Advocacy beyond developers
How do we convince product and project people about the importance of testing?
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Simon Tomes
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified.
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I've been testing for over 10 years and API testing is my favourite.
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Rosie Sherry
On the point of sharing and goals. This made me think of "your future self will thank you for putting something out there".
I often say that to myself for the photos I take, and then look back on many years later. The same can be applied to all content. It's a point of reflection, individually and as a community.
Gary Hawkes
The advocation to those outside QA is tough. Its not a thing that gets solved, but it is possible to improve it but speaking their language. If I can help with advocating outside QA I will 🙏
Gary Hawkes
Hearing what you said about influencing developers, I think you're on the right path. Its no different to influencing outside engineering.
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