Software testing news – Issue 484: Testing, everywhere

Where can our testing experience come from? Find out what's been happening in the community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's software testing news.

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What's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community? Let's go! 🚗

I hope you have a great week. 

— Simon Tomes, Community Lead at Ministry of Testing

 

Community

A new special episode of The Testing Planet has been announced! Episode Five: TestBash Special. This episode is not only for those who attend TestBash but for everyone. We'll share all the highlights of this fantastic conference. 

🎙️ This Week in Testing is now available as podcast. Thanks, Pam Baffour, for your community commentary on a previous episode: TWiT, The Pesticide Paradox and Crowdstrike.

Ben Dowen practices his seaside existence.

"This is the last instalment in a series of blogs about my recent move from the United States to the Netherlands." – Karen Todd.

🛜 We upgraded our Radar: where we bring the news from the community to you.

Lisi Hocke shares an update about her "contribute in new ways" challenge.

 

Career Growth

New roles

Tag the MoT LinkedIn page with #OpenToWork. We'll repost your post to our network of 100k followers. Visit these profiles and see if they could help you or someone you know: 

  • "I am an experienced, community-focused tester and coach, operating at the Principal or Staff level, able to raise the profile of testing in the organisation and coach development teams to deliver software with known quality at a sustainable pace." Ash Winter is open to work.
  • Jenna Charlton is open to work – a wonderful part of the MoT Community. Host and contributor, they are worth connecting with if you aren't connected with them already.
  • Judy tags in Christopher who is looking for work on a LinkedIn post.
  • Subhan is actively seeking new opportunities in software testing, business analysis, or IT service delivery.
  • Igor is on the look out for quality assurance opportunities.
  • George is open to work for test lead, quality coach, change coach, senior tester or all round test specialist role.
  • Ujjal is open to lead, senior, manager or test automation work.

Now hiring

 

Essentials

🎓 We’re excited to announce that the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate is now available for purchase! This course is perfect for anyone looking to jump into their software testing career with confidence. Designed and built by experienced testers in our community, it covers everything from the basics of testing, like understanding how to test an input field, to advanced techniques, such as performing risk analysis to uncover potential issues early on.

Starting in mid-October 2024, modules will be released gradually, and early access purchasers can get a head start and access to all at a discounted rate. It’s a great opportunity to begin your journey and learn at your own pace. Grab your place today!

"Stop fighting, start uniting, and work together towards your shared goal." There Is No “Manual vs Automated Testing Conflict by Cassandra H. Leung.

I enjoyed Manish Saini's openness in 5 Mistakes I Made as a Tester That You Don’t Have To.

"When Martin asked what makes a great tester, I emphasised the importance of creativity—thinking outside the box to devise new and novel scenarios. This mindset is essential, especially in safety-critical and innovative fields like space exploration and orbital technology 🌌." – Beth Clarke. Source.

Ioan Solderea explores a Wikipedia for developers.

 

AI

James Wadley suggests this is an interesting read, via the MoT Slack: Why Developers Are Ditching GitHub Copilot.

"With genAI helping in every field, do we also have some libraries that can help in Generating Test Scenarios?" asks Amit Agarwal.

 

Automation

Tuning the tools you create: testing code highlighting in IDEs by Tamás Balog. Explore key techniques for testing code highlighting in IDEs to ensure your tools work across different platforms. 🧰

What’s New in WebdriverIO v9: Key Features & Updates for 2024 by Hardik Chotaliya.

Milosh Sjeklokja earned a MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. Bug congrats! 🏆

End-to-End Testing in Microservices: Where's the Real Issue? by Rafael Dos Santos Miguel Filho.

 

Test cases

What steps do you take to reorganise a messy test case library? has become a hot topic again.

The Community's Guide to Test Cases.

 

Mobile testing

Understanding WebSockets: In-Depth Architecture, iOS Implementation, and Performance Implications by Jatin Mishra.

Affordable vs. Expensive Mobile App Development: What’s the Difference?

 

Usability testing

10 Foundational Insights for UX by Jakob Nielsen.

 

Accessibility testing

Should We Think About Accessibility Differently? Privacy and Security Comparisons.

 

Games testing

How do you get started with games testing?

 

Security testing

Collection: The Community's Guide to Security Testing.

 

Test strategy

"You can achieve an efficient testing process by ... choosing the appropriate tests, balancing your strategy, using visual regression testing, ensuring accessibility, creating maintainable code, and automating tests." – Juliet Ofoegbu. 6 Best Practices for Rock-Solid Frontend Component Testing.

 

Release strategy

Are you brave enough to release on a Friday? Mirza Sisic looks into the data and insights from our community.

 

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🗓️ Events

New events are always added, so keep checking the events page for up-to-date info.

 

🗞️ Industry News

 

✏️ Continuous Call for Contributions

"We believe people have so much to give and our role at MoT is to find the best place for them to fit."

A look inside MoT's Continuous Call for Contributions process with Rosie Sherry. 

What could you share with the testing community? Submit an idea today.

 

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Simon Tomes
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Hello, I'm Simon. I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching since 2003. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community.
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