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What's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering MoTaverse? Allons-y!
— Simon Tomes, Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
Community
Watching testers test is a joyful experience. Last week Ben Dowen, Jane D'Cruze and the MoTaverse did just that during a Software Testing Live on accessibility. Plus, Ben, Marie Cruz and Lena Nyström have done the same during Module 10 of the Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC). All are available soon and exclusive to Ministry of Testing! 👀
Have loved being part of some of these. If you haven't already seen them they are definitely worth a watch.
What does the community think about automation, AI, continuous quality, quality engineering, systems thinking and more? Unique teams of reporters dive deep into community poll results and commentary. Discover important industry trends. New collection: The Testing Planet News.
Rosie and Keith enjoying a quiet moment right before Keith went on stage and got the whole audience to drop an F-bomb :).
There's a first time for everything. What a brilliant bunch of people stepping up to the TestBash stage for the first time. 🥇
New meetups galore: Munich, Ghana and Coventry. And bug congrats, Mariem Safi, sharing her co-organiser role for MoT Tunis. 🇩🇪 🇬🇭 🇬🇧 🇹🇳
"So I stepped away from software development for a few years, until last year, when I thought “But wait! I really enjoyed testing! What about beginning a QA career?” And here I am! I just completed my software QA diploma course (waiting for the certification now, wish me luck! 🤞) and I can’t wait to find my first QA job!" Say hi to Amandine. It was also great to hear from Amandine during last week's This Week in Testing. 🎧
An update from Alexandra Cella: Where have all the junior quality roles gone? Host Simon Tomes and Demi Van Malcot were joined by Mariem Safi, Amandine Douguedroit, Maneesh Maddala, Emily O'Connor, and MoT founder/CEO Rosie Sherry during last week's This Week in Testing.
Career Growth
Why do you share your journey in tech? asks Judy.
Standing tall: How to shine in a crowded job market with Gary Shannon & Laura Woods.
Pricilla Bilavendran discusses breaking boundaries: women making waves in tech!
Shared on the MoT Slack: An exceptional QA Leader, and friend, has unfortunately found herself available for new opportunities due to redundancy! To see her CV/get an intro (no fee attached) drop Gabbi Trotter a message.
Sarah Byng would like to know, what has been the best and worst take-home task you’ve encountered during a job application or hiring process?
Why do companies ask for so much? Is it unrealistic, or is there a method to the madness? – Brijendra Singh.
What level is your current role?
Essentials
There is always more that can be tested than you have time for. A tester’s mission is to best choose where and how to spend their time — Elizabeth Zagroba. Source.
New in the glossary: generalist - specialist - bug bash.
Very insightful!
404: QA Not Found – Who Owns Software Quality and Why “Just Write More Tests” Isn’t the Answer. — Natalia Garnova.
Poor preparation in software testing can lead to...
As testing professionals, we could be more vocal, share our thoughts and move a discussion in the tech community in the proper direction — towards a more holistic approach (without dividing testing into “manual” or “automated”). – Julia Kocbek.
Quality Engineering
What Goes Into Delivering Quality Software? Beyond AI and Automation: The Real Foundations of Software Quality by Alessandra Moreira.
ICYMI: The Community's Guide to Quality Engineering.
Systems Thinking
Did you miss the last episode of The Testing Planet or want to re-watch some of the sessions? Diana Dromey has gathered them all in this collection 😉.
Quality Coaching
When I took part in Episode 1 of The Testing Planet, I had a very vague idea what it would be like. Nine episodes later, it evolved into a full fledged monthly free mini conference with superb content, high engagement and impact. Next Thursday is the last episode this year - Exploring Quality Coaching. Come along. Afterwards, we should hold the most cheerful farewell party. It deserves a big celebration with everyone involved. – Nataliia Burmei.
When Quality Coaching Meets Artificial Intelligence by Emna Ayadi.
What's your definition of Quality Coaching? Join The Testing Planet event this week and create your own. 🪐
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Leadership
Encourage your manager to attend Leading with Quality — an in-person one-day event to advance the quality engineering craft.
From tester to decision-maker: Carving your path in quality leadership by Alessandra Moreira. Discover how to transition into quality leadership by building influence, advocating for better testing processes, and driving strategic organisational change.
Great to see Ministry of Testing leading the way once more on what the industry needs. Research led and designed by the community for the community. That’s real leadership. 👏🏻🙌🏻
Pair testing
🍐 The Community's Guide to Pair Testing. A deep collection of all things pair testing, including insights with AI. Exclusive to the MoTaverse!
Tooling
🛠️ Tool of the week: PreEmptive
Iziren John Chima would like to know your thoughts about Insomnia.
A Beginner's Guide to Playwright Testing with JavaScript: 4- A Deep Dive into Playwright Assertions by Yogita Lad.
Automation
Jon Hardman earned MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. Bug congrats! 🏆
Efficient test automation for the automotive industry by TestBench.
Accessibility
The 6 Simplest Web Accessibility Tests Anyone Can Do by Karl Groves.
Polite is Often Better Than Being Alerted.
Bugs
When a bug makes you rich, and a judge rules in your favour, shares Kat Obring in the MoT Slack.
Dennis Martinez recommends: Fix Your Bugs Before Doing Anything Else.
Performance
Anji Boddupally explores UI performance metrics with Google Lighthouse & Selenium 4 CDP.
How to Optimize Performance Testing With a Shift-Left Approach by Parasoft.
AI
📊 73% of us haven’t used GenAI pair testing as a testing strategy, yet. 15 ideas for implementing GenAI pair testing.
AI usage for testers: Quadrants model by Rahul Parwal.
Just for fun
What’s your definition of releasing on a Friday? 😅
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🗓️ Events
New events are always added, so keep checking the events page for up-to-date info.
- SeleniumConf & AppiumConf Valencia 2025 Wed 26 Mar 🇪🇸
- Porto Meetup Wed 26 Mar 🇵🇹
- Auckland Meetup Thu 27 Mar 🇳🇿
- Episode Ten: Exploring Quality Coaching Thu 27 Mar 🪐
- Berlin Meetup Thu 27 Mar 🇩🇪
- Cincinnati Meetup Thu 27 Mar 🇺🇸
- This Week in Testing Fri 28 Mar 🎙️
- Ghana Meetup Sat 29 Mar 🇬🇭
- London Meetup Thu 3 Apr 🇬🇧
- Gloucestershire Meetup Thu 3 Apr 🇬🇧
- Munich Meetup Wed 9 Apr 🇩🇪
- Munich Meetup Tue 15 Apr 🇩🇪
- Software Testing Live Wed 23 Apr 🔎
- Coventry Meetup Thu 8 May 🇬🇧
- Newcastle Meetup Tue 20 May 🇬🇧
- Software Testing Live Wed 18 Jun 🔎
- Software Testing Live Wed 16 Jul 🔎
- Leading with Quality Tue 30 Sep 🇬🇧
- TestBash Brighton 2025 Wed 1–Thu 2 Oct 🚀
💡 Continuous Call for Contributions
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