Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
10 Feb 2026
Create Moment
A woman and a man on a video call.
In this moment:
Simon Tomes
Maithilee Chunduri
Maithilee connects gardening with testing and quality and it's great!
How about you, what analogies or non-testing examples do you use to describe testing and quality?
How about you, what analogies or non-testing examples do you use to describe testing and quality?
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
he/him
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.
Judy Mosley
Love this parallel between gardening and testing. Both fields (pun intended) offer feedback loops, how we can improve, what we're missing, and the joy when something works. Excellent connection, Maithilee!
Sign in
to comment
Jira Issue Connect brings live, real-time Jira data directly into TestRail, eliminating tab-switching and stale fields.
Explore MoT
Learn with me about what Accessibility is, why it's important to test for and how to get your team started with an Accessibility testing mindset
Debrief the week in Quality via a community radio show hosted by Simon Tomes and members of the community
