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Are you doing Agile testing?

Testing, and in particular test automation, are hallmarks of a good agile software development process. The Agile movement is probably the most responsible factor that has led to widespread adoption of test automation. Software development teams are by-and-large creating better software, faster, with less formal process than they were 10 or 15 years ago. Whether […] [...]

published on May 30 , 2013 0 comments

Want a cloud but don’t want to be in the cloud?

I love the feel of a new test server spinning up. What’s it going to be–a build server, web server, test environment, performance test client, source repository, file server? Windows or Linux? Ruby on Rails, Python, PHP, Java, .NET? Apache, NginX, Mongrel, Thin, Tomcat, JBoss, Node? So much potential, but so much work. Apps to […] [...]

published on Mar 26 , 2013 0 comments

A better behavior driven syntax

Don’t get me wrong, I love Gherkin. Behavior driven development has done some good things and cucumber, specflow, JBehave, NBehave, Jasmine, et al. have done wonders for improving test readability and communicating tests in business language. You know “Given, When, Then” But… First of all, let’s not kid ourselves.  That’s not English, that’s programming syntax. […] [...]

published on Feb 21 , 2013 0 comments

My wife is making lip balm

My wife is making lip from scratch using coconut oil and beeswax.  She flavors them with doTERRA essential oils and she’s selling her lip balm in slider tins on Etsy. So naturally, I told her I’d pitch in and set up with her own e-commerce shop.   I set up a domain for her foxlips.com and hosted it on […] [...]

published on Feb 13 , 2013 0 comments

Thoughts on NUnit and MSTest

I recently had a discussion with some other developers about NUnit and MSTest. My personal preference is based on familiarity — originally from JUnit and TestNG, but also with NUnit. NUnit was around long before MSTest, and MSTest was not available with Visual Studio Express. I personally, haven’t used MSTest so I scoured the internet […] [...]

published on Feb 05 , 2013 0 comments

Learning Objective-C on Windows with GNUstep and Eclipse

Writing iOS or Cocoa apps does require a Mac with XCode, but you can learn Objective-C (and work on libraries and command-line apps) on Microsoft Windows. GCC includes an Objective-C compiler. You can install GCC on Windows via Cygwin or MinGW. You can also get the GNUStep implementation of the OpenStep libraries which includes the […] [...]

published on Jan 18 , 2013 0 comments

Objective-C object syntax and semantics

Objective-C syntax looks like line noise mixed with Klingon. But it’s concepts are not that far from standard programming practices, though some of the names of the concepts are unfamiliar because they were chosen before modern practices (like OOP) became common (and thus well understood with a shared syntax.) Some of it’s mechanisms are odd […] [...]

published on Jan 16 , 2013 0 comments

Taking a step back to learn Objective C

Objective C is the language used by Apple to create IOS apps, so if you want to create native apps, you will need to learn it. You can go a long way in IOS development (and not just using Interface Builder) without having to learn much of Objective C. You can parse through the line […] [...]

published on Jan 16 , 2013 0 comments

IOS development late start

Apple stock is falling on the news that iPhone 5 sales are expected to be down 40% below projections. Without Steve Jobs at the helm, it was only a matter of time before this sort of thing happened. It seems like a great time for me to finally get started learning IOS development. One part […] [...]

published on Jan 16 , 2013 0 comments

2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 58,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that […] [...]

published on Jan 02 , 2013 0 comments

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Hi, I'm Aaron Evans.

I'm a software tester, developer, and entrepreneur with 10+ years experience. My specialty is test automation but I've done everything from Linux system administration to mobile app development.

I'm a fan of open source tools, agile process, and distributed teams.

In 2005 I quit my job and moved to Fiji, then sailed to Australia. But I came back to the USA for the girl I left behind.

We got married, moved to Ecuador and currently have 2 kids (with another on the way.)

I'm available for freelance consulting, contract, or full time work. I currently live in Cuenca, Ecuador.

One Shore is my software QA services company. I specialize in test automation with open source tools.

I can build your QA Site on-site or hosted in the cloud with tools for:

• Defect Tracking
• Version Control
• Continuous Integration
• Build & Test Automation
• Document Management / Wiki
• Custom Test Tools

If you are interested in hiring me for a project
call me at 425-242-4304 or email

Resumelink is an online resume posting service. Upload your resume in any format (DOC, PDF, HTML, RTF, TXT) and it will convert to any format. You can then share your resumelink with a personalized URL.

My resumelink is http://resumelink.org/aaronevans

I'm working on member profiles and an online resume building wizard.

Budgeteer is a mobile app being developed for iPhone and Android. It is a personal finance app for tracking expenses and calculating budgets.

Apple Blossom is homeschool & preschool curriculum software including lesson planner. It will have a web and tablet user interface.

Flex Taskboard is an agile project management tool developed using Adobe Flex.