When I get close to finishing something I start to slide into a “I am so done” mood that makes it difficult to work on remaining work. This includes adopting a tester mindset.

Here are some ways to help:

  • Grit your teeth and go forward… there is something to being an adult and being a professional in this problem
  • Do some test planning up front
  • Use exploratory test activity on easy themes to force experience and reaction
  • Give yourself a little bit of time
  • Find a break before you are done with the coding task and do some testing then
  • Put delivery of a testing report on your list of tasks
  • Riff off your existing automation, “How can I make this do more?”
  • Use lists of test ideas and categories
  • Ask someone… or something… for ideas to test your work
  • Swap testing with a colleague
  • Pair testing