Talk Description
Mark Twain said
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope.
We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.”
If we agree with Mark, while we don't have original ideas we have new way of doing something, Salt n Vinegar crisp's anyone? or a deep fried Mars Bar? little twists that make mine, yours and our colleagues lives better.
One of the best way to share these ideas is by blogging. Blogging can often be hard to start, continue and have the confidence to put that neat idea out there for the world to see. Tonight we will explore how to get started in Blogging and how to continue with a panel of experts from the world of testing.
So come join us, learn why its good to write things down and empty your brain to the world.
You can join the Bloggers Club on The Club for idea inspiration and get more support.
You can join the Bloggers Club on The Club for idea inspiration and get more support.
Who is on this amazing Panel
Compare: Lee Marsha, an actual Pirate
A self-confessed pirate tester, Lee has been testing since 2012. Specialising in testing databases and reports, Lee also blogs, runs the MidsTest Meetup for the West Midlands.Outside of testing he is a husband, father, enjoys cooking and playing computer games."
Twitter: @ThePirateTester
Blog: https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/
A self-confessed pirate tester, Lee has been testing since 2012. Specialising in testing databases and reports, Lee also blogs, runs the MidsTest Meetup for the West Midlands.Outside of testing he is a husband, father, enjoys cooking and playing computer games."
Twitter: @ThePirateTester
Blog: https://thepiratetester.wordpress.com/
Louise Gibbs is a Senior QA Analyst at MandM Direct. Louise enjoys learning more about software testing and sharing what’s she’s learnt on her blog by writing blog posts or creating sketch notes. She has also spoken about Test Automation at several meetups and conferences.
As well as testing, Louise enjoys sewing, quilting, felting and has also started running and cycling during lockdown.
Despite appearing to have a lot of creativity when sewing or creating sketch notes, she wasn’t very creative when choosing her blog name or twitter handle
Twitter: @Louise_J_Gibbs
Blog: louisegibbstest.wordpress.com
Bruce! A QA at Intermedia and an active member of the testing and LGBT+ communities in Bristol.
Their job is testing products (but what they actually do is test people), and they are passionate about personal development and learning, finding eccentric ways for software testers to assess their strengths, skills and flaws.”
Twitter: @bruceonlybruce
Blog: https://undevelopedbruce.com
As well as testing, Louise enjoys sewing, quilting, felting and has also started running and cycling during lockdown.
Despite appearing to have a lot of creativity when sewing or creating sketch notes, she wasn’t very creative when choosing her blog name or twitter handle
Twitter: @Louise_J_Gibbs
Blog: louisegibbstest.wordpress.com
Bruce! A QA at Intermedia and an active member of the testing and LGBT+ communities in Bristol.
Their job is testing products (but what they actually do is test people), and they are passionate about personal development and learning, finding eccentric ways for software testers to assess their strengths, skills and flaws.”
Twitter: @bruceonlybruce
Blog: https://undevelopedbruce.com
Chris Armstrong is the Test Manager at e-bate.io in Leicester. He is a blogger and podcast co-host on all things testing.
Chris has volunteered, spoken and facilitated at various meetups and conferences.
He is always looking to engage with people who want to talk about testing and quality.
In these pandemic times, Chris has found his work/life separator to be 20-30 minutes on the trampoline with his two sons at the end of each day, Chris is unfit."
Twitter: @christovskia
Blog: https://christovskia.blog/
Chris has volunteered, spoken and facilitated at various meetups and conferences.
He is always looking to engage with people who want to talk about testing and quality.
In these pandemic times, Chris has found his work/life separator to be 20-30 minutes on the trampoline with his two sons at the end of each day, Chris is unfit."
Twitter: @christovskia
Blog: https://christovskia.blog/
Lee
The Principal Test Architect for Quest Software, based in Melbourne, Australia, Lee Hawkins is responsible for testing direction and strategy across their Information Management business.
In the IT industry since 1996 in both development and testing roles, Lee’s testing career really started in 2007 after attending Rapid Software Testing with Michael Bolton. Lee was the cofounder of the TEAM meetup group in Melbourne and co-organized the Australian Testing Days 2016 conference. He is a co-founder of the EPIC Testability Academy, a software testing training programme for young adults on the autism spectrum. Lee was the Program Chair for the CASTx18 testing conference in Melbourne.
He is a frequent speaker at international testing conferences and blogs on testing at Rockin’ And Testing All Over The World. When not testing, Lee is an avid follower of the UK rock band, Status Quo; hence his Twitter handle @therockertester.
Bruce Bruce
