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"You say say it's clear! Have you viewed it through a straw? Have you viewed it zoomed in by 400%?"

Follow a personal journey of failure, growth, and rediscovery shaped by persistence and a supportive testing community

We've been doubling down on the idea of MoTaverse, we are a platform. We are a place to gather. Whilst, this has been the case for many years, it's not since the past 12 months that we've put ou...

"Here is a "quality comment". It's starting to look like there are a lot of different roads to travel, but all are ending up in Brighton in October."

I appreciate your ongoing positive community commentary for the MoTaverse, thank you!

"That is some dedication to really find the full bug rug "

As teased yesterday, I made a rug of Bug!

Nice one for starting the following The Club discussion during This Week in Testing: The benefits of being in a the MOTerverse 

The benefits of being in a the MOTerverse

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After drinks at the local battle cruiser after another successful meetup

I messaged Ady on LinkedIn to confirm when the Leeds meetups were. He not only responded he remembered that I had recently started a new role with a new to me organisation. He offered guidance and options for getting my organisation in greater contact with Ministry of Testing. He is a great advocate for Ministry of Testing as a whole and to the Leeds meetups in particular

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Gorilla Testing

Definitions of Gorilla Testing

I recently had a good chat with Callum Akehurst-Ryan about representation. He's a queer man in tech and continues to do wonderful things to amplify the importance of inclusivity and representation ...

Explore how quality engineering extends beyond traditional testing

10 ideas on putting care at the heart of quality engineering practices

Judy Mosely mentioned on TWiT how she loves the community stars. Others chimed in giving our Community Stars (algorithm) much love. I think it was Mariem who said that she gets a notification...

Thanks for the community stars love 🤩

Judy Mosely mentioned on TWiT how she loves the community stars. Others chimed in giving our Community Stars (algorithm) much love. I think it was Mariem who said that she gets a notification...

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Does the happy path make us happy? Ep. 84

Thank you all for contribution today, it's been another interesting week in testing.

Unpack quality coaching, job titles, happy paths, and pull request templates in an episode full of candid chat and personal stories

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Harvest your testing skills at TestBash Autumn, a Ministry of Testing software testing conference happening on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2023

Let's explore some of the API testing tools we can use to enhance our testing

Learn how to manage authentication and authorisation to create more advanced API requests

Help us analyse the tasks Junior Testers carry out as part of their role

Grow your testing skills at TestBash Spring, a Ministry of Testing software testing conference happening on the 23rd of March 2023.

Testers of the world unite!

Discover your inner leader

Join our single track event of brainteasing challenges, quizzes and the opportunity to run your own HolidayBash session. So choose a comfy spot, plan some snacks, and pop in for some entertainment

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