September 2019 RoundUp of All Things MoT

Ministry of Testing September Round Up of all Software Testing News

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TestBash season is in full swing with 6 TestBash software testing conferences taking place over a 3 month period.  So you can imagine all the mayhem, fun, learning and bonding going on.
 

The Club

A few selected discussions from The Club that we thought you might find interesting.

 

The Club Ninja

Each month we select one of our Club users to be our Ninja of the Month.  Our Club Ninja this month is Kate Paulk.
 


MoT News 

Better Than Eurovision: TestBash is Back in the Netherlands!
2019 smashed all of our expectations in Utrecht and we’re sure 2020 will be no different. We’ve taken all of the attendee feedback on board and we’ve got 2 new and better venues this time, plus some extra surprises.

 

The Dojo

Here are all the new things on the Dojo from September including all the talks from TestBash Germany 2019, some great articles, and a new Masterclass webinar recording:

All the talks from TestBash Germany 2019

99 Second Talks - TestBash Germany 2019

Speaker AMA - The 99 Second Edition

(Mis)Using Personas with the Seven Dwarfs - Cassandra H. Leung

When to Say No to Automation - Jack Taylor

A Tester’s Survival Guide for Agile Transition - Parveen Khan

Performance Testing of Web Applications: So Much More than Running a Script - Igor Samokysh

Dude, Why You Don't Test UX? - Greta Ruškienė

Rebooting Your Career and Your Life - Ciprian Balea

Let's Make Our Customers Happy! - Rohit Singhal

Qualitative Risk-Based Test Reporting - Nancy Kelln

An unmissable Masterclass with AJ Larson: Onboarding testers - Growing your new hire - Onboarding is a painful process in just about any industry.  In this Masterclass we explored the potential of training materials, pair testing, strengthening the team culture, and how to help our testing disciples know the product almost as well as we do. 

Some great new articles in the Testing Planet 2019:

A Software Tester’s Guide To Influence by Kwesi Peterson -  Learning these skills will not just benefit you in a work context, but will enrich your communities, your relationships, and even your personal health. 

An Introduction To The Automation Test Wheel by Kristin Jackvoy - We've all heard of the Automation Pyramid, Kristin has thought about how to incorporate all test types into a traditional testing workflow, coming up with an Automation Test Wheel.


October Online Events

Testing Ask Me Anything - Mobile Testing - Daniel Knott
In this live Ask Me Anything, you can ask Daniel every question about mobile testing and why mobile testing can be different and more challenging compared to non-mobile testing.  Register now, ask your question in the Ask A Question section and upvote any questions you'd like to see answered.  

 


Future Events

Just a quick sneak peek at what events are coming up in the next few months

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