
In other news, it also looks like they have stopped testing their site
In other news, it also looks like they have stopped testing their site
@newsagents.bsky.social what happened to the end of the last News Agents USA? Weirdly cut off before it ended on Apple Podcasts
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
@newsagents.bsky.social what happened to the end of the last News Agents USA? Weirdly cut off before it ended on Apple Podcasts
What an amazing AMA with Gil Zilberfeld over on the BrowserStack Discord. You can catch up on discord.com/channels/129...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What an amazing AMA with Gil Zilberfeld over on the BrowserStack Discord. You can catch up on discord.com/channels/129...
At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated.
(Cont.)
(Cont.)
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated.
(Cont.)
(Cont.)
Fascinating that Vercel seems to be flooding the field with info about their latest funding but no update on their CEO being proud to chat to an alleged war criminal
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Fascinating that Vercel seems to be flooding the field with info about their latest funding but no update on their CEO being proud to chat to an alleged war criminal
Reposted by David Burns
What's next? Playing badminton with Skelator?
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What's next? Playing badminton with Skelator?
September 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you use LinkedIn, go to www.linkedin.com/mypreference... and turn it off. This is to stop LinkedIn from using your data to train its AI.
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September 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
If you use LinkedIn, go to www.linkedin.com/mypreference... and turn it off. This is to stop LinkedIn from using your data to train its AI.
It’s been a while since I’ve been on an A380… they are lovely planes. Looking forward to being back in the UK
September 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It’s been a while since I’ve been on an A380… they are lovely planes. Looking forward to being back in the UK
Looking forward to speaking at the Cape Town Software Testing Community Meetup tonight!
September 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the Cape Town Software Testing Community Meetup tonight!
Back from my vacation today and decided to clean up my tabs in Firefox... only closed 240 tabs... I will see how far I get by my next vacation
September 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Back from my vacation today and decided to clean up my tabs in Firefox... only closed 240 tabs... I will see how far I get by my next vacation
Making sure I get culture not just from yoghurt! Listening to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall!
July 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Making sure I get culture not just from yoghurt! Listening to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall!
This is possibly my favourite Pokemon card that I’ve ever gotten!
July 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is possibly my favourite Pokemon card that I’ve ever gotten!
One benefit of working from home in a heatwave is it’s ok to be without a T-shirt in between meetings
July 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
One benefit of working from home in a heatwave is it’s ok to be without a T-shirt in between meetings
Reposted by David Burns
'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
So good the government are showing how transphobic they are instead of solving real problems
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/07/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/07/p...
Labour MP slams Parkrun for trans inclusion. It's a non-competitive fun run
A Labour MP has called for trans women to be banned from Parkrun following the Supreme Court's controversial gender ruling.
www.thepinknews.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
So good the government are showing how transphobic they are instead of solving real problems
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/07/p...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/07/p...
@newsagents.bsky.social just a question, Jon said saying what Bob Vylan said was anti-Semitic. Are only Jewish people allowed to join the IDF?
July 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@newsagents.bsky.social just a question, Jon said saying what Bob Vylan said was anti-Semitic. Are only Jewish people allowed to join the IDF?
Last week, my team at BrowserStack and I discussed whether to use vibe code or not, and all the good and bad that can come with it.
It was a fun session and I hope you enjoy it too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ce...
#AI #VibeCoding #webinar
It was a fun session and I hope you enjoy it too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ce...
#AI #VibeCoding #webinar
AMA- To Vibe or Not, that is the question
YouTube video by BrowserStack
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June 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Last week, my team at BrowserStack and I discussed whether to use vibe code or not, and all the good and bad that can come with it.
It was a fun session and I hope you enjoy it too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ce...
#AI #VibeCoding #webinar
It was a fun session and I hope you enjoy it too!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ce...
#AI #VibeCoding #webinar
A lot of my frustrations in my career have been about people trying to solve problems for the short term.
Unfortunately, partnerships aren't a short term problem. Engineers need to start realising this...
Unfortunately, partnerships aren't a short term problem. Engineers need to start realising this...
June 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A lot of my frustrations in my career have been about people trying to solve problems for the short term.
Unfortunately, partnerships aren't a short term problem. Engineers need to start realising this...
Unfortunately, partnerships aren't a short term problem. Engineers need to start realising this...
TIL that Chrome and Safari don't have a built-in JSON viewer...
I would have gone crazy if I didn't have it in Firefox
I would have gone crazy if I didn't have it in Firefox
June 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
TIL that Chrome and Safari don't have a built-in JSON viewer...
I would have gone crazy if I didn't have it in Firefox
I would have gone crazy if I didn't have it in Firefox
For a long time I have been telling people to make sure you test your websites on different browsers... and on different platforms.
Can't sign into my kids mobile provider on desktop but can on my mobile web browser
Can't sign into my kids mobile provider on desktop but can on my mobile web browser
June 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
For a long time I have been telling people to make sure you test your websites on different browsers... and on different platforms.
Can't sign into my kids mobile provider on desktop but can on my mobile web browser
Can't sign into my kids mobile provider on desktop but can on my mobile web browser
Sad David, got loads of things to do today...
Also my Switch 2 has arrived and see above
Also my Switch 2 has arrived and see above
June 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Sad David, got loads of things to do today...
Also my Switch 2 has arrived and see above
Also my Switch 2 has arrived and see above
Getting bored of people telling me that AI is going to replace me.
I write a very precise prompt for it to get it so incredibly wrong...
I write a very precise prompt for it to get it so incredibly wrong...
June 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Getting bored of people telling me that AI is going to replace me.
I write a very precise prompt for it to get it so incredibly wrong...
I write a very precise prompt for it to get it so incredibly wrong...