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How would you explain what you do on a cardboard sign? image
How would you explain what you do on a cardboard sign?
You've got about 10 words, explain something about what it is we do.
A man on a busy street holding up a sign saying "You can find problems in software for a living"
You can find problems in software for a living

This is me practicing simple ways of trying to explain what it is we do as software testers, quality assurance and quality engineering professionals.

How would you word it on a card board sign?

Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
The AI in testing worry list image
The AI in testing worry list
99 risks with the advancement of software testing an AI
A woman is lining up several rows of chairs. There is concentration and satisfaction on her face.
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when Diana has lined up all the chairs
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
It's 2022 and we're in Manchester for a software testing conference called TestBash. Diana Dromey, Ministry of Testing's wonderful Events...
Looking down on crowds of people gathered around displays from companies in the testing community. There appears to be lots going on. There is a small bug character and duck character immersed in the scene.
Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 1
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!)
How do you evaluate and promote your QA team member based on their level? image
How do you evaluate and promote your QA team member based on their level?
I am new in my position as QA Manager and I am currently building the skills and competencies for the QAEngineers based on their level.
A testing job market: MoT Weekly – Issue 490 image
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A testing job market: MoT Weekly – Issue 490
What's going on with the testing job market right now? Join events and discover many ways to contribute and learn with the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
Newsletter Issue
A speaker facing an engaged audience of about 70 people.
2024 Auckland MoT Meet Up
Joyce
Joyce
We had a speaker share their Automation Journey through Playwright.
A speaker facing an engaged and seated audience of 30 - 40 people in a room.
2024 Auckland MoT Meet Up
Joyce
Joyce
We've revived in-person events for the Testing community this year. Our first event was about Accessibility Testing.
What's happening at The Testing Planet episode 6: The Apprentice image
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What's happening at The Testing Planet episode 6: The Apprentice
How to learn about testing, interviews, onboarding, and the latest trends in testing careers.
News
Half of testers are not inviting themselves to meetings! image
Half of testers are not inviting themselves to meetings!
Do you invite yourself to meetings?
Software testing salaries are trending downwards image
Software testing salaries are trending downwards
Software testers share their recent experience of salaries
Donald Duck has left the building!
Mid Range Test Duck
Russell Thomas
Russell Thomas
Donald Duck has left the building!
When you tell testers to ignore your post, so you go viral
When you tell testers to ignore your post, so you go viral

That one time when Simon kindly asked the software testing community to ignore a post, because it was a test. And naturally we all piled in with likes, commends and re-shares, because was just can't resist ignoring a rule.

Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
Practicing systems thinking to improve your software testing image
Practicing systems thinking to improve your software testing
Discover how everyday systems thinking can be harnessed to improve your testing approach
Here we have a super strong solo pic. We are immediately greeted with a big smile and 2 thumbs up. This TestBash attendee wears a black and white patterned dress and wears their hair up with some lovely dangly earrings. They do have a name tag on but we can't quite make it out. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.
TestBash 2024 Photo Booth
Bug
Bug
Is this you? Please email alexandra@ministryoftesting.com or send me a message on the MoT Slack to grab the rest of your photobooth pics ...
Now this picture has more of a messy feel but compositionally it pops! In the foreground a hand shows the spaceduck shiny sticker to the camera whilst 2 TestBash attendees laugh uncontrollably. The light isn't great and it's obviously a bit of a mistake but it really encapsulates the joy and lightness of the MoT community. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.
TestBash 2024 Photo Booth
Bug
Bug
Is this you? Please email alexandra@ministryoftesting.com or send me a message on the MoT Slack to grab the rest of your photobooth pics ...
This clip surely holds the record for the top amount of people you can fit in this PhotoBooth! 14 people pile in for a festive and fun set of pics that have been collated into this rotating gif/clip. As you can imagine when 14 people cram into a small space with multiple options for poses chaos ensues! There is a number of recognisable characters in this pic from Diana Dromey ( organiser extraordinaire), Gwen Diagram (Host with the most), and a fantastic number of both speakers and attendees. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.
TestBash 2024 Photo Booth
Bug
Bug
The exploring boundaries edition.
Top picture: picture of the sun with a very tiny black dot indicating it's the planet Mercury. Bottom picture: picture of a finger (in a similar scale as the top picture) with a very tiny black dot indicating it's the Close Ad Button area.
Close Ad Button

