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"It was so much better than I ever imagined." Come for the certifications, stay for the TestBash, go Unlimited and find your people! Thank you, Lynda Hughes!

I had a wonderful chat with Gary Hawkes about his journey over the years with testing and now quality engineering and I absolutely love how it felt like his story was that all roads have led to qua...

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Here is Lewis Prescott, recording a lesson for his upcoming course, "Modern integration testing: Tools, techniques, and strategies for continuous quality." In this lesson, Lewis walks you throug...

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You can now earn a Community Star when you start a Club post. Coming soon you will also earn a star when you contribute to a Club post too. I'm also taking this opportunity to thank Simon, J...

I've lost count of how many times I hear a random person say, "Why doesn't this thing just work!" It's tiring. Yet I also have an internal wry smile thinking that we testers will continue to improv...

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This is me practicing simple ways of trying to explain what it is we do as software testers, quality assurance and quality engineering professionals. How would you word it on a card board sign?

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two people suggest you fix flaky tests by disabling them or doing a retry. someone else suggests you automate at right layer, use appropriate waits and better selectors

Not really a story. But when I saw the picture it immediately made me think of how sometimes different software components are hacked together to create an integrated system

Testers do everything, but somehow, all anyone notices is the part where we hit "run" on a test case. Classic paradox. Reality: A chaotic blend of tasks—meetings that could've been emails, decip...

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The persistence of the wonderful Jane D'Cruze shone during a This Week in Testing. I'm so glad she stuck with overcoming the audio difficulties so she could share her well of wisdom.

Hey everyone, We've got some exciting news for those of you who have faced unemployment this year and are looking to connect, learn, and grow in the testing and quality engineering world. We're ...

We've pulled together a TestBash MoTebook (with Google Docs) to help you understand what you can expect to learn from each session at TestBash, but it's more than that! It's a tool to take notes...

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