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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.

What is estimation and how might you estimate? More coming soon.

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Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a space duck)? And what about Space Seagull?

Is the AI in testing worry list still relevant? Find out what's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community and join events to expand your career. Read this week's MoT Weekly.

Testing is a serious business. Rightly so, risks are everywhere and our profession is there to educate, explore, expose and eradicate risks before they reveal themselves to customers and end users ...

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Can you spot yourself in this photo from an MoT London Meetup – Thursday 20th January 2025. History in the making as it was the first official MoT London Meetup. Organised by the brilliant Gary Sha...

Text at the top: Not so sweet. Text at the bottom. Releasing a hotfix only for it to be rolled back. The image is of an infamous scene from the terrible Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience, 24th Febru...

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a space duck)? And what about Space Seagull? 😅

How does systems thinking support your testing efforts? Seek help and advice from the testing, QA and quality engineering community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's MoT Weekly.

You might freak out if you land in a team and on asking to see some requirements you are told there are no requirements. "Please just go break some things! Isn't that what you testers do?" This is ...

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a space duck)?

Who says testing can't be a party? Discover many ways to get involved with the testing, QA and quality engineering community. Read it all in this week's MoT Weekly.

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What are requirements? Why are requirements important? How do I test against requirements? This collections aims to answer those questions and much more.

Rosie Sherry aka "Rosie Glosherry" is on an important mission to add terms and definitions to the Ministry of Testing software testing glossary: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/software-testing-g...

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a duck)? And bonus, where is Space Seagull?

What time do you put aside for professional learning? Join events and discover many ways to learn and co-create with the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.

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Discover testing trends, exciting events and talks, new articles, fun memes and memories, hot topics and new collections

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Spotted these two awesome people reading The Testing Planet newspaper at January 2025's MoT London Meetup.

Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a duck)? And bonus, where is Space Seagull?

What quality engineering requests can you handle? Read a roundup of news, events and ideas from the testing, QA and quality engineering community in this week's MoT Weekly.

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I am incredibly proud to say that I was featured on Ministry of Testing The Testing Planet yesterday! 🧪✨ The whole episode was truly insightful, and it was an honour to be part of such a great plat...

We often amplify that everyone in a team, department or company should be aware of how their efforts contribute to delivering quality products and services. Yet sometimes it's not so clear to every...

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Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo (a duck)?

What does your MoTaverse look like? Find out what's been happening in the testing, QA and quality engineering community and join events to enhance your career. Read this week's MoT Weekly.

Definitions of Black box testing

Definitions of White box testing

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Can you find Bug and their buddy, Cosmo? (Cosmo's a duck!).

What if errors are opportunities to grow? Discover many ways to get involved with the testing, QA and quality engineering community. Read it all in this week's MoT Weekly.

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Definitions of Continuous Quality