When we get ads on our phones we always struggle to close the ads as the 'X' button is always very small and in most cases is very hard to hit it, making us click on the ad instead as the 'X' button area is very small.
Very frustrating 😅

Diana Dromey
Diana Dromey
This picture shows a TestBash attendee enjoying themselves in the photobooth. They have a name tag on that says 'Sebi'. Sebi has dark curly hair and is wearing a leather jacket with a fun moustache on a stick held up to their face while they throw up a peace sign to the camera. Background: The green screen backdrop depicts a simple illustrated outer space scene. The main colour is purple, with cute stars and planets in shades of pink, blue, and white. About a third of the way down the screen, a logo appears. It reads "Ministry of Testing" in bold white text with a blue shooting star behind it. Next to the text, in the same bold white style, is a line drawing of the planet Saturn.
TestBash 2024 Photo Booth
Bug
Bug
Is this you? Please email alexandra@ministryoftesting.com or send me a message on the MoT Slack to grab the rest of your photobooth pics ...
White writing on a dark grey background. Text. Google 2012: Here’s how to test a website. Google 2018: Subscribe to this blog describing how to test websites. Google 2024: In the fast-paced world of software development, testing a website involves uncovering helpful information about risks, while you might want to consider taking this math test and all covid testing is available to most people. Would you like me to expand on this?
Google search 2012 to 2024

Searching for information on how to test a website used to be much easier. Thank goodness for MoT. 😉

Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
This image is a meme featuring a character from the TV show The Office, specifically Jim Halpert, who is shown giving a presentation in two frames. In the top frame, he points to a whiteboard that says, "When a type of bug is seen more than once." In the bottom frame, he reveals the full whiteboard message: "Call it a syndrome," with Jim looking at the camera with a satisfied expression. This meme humorously suggests that recurring issues, like software bugs, should be classified as "syndromes" after they've been observed more than once, poking fun at how some problems are frequently reoccurring.
What do you call a type of software bug that has been seen more than once?

A certain type of bug kept appearing in various places on our website. It was related to text size appearing too big. Rather than trying to explain it each time I saw it, I called it 'Big Text Syndrome'.

Maybe giving a re-occuring software bug a name can help us better communicate the issue to people within the team.

Rosie Sherry
Rosie Sherry
New tester challenges: MoT Weekly – Issue 489 image
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New tester challenges: MoT Weekly – Issue 489
What are common challenges for someone new to testing and a new tester on a team? Read a roundup of news and ideas from the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.
Newsletter Issue
Is quality engineering just software engineering? image
Is quality engineering just software engineering?
A look at what the people are saying about quality engineering
'Open to Work' September 2024 image
'Open to Work' September 2024
We're polling the community to support the software testing, QA and quality engineering jobs market.
A pyramid-shaped diagram titled "Testers Hierarchy of Needs". The base layer contains an exclamation point, a question mark, and a document icon, representing risks, questions, and requirements. The middle layer shows an exclamation point and a question mark, symbolizing risks and questions. The top layer displays an exclamation point, representing risks. The image is attributed to ministryoftesting.com.
Testers Hierarchy of Needs

We must acknowledge the hierarchy of our needs. 😉

Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
Data glitch brings hurricane warnings to BBC weather website image
Data glitch brings hurricane warnings to BBC weather website
The UK is waking up to shocking 13,508 mph wind warnings and overnight 404C temperatures
When was the last time your team tested cookies? image
When was the last time your team tested cookies?
It's time to revisit your testing strategies.
Two people smile for a selfie in a theatre with red seats and decorative walls. One person gives a thumbs up, wearing glasses and a hoodie. The other person wears a cap and has a beard.
TestBash Selfies
James Wadley
James Wadley
Awesome getting to see and speak to Simon in person!
A bearded man in a cap and a woman with glasses and long red hair take a selfie indoors. The woman wears a pink jacket and a name tag while flashing a peace sign. People are visible in the background through an open doorway.
TestBash Selfies
James Wadley
James Wadley
Had the privilege of meeting 'Karen Tests Stuff'!!
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