Simon Tomes | Comments
See how Lynqa runs your existing tests as written, captures step-by-step evidence, without code or no-code.
Epic! I love how much the world of tech can learn from the world of winter sports. Thanks for describing it in this way. And I'm hear for more stories and connections like this. Look out to look in!
What’s the most interesting thing you’re exploring in mobile testing these days?
Brilliant! 😆
I wonder if we'll see tokens appearing in the benefits section of a job spec like with annual leave.
Year 1 32k daily tokens
Year 2 64k daily tokens
Year 3 ...
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Nice one, Gary.
'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' had a profound impact on the early part of my leadership career too. "Seek first to understand, then to be understood" was a game changer.
I'm hearin' ya! I riffed. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/yay-ai-meh-ai-part-2
For me, my testing snack is the humble packet of salt & vinegar crisps. While it's one flavour it comes in a variety of shapes, styles and tastes. And depending on the context, one might be more appropriate than another.
I'll enjoy my non-branded cheap-as-chips small packet of S&V crisps by myself yet I'd be rolling out the posh fancy and larger packet for a dinner party.
As for quality, it's a Cadbury's Cream Egg. As the advert goes, "How do you eat yours?"
Revels! What an excellent representation of testing. And I defo need to try that Sweet and Salty popcorn + Smarties combo. Sounds quality! 😋
What a powerful lesson. Thanks for sharing, Gary.
And perhaps then the fancy sprinkles on the top are the occasional spikes used to explore new tech, languages, tools and techniques. 🤔
I likes the sound of that trifle model, Louise. It's great! Makes me wonder if exploratory testing could get its own layer baked (!?) in at all layers of the trifle. I kinda feel like it sometimes doesn't get enough of the attention it deserves, its influence can be far and wide. Maybe exploratory testing is the fancy glass dish that the trifle sits in. The foundation of supporting and keeping it all together.
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