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AI Agents for your entire test management cycle - to plan sprints, write tests, run them and report bugs. Try for free.

Drop a quality comment to win your place at Leading with Quality

On September 30th, in Brighton, we're hosting an educational experience for leaders in quality. We'd love to share our excitement of a new MoTaverse feature: the ability to add comments to Memories.

And to celebrate we're giving away a ticket to Leading with Quality in Brighton to help you build your knowledge and network with other quality leaders. Be in it, to win it. Just leave a quality comment.

Plus, watch the latest collection of Leading with Quality conversations.

STEC, for the community by the community

Module 16 is now live in the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC). Explore technical testing, what it means to be a technical tester and how tools can support thinking.

Understand system layers, pick the right tools, and apply critical judgment to help work more effectively across all kinds of software.

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Susanne Abdelrahman would like to know: What’s the best QA interview process you’ve gone through? Not just questions, but the entire loop. What made it great? Where and when was it?

An ai generated image show animated characters as a tech product team. Represented is agile, digital, design, product, AI and now Quality!

Quality Leadership Roles — what's the real story? We’ve been asking about org charts, or who leaders report to and who reports to them to better understand where quality sits (or leads).

Questions to ask someone you've just met for the first time at TestBash. Introduce yourself before you turn up.

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Finding bugs faster: A smarter way to debug integration failures by Arun Vishwanathan. Detect where integration failures start using a simple, fast and innovative 5-point parallel search method.

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On-Demand: GUI Testing for Android Automotive

Catch up on our expert session tailored for QA professionals working with embedded and in-vehicle systems. Learn how Squish tackles Android Automotive testing challenge from UI complexity to CI integration with a practical live demo. Watch the recording.

20 things about TestBash

“I took this photo of SpaceSeagull and it seemed like a great writing prompt to say 20 things about TestBash.” A heartfelt reflection by Rosie Sherry on the importance of TestBash as a turning point for people’s lives. 😍

The image features the text "COMPONENT TESTING" prominently on the left side, set against a dark, starry background. On the right, there's an isometric illustration depicting various elements connected by lines, suggesting a network or system. These elements include: A stack of servers or data storage units, primarily in orange and blue/purple hues. A laptop displaying a cloud icon and what appears to be a user interface with colored bars. A cloud-like shape with gears inside, indicating a system or process, perhaps related to cloud computing or operations. Several stylized insect-like figures are also present: One is standing near the server stack. Another is holding a magnifying glass and seemingly interacting with the cloud-like shape. The overall impression is a visual representation of component testing within a computing or networked environment, possibly highlighting the process of identifying and fixing issues (bugs).

Component testing involves examining the individual, smallest testable units or modules of an application. Each component, isolated from the rest of the system, is tested to ensure it performs its intended functionality correctly and reliably. Discover more items in the software testing glossary.

Quality is Care

Test Craftsmanship >>>

We've captured all the requirements and bugs

Finding your first bug in the first week on the job

What is this thing we call The Observatory?

The Art of Framing

Some ways we can lead for quality

You don’t need a new title to lead on quality

Excellent insights and advice for anyone impacted by layoffs

Continuous Testing in DevOps: A Comprehensive Guide from Strategy to Execution

Using AI Assistance in Chrome DevTools to Find Selectors – A Handy Assistant, Not a Replacement

More from The Observatory — a place for interesting bookmarks. 🛰️

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How to test a stage 99 times over - Ep 99. Celebrate 99 episodes of community connection, hear co-hosts reflect on what they've learned, and get inspired to take the stage yourself. Thanks for the appreciation, Maithilee and Preeti. ⭐️

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Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left. Ben Dowen leads a live exploratory testing session with Callum Akehurst-Ryan. They explore user stories and system diagrams to uncover risks. Get your note pad ready to take note of Callum’s excellent questioning style.

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Eamon Droko’s bug rug! A true artist at work.

Great morning yesterday talking all things TESTBASH - Letttssss goooooooooooo

Thank a star with a star

MoT Professional Members can now award community stars to fellow community members. Turns out giving stars makes you feel good! Send a message of support and gratitude.

“I just tried out the feature to award community stars - it IS a nice feeling!” – Lisa Crispin.

+ Award a Community Star

Revisit TestBash 2024 with this ultimate collection. Talks and sessions held in the Concert Hall of the Brighton Dome. 99 second talks, AI, leadership, photo memories and more!

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MoT Professional Membership: For the advancement of software testing and quality engineering. A deep dive into how we've been expanding our MoT Professional Membership and how you can get involved too.

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