At TestBash Brighton we tried out a new game. We called it TestMatch. Sounds cheesy, but it turned out so good!
One of the biggest challenges people face at conferences is getting to know one another. We put a lot of effort into this at our TestBash conferences. From meetups, to lean coffees, to unexpos and all the way to a general positive atmosphere. The TestMatch idea came about by wondering how, as people, can we focus in on what we have in common. Rather than looking at our differences, how can we find out how we are similar.
I've seen how many friendships and networks have grown over the years at TestBash. And sure, we most likely all have a common interest in software testing, but we are human first and other interests keep us together too. TestMatch was an attempt at finding out what we could find in common. There were no limits to finding a match, anything connecting two or more people was a valid entry.
Most TestBash attendees submitted their entries via Twitter. To be honest, there were so many entries, but most of them brought smiles to our faces.
Both cheating on #tbtestmatch #TestBash #Brighton @Marcel_Gehlen pic.twitter.com/plmPo9ou2Q
— Vera Gehlen-Baum (@VeraGeBa) March 16, 2018
Both Aussies #tbtestmatch #TestBash pic.twitter.com/lsRA71fiww
— Nick Pass (@SlatS) March 15, 2018
We found a #tbtestmatch! Both me and the awesome @Gem_Hill loves listening to Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann (@HelenAndOlly)s podcast 'Answer me this' - and we both did it in reverse chronological order! pic.twitter.com/Q8UPvAV3No
— Johan Sandell (@sandell_johan) March 17, 2018
Women in Testing with fit bits #testbash #tbtestmatch @nicolasedgwick @gwendiagram @ducksnsquirrels pic.twitter.com/xmMdjglcBR
— Rosie Sherry (@rosiesherry) March 17, 2018
@rhismith and I both born in Winchester hospital #tbtestmatch #testbash @ministryoftest pic.twitter.com/ftQqmeIYd1
— Dan Billing (@TheTestDoctor) March 16, 2018
Found my #tbtestmatch with @TheTestDoctor at #testbash - we’re both Scouts! pic.twitter.com/3ziWITj44N
— Matt (@MattSaunby) March 16, 2018
Chris and I have never met but we live a few hundred metres from each other. And we both like vinyl (records, not clothing) #tbtestmatch pic.twitter.com/fZn28KmtLl
— Simon Rigler (@The_Rigler) March 16, 2018
@TDelalic and @AntzScaravilli hate sitting on warm (and previously sat on) chairs! #throwback #tbtestmatch pic.twitter.com/hgtef0yDeI
— Antonella Scaravilli (@AntzScaravilli) March 17, 2018
@Gem_Hill and I apparently have to post our latest #tbtestmatch (neither of us have watched any of the back to the future films) so that @mcgovernaine can disown us together at #TestBash (please reconsider)! pic.twitter.com/cRptnmlbqu
— The Artful Tester🌱 (@constancehermit) March 16, 2018
#tbtestmatch #testgrumps #testbash @ministryoftest @TestPappy @deefex pic.twitter.com/Xay2wDMR4n
— Martin (马丁) Hynie (@vds4) March 16, 2018
#tbtestmatch with @ioanasaysgo both drawing on slides! 😁✨🌈🌟 pic.twitter.com/QpyVYHAMIx
— The Artful Tester🌱 (@constancehermit) March 15, 2018
#tbtestmatch - bob and I’ve been to Zambia 🇿🇲 to see elephants 🐘 in the Wild.👻
— tlk2eva (@tlk2eva) March 16, 2018
Met Bob yday in the #testbash workshop 🙌🏼 pic.twitter.com/2ZQxyABoCo
Learning dissertation at University #tbtestmatch @VeraGeBa pic.twitter.com/muETckD8yV
— Simon Tomes (@simon_tomes) March 16, 2018
Glasses! #tbtestmatch @rajitbsingh @VeraGeBa @Marcel_Gehlen pic.twitter.com/dzaJb0SgOS
— Simon Tomes (@simon_tomes) March 16, 2018
I write everything in capital letters too @DannyDainton! #TestBash #TBTestMatch pic.twitter.com/77vpJYEpVC
— TestingMuse (@TheTestingMuse) March 16, 2018
#tbtestmatch me and @FriendlyTester both have the same brand of tissues #TestBash #testbashlurgy pic.twitter.com/AWTT94hqgv
— Rosie Hamilton (@Rosicadia) March 16, 2018
#tbtestmatch #TestBash @TestingTackled and I ex-farmers pic.twitter.com/pAOEznw1ll
— Gavin Youngs (@TesterFlyer) March 15, 2018
Have a browse of the #tbtestmatch hashtag on Twitter yourself!
