Testing is a serious business. Rightly so, risks are everywhere and our profession is there to educate, explore, expose and eradicate risks before they reveal themselves to customers and end users – yep, I know, not all risks ;-). Yet I think we can at times take ourselves too seriously. This is where the MoTaverse can help: Serious when it matters and fun when it also matters.
When you need the community to help, because you don't have a community of testers at work you can vibe off, it's ok. We've got the MoTaverse.
What is testing? And how do we start, learn and grow?
When you're not sure about how to test, remember that the MoTaverse is here and forever expanding!
The crowd go wild "Jane, Jane, Jane!" — Ben Dowen
Great to have Jane quoted throughout this episode! — Simon Tomes
A rising Community Star :) — Ben Dowen
Community commentary from The Testing Planet Episode 9, on systems thinking
How it feels to find your first bug when you've just joined a company. There is nothing like being a pair of fresh eyes to see what everyone else is missing.
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You might freak out if you land in a team and on asking to see some requirements you are told there are no requirements. "Please just go break some things! Isn't that what you testers do?" This is a great opportunity to develop your question-asking skills. Ask people questions to reveal helpful information to support your testing efforts. Turn their answers into open questions to answer during an exploration session. Report back with your findings. You'll soon start mapping out requirements based on your observations and feedback with your team.